| Time | Artist | Track | Album/Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelic Storm | The Night I Punched Russell Crowe | What's the Rumpus? / Lost Again Records | ||
| The West African Instrumental Quintet | Adersu - No. 2 | Living Is Hard / Honest Jon's Records | ||
| Juaneco Y Su Combo | Mujer Hilandera | Masters Of Chicha 1 / Barbes Records | ||
| Velloso, Belo | Toda Sexta-Feira | Romantica / Putumayo | ||
| Pacifika | Estrellas De Miel | Asuncion / Six Degrees Records | ||
| Natacha Atlas & The Mazeeka Ensemble | La Vida Callada | Ana Hina / World Village | ||
| Mirabal, Robert | Green Chili Christmas | Pueblo Christmas / Star Road Records | ||
| Delerium | Enchanted | Karma / Netwerk Records | ||
| Tony Allen | Ariya | Afro Disco Beat / Vampi Soul | ||
| Deldongo | Fait Divers | Francophone Singles: December 2008 / Francophonie Diffusion | ||
| Bat Makumba | Vai Explodir | Boteco / Self Release | ||
| Buena Vista Social Club | Candela | Buena Vista Social Club At Carnegie Hall / Nonesuch Records | ||
| Palm Wine Boys | Up & Down | Up & Down / Self Release | ||
| Australian Bebop Ragas | Bollywood Fantasia | Snakes And Ladders / Family Tree Music | ||
| Cabrel, Francis | La Corrida | Samedi Soir Sur La Terre / Columbia France | ||
| Beth Carvalho | Chega De Saudade | A Night In... / Red | ||
| Malo, Raul | Pocket of a Clown | After Hours / NewDoor Records | ||
| Fairfield Four, The | Children Go Where I Send Thee | Standing in the Safety Zone / Warner Bros. | ||
| Mamadou Diabate | Toutou Diarra | Douga Mansa / Harmonia Mundi Usa | ||
| Stuart Rosh & The Geniuses | Some Things Get Better With Age | Global Rhythm: October 2008 / Global Rhythm | ||
| Rogie, S.E. | A Time in My Life | Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana / Realworld | ||
| Cooder, Ry | El U.F.O. Cayo | Chavez Ravine / Nonesuch | ||
| N Diaye, El Hadj | Adduna | Francophone Singles: December 2008 / Francophonie Diffusion | ||
| Gwigi Wrwebi | Nyusamkhaya | London In The Place For Me 2: Calypso & Kwela, Highlife & Jazz From Young Black / Honest Jon's Records | ||
| Kayhan Kalhor & Brooklyn Rider | Ascending Bird | Silent City / Harmonia Mundi Usa | ||
| Lila Downs | Black Magic Woman | Shake Away / Manhattan | ||
| Chiwoniso | Gomo | Rebel Woman / Cumbancha | ||
| Santos, John Y El Coro Folklorico Kindembo | Vamos A La Calle | La Guerra No / Machete Records | ||
| Opotopo | Belema | Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6 / Soundway Records | ||
| Mana | Un Lobo Por Tu Amor | Sujenos Liquidos / Warner Music Mexico | ||
| Solas | Seven Curses | For Love And Laughter / Compass Records | ||
| Aterciopelados | Gratis | Rio / Nacional Records | ||