| Artist | Album | Title | Label | New |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 Maniacs | In My Tribe | What's the Matter Here? | Elektra Asylum | No |
| JuJu / Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara | In Trance | Jombajo | Real World Records | No |
| Aisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects | L'Haoua | Nbrik | Barraka El Farnatshi Prod. | No |
| Árstíðir | Svefns Og Vöku Skil | Orð Að Eigin Vali | Nivalis Ehf | No |
| Lo'Jo | Cosmophono (Chansons Apatrides) | Café de La Marine | Wagram Music | No |
| Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos | Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos | Fiesta En El Solar | Nonesuch | No |
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Mustt Mustt | Tracery | Real World | No |
| Minimal | Antibalas Corazon | No Abrir Los Ojos | self-released | Yes |
| Sarazino | Everyday Salama | El Fugitivo | Cumbancha | No |
| State of Bengal | Visual Audio | Taki Naki | Six Degrees | No |
| Smadj | Selin | Toi et Moi | MVS | No |
| Scarp | Scarp | Bond in Cairo with Culleen | Auvidis-Silex | No |
| Reptile Palace Orchestra | Iguana Iguana | El Pescador | Omnium | No |
| Kat Parra | Las Aventuras de ¡Pasión! | Dieziocho Anyos [Nuevo Sefardí] | JazzMa Records | Yes |
| The Playing for Change Band | Playing For Change Live | Children of the World | Playing for Change | No |
| Rays of Romance | Silver Dagger & Other Vehement Valentines | Javali: Vasanta | Frequency Glide | No |
| Kenny G and Rahul Sharma | Namaste | Dance of the Elephant God | Concord | No |
| Les Rita Mitsouko | Système D | Get Up, Get Older | Virgin Records SA | No |
| Rebirth Brass Band | Rebirth of New Orleans | Do It Again | Basin Street Records | No |
| Steely Dan | Can't Buy a Thrill | Do It Again | ABC | No |
| Worcester Cathedral Choir | Celestial Christmas 4 | Once in Royal David's City | Celestial Harmonies | No |
| Slobo Horo | Mastika | Lule Malesore | Rockadillo | No |
| Rob | Make It Fast, Make It Slow | He Shall Live in You | Soundway | Yes |
| Deva Premal | Password | Fourth World | Sounds True / White Swan / Prabhu | No |
| The Pahinui Brothers | The Pahinui Bros. | Henehene Ko Aka (For You & I) | Private Music-Panini Records | No |
| Mode Plagal;Yiota Vei | Mode Plagal, Vol. 3 | Deli Papas (Papa-Yiorghis) | Lyra | No |
| Manuel Galbán | Blue Cha Cha | Bluechacha | Concord | No |
| Bruce Springsteen | The Rising | The Rising | Columbia | No |
| Andy Irvine and Davy Spillane | East Wind | Antice | Tara (Ireland) | No |
| Maharajapuram Santhanam | Karnatic Music | Parvati Kumaram | Auvidis Ethnic | No |
"Worlds of Music" presents the traditional and contemporary sounds that could be found anywhere in the world. On the program one may hear anything from anonymously recorded chants or work songs of an isolated or bygone culture on to trip-hop or club sounds by urban expatriates where cultural boundaries are fuzzy.