| Artist | Album | Title | Label | New |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabi Lunca | Rough Guide to the Music of Romanian Gypsies | Pe Drumul De La Buzau | World Music Network | No |
| Ghulam Ali | Golden Moments - Ghulam Ali Meri Awargi | Chupke Chupke Raat Din Aansoon Bahanayaad Hai | Saregema | No |
| Abida Parveen | Essential | Ab Yeh Aankhen | EMI | No |
| Susheela Raman | Putumayo Presents: Asian Groove | Mamavatu | Putumayo World Music | No |
| Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle | You've Stolen My Heart- | Mera Kuchh Saaman (Some of My Things) | Nonesuch | No |
| Kam Dhillon | Putumayo Presents: Asian Groove | Aankh Naal | Putumayo World Music | No |
| Ad Vielle Que Pourra | Come What May | Kanaouen An Dud A Vor | Green Linnet | No |
| Lo'Jo | Cosmophono (Chansons Apatrides) | Sur l'Océan | Wagram Music | No |
| The Lijadu Sisters | Danger | Cashing In | Knitting Factory Records | No |
| Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets | Turn the Page (Live) | Capitol | No |
| Les Rita Mitsouko | Système D | Get Up, Get Older | Virgin Records SA | No |
| Ahlam | Les Riam | Mulkutshi | Barraka el Farnatshi | No |
| Atlas Soul | Maktoub | L'amour En Banlieue | Cosmos Music Productions | No |
| Khaled | Sahra | Oran Marseille | Island | No |
| The Klezmatics | Brother Moses Smote the Water | Moses Smote the Water | Piranha | No |
| Libana | Fire Within | Kona Kai Opua I Ka Lai | Ladyslipper | No |
| Pyx Lax | Stilbh | Mona£ia Moy Ola | Minos EMI | No |
| America | Homecoming | Ventura Highway | Warner | No |
| U-Cef | Halalwood | Mo'rock'n'roll | Crammed Discs | No |
| U-Cef | Halalwood | Boolandrix | Crammed Discs | No |
| Alex E. Smith; Nitanis "Kit" Landry; Cheevers Toppah | Rain in July: Native American Vocal Harmony | Baby I Know | Canyon Records | No |
| Slavic Soul Party! | Taketron | Baltika | Barbès Records | No |
| Steve Shehan and Nabil Othmani | Awalin | Ta Hidjem | Naïve | No |
| Smadj | Selin | Üc Gün | Mvs Records - Bassofone! | No |
| Something About Reptiles | From Instanbul To Orangeville | Cadirimin Ustune | Self-Released | No |
| Debo Band | Debo Band | And Lay | Sub Pop | No |
| Talip Özkan | The Dark Fire | Suda Balik Oynuyor | Axiom | 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.