KMUW's Global Village looks back at 2008
1. Lila Downs -- Shake Away (Manhattan)
2. Cassandra Wilson -- Loverly (Blue Note)
3. Revolutionary Snake Ensemble -- Forked Tongue (Cuneiform)
4. Aquiles Baez -- La Patilla (Cacao Musica)
5. Trio da Paz/Joe Locke -- Live at JazzBaltica (MaxJazz)
6. Orchestra Baobab -- Made in Dakar (World Circuit/Nonesuch)
7. Chicha Libre -- Sonido Amazonico! (Barbes)
8. Issa Bagayogo -- Mali Koura (Six Degrees)
9. Grupo Fantasma -- Sonidos Gold (High Wire)
10. Various (2) Nigeria Disco Funk Special/Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Nigerian Blues (Soundway)
11. Les Amazones de Guinee -- Wamato (Stern's Africa)
12. Rail Band -- Belle Epoque Volume 2: Mansa (Stern's Africa)
13. Franco & le TPOK Jazz -- FrancoPhonic (Stern's Music)
14. Cuarteto de Clarinetes de Caracas -- Suelos (Cacao Musica)
15. La Cherga -- Fake No More (Asphalt Tango)
16. Buena Vista Social Club -- At Carnegie Hall (World Circuit/Nonesuch)
17. Bebo Valdes/Jaivier Colina -- Live at the Village Vanguard (Calle 54)
18. Willie Martinez /La Familia Sextet -- After Winter, Spring (Cuch be Wicha)
19. Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra -- Song for Chico (Zoho)
20. Various -- Miles from India (Times Square)
21. Garifuna Women's Project -- Umalali (Cumbancha)
22. Various -- In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 (Shout! Factory)
23. Various -- Desert Blues 3 (Network)
24. Senor Coconut -- Around the World (Nacional)
25. Will Bernard -- Blue Plate Special (Palmetto)
26. Wayne Wallace -- The Nature of the Beat (Patois)
27. Danilo Perez -- Across the Crystal Sea (Decca)
28. Markus James -- Snakeskin Violin (Firenze)
29. Juaneco Y Su Combo -- Masters of Chicha 1 (Barbes)
30. Nomo -- Ghost Rock (Ubiquity)
31. Kalman Balogh -- Master of the Gypsy Cimbalom (Arc Music)
32. Gabriel Alegria -- Nuevo Mondo (Saponegro)
33. Busi Mhlongo -- African Classics (Sheer Sound)
34. Burning Spear -- Jah Is Real (Burning Music)
35. Kakande -- Dununya (Jumbie)
36. Various -- The Imagined Village (RealWorld)
37. Klobas/Kesecker Ensemble -- No Gravity (KK)
38. Huong Thanh/Nguyen Le -- Fragile Beauty (ACT)
39. Dan Zanes and Friends -- Nueva York (Festival Five)
40. Various (2) -- Quebec/Acoustic Arabia (Putumayo)