WORLD REPORT
1. Savina Yannatou - Mediterranea - Sounds True
2. Gondwana - Second Coming - Ras Records
3. Chico Ceasar - CD - Putumayo
4. Da Lata - Songs From The Tin - Palm Pictures
5. Manu Dibango - Mboa' Su - JPS
6. Thomas Mapfumo - Chimurenga Explosion - Anonym
7. Wendo Kolosoy - Marie Louise - Indigo
8. Various Artists - In Griot Time - Sterns
9. Vieux Diop - Afrika Wassa - Triloka Records
10. Tananas - Seed - Sony
11. Various Artists - Hi-Fidelity Dub Sessions - Ch 2 - Guidance
12. Various Artists - Salsa Africa:Afro-Cuban Salsa Music - Candela/Tinder
13. Vas - In The Garden Of Souls - Narada
14. Roland Alphonso - Something Special: Ska Hot Shots - Studio One
15. Cheikha Remitti - The Sources Of The Rai - Harmonia Mundi
16. Rita Ribeiro - Perolas Aos Povos - Putumayo
17. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Climb The Ladder - Studio One
18. Master Musicians Of Jajouka - W/Bachir Attar & Talvin Singh - Point
19. Omara Portuondo - Buena Vista Social Club Presents - Nonesuch 
20. Various Artists - Mo' Vida - Putumayo

ROOTS REPORT
1. Otis Taylor - White African - Shoelace
2. David Lindley/Wally Ingram - Twango Bango Deluxe - Ulftone
3. Big Sandy - Night Tide - Hightone Records
4. The Burns Sisters - Out Of The Blue - Philo/Rounder
5. Mollie O'Brien - Things I Gave Away - Sugar Hill Records
6. Sam Bush - Ice Caps - Sugar Hill Records
7. Dave Alvin - Public Domain - Hightone Records
8. Tish Hinojosa - Sign Of Truth - Rounder
9. Bb King & Eric Clapton - Riding With The King - Reprise Records
10. Four Bitchin' Babes - Beyond Bitchin - Shanachie Entertainment
11. Fretknot - CD - Self Produced
12. Ronnie McCoury - Heartbreak Town - Rounder
13. Open Road - Bluegrass Music - Self Produced
14. Chris Whitley - Perfect Day - Valley
15. Auldridge, Brozman, Grisman, - Tone Poems III - Acoustic Disc
16. Al Green - Greatest Gospel Hits - Hi Records
17. Kate Wolf - Weaver Of Visions: The Kate Wolf Anthology - Rhino 
18. Stacey Earle - Dancin' With Them That Brung Me - Gearle 
19. North Mississippi All Stars - Shake Hands With Shorty - Tone Cool
20. Judith Edelman - Drama Queen - Compass