Africa
Ali Farka Toure (Mali)
Amadou + Mariam (Mali)
Emmanuel Jal (Sudan)
Lura (Cape Verde)

Americas
Ry Cooder (USA)
Seu Jorge (Brazil)
Omar Sosa (Cuba)
Carlos Vives (Columbia)

Middle East & North Africa
Ilham Al Madfai (Iraq)
Souad Massi (Algeria)
Rachid Taha (Algeria)
Dhafer Youssef (Tunisia)

Asia Pacific
Faiz Ali Faiz (Pakistan)
Susheela Raman (India/UK)
Sain Zahoor (Pakistan)
Yat-Kha (Tuva)

Europe
Armenian Navy Band (Armenia)
Enzo Avitabile e Bottari (Italy)
Fanfare Ciocarlia (Romania)
Mariza (Portugal/Mozambique)

Newcomer
Dobet Gnahore (Ivory Coast)
Konono No.1 (Congo)
Lura (Cape Verde)
Daby Toure (Mauritania)

Boundary Crossing
Asha Bhosle & Kronos Quartet (India; USA)
Yasmin Levy (Israel)
Kimmo Pohjonen (Finland)
Nitin Sawhney (India/UK)

Club Global
Mercan Dede (Turkey)
MIA (Sri Lanka/UK)
DJ Shantel (Romania)
Cheb I Sabbah (Algeria)