The Los Angeles-based group led by Luke Top and Lewis Pesacov (and featuring 10 other musicians from such bands as We Are Scientists, the Fall, and Foreign Born) blend African music with indie rock on its debut album.

The New York-based group of Brazilians release its second full-length album of music based on the native forro style.

A Frenchman, a Swiss and an Argentine walked into a band, and the result was the tango-tronica sound of Gotan Project, who return with a follow-up to their 2002 debut.

The debut album on Ashmatic Kitty for the African artist, who sings in four languages on the 2-disc set.

The latest album for the supergroup of 25 musicians from the Democratic Republic of the Congo features both traditional and contemporary instruments.

Kinky is a five-piece band from Monterrey, Mexico that combines rock, electronica, and traditional Latin music. This debut album was produced by Chris Allison (Coldplay, Beta Band).

The eclectic Mexican five-piece returns with a sophomore LP.

The first installment of a series of "Congotronics" releases features seven tracks by 30-year old Kinshasa-based band Konono No. 1, whose unconventional, homemade amplification brings an almost experimental edge to traditional African trance music.

After six years, Manu Chao releases his fourth studio album in the U.S.

This is the first album of new material in more than 35 years for the Brazilian group.

Philip Noyce's period film about Austrialia's Aboriginal people, "Rabbit Proof Fence," serves as the inspiration for Peter Gabriel's return to recording for only the second time since 1992's 'Us.' Gabriel turns to Aboriginal music throughout the album, but don't expect any true "songs" from this work, which consists chiefly of longer, moody, instrumental pieces with a world music flavor.

The guitarist's latest is a concept album about the residents of 1940's Chavez Ravine, a Mexican-American community near downtown Los Angeles that was famously bulldozed to make way for Dodger Stadium.

Savath & Savalas is a side project from avant-garde hip-hop producer Scott Herren (aka Prefuse 73) that here incorporates elements of post-rock, Latin pop and jazz rhythms, and other world music elements. Aiding him are drummer John Herndon (Tortoise) and vocalist Eva Muns.

The legendary Brazilian artist makes a Santana-style comeback for his first album in eight years, teaming with the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am and a variety of pop, hip-hop and R&B stars, including Erykah Badu, Justin Timberlake, Jill Scott, Black Though, John Legend and more.

The concept album about a group of Irish US soldiers who deserted to join the Mexican army during the Mexican-American War was an idea by The Chieftains' Paddy Moloney and co-producer Ry Cooder.

The debut album for the African artist features guest appearances by M.I.A. and Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig.

This is the fourth album for the African band.

Experimental Brazilian artist Tom Ze, now nearing 70 years old, continues to challenge with this concept album about the struggles of women in a male-dominated world.

This 19-song compiliation from the esteemed Soul Jazz label includes tracks by Os Mutantes, Tom Ze and Caetano Veloso.

Following on the heels of one of 2005's best-reviewed world music discs is this second installment in the Congotronics series of electronica-esque African music, this time featuring the work of Konono No. 1 plus six additional (but similar) artists from Kinshasa.

The first installment in Strut's "Nigeria 70" series of compilations in eight years features a dozen Nigerian tracks from the 1970s and '80s, curated by collector Duncan Brooker.

This is the debut album for the son of the late Mali musician Ali Farka Toure.