2004 Top 10 List

• Zap Mama - "Ancestry in Progress" (Luaka Bop)
  
• Mory Kante - "Sabou" (World Music Network)
  
• Rokia Traore - "Bowmboi" (Nonesuch World Circuit)
  
• Bryan Vargas & Ya Esta! - "Afro Latino Soul" (Mofungo)
  
• Antibalas - "Who Is This America?" (Ropeadope)
  
• Daara J - "Boomerang" (Wrasse)
  
• Tego Calderon - "El Enemy de los Guasibiri" (White Lion)
  
• Various Artists - "Gilles Peterson In Brazil" (Ether)
  
• Various Artists - "Baile Funk 2" (Promotional)
  
• Various Artists - "Coney Island Love" (Wonderwheel)
  

completely not "world" :

DJ Rels-- theme For A Broken Soul-- (Stones Throw)
Cee-Lo Green-- ... Is the Soul Machine-- (Arista)
Arthur Russell - Calling Out Of Context and World Of Echo-- (Audika)
Thievery Corporation-- Babylon Rewound-- (ESL)
Plant Life-- The Return of Jack Splash-- (Counter Flow)
John Legend-- Get Lifted-- Sony
Various Artists-- KeepInTime: Remixes-- (Mochilla)

and of course there's plenty more that I'm not thinking of right now...