| Global JazzWire Playlist | ||||||||
| 17 May 2003 | ||||||||
| Nationality | Artist | Song Title | Composer | CD Title | Rotation | Label | ||
| HOUR ONE | ||||||||
| S. Africa | Mahotella Queens, Mahlathini, etc. | Hayi Kabi | M. Mankwane, N. Mbadu | Mbaqanga | - | 7 | 5:38 | Verve World |
| Senegal | Youssou N'Dour | Doole | Y. N'Dour, K. Gueye, P. Dieng, H. Faye | Coono du Réér | Heavy | 10 | 5:50 | Nonesuch |
| Congo | Aurlus Mabele with Loketo | Embargo | A. Mabele | King of Soukous | - | 1 | 5:31 | Sound Wave |
| Morocco | Sawt el Atlas | Le Soleil de ma Vie | K. El Habchi/K. El Habchi, A. El Habchi | Donia | - | 5 | 4:07 | Tinder |
| Algeria | Fadela & Sahraoui | La Verité | n/a | The Rough Guide to Raï (v) | Light | 12 | 4:19 | RGNet |
| Egypt | Natacha Atlas | Ayeshteni | N. Atlas/M. Sibet | Ayeshteni | - | 4 | 4:58 | Mantra |
| Brasil | Da Lata | Prá Manhã | C. Franck, P. Forge, L. Chachian, O. Savill | Songs From the Tin | - | 5 | 6:12 | Palm |
| Cuba | Conjunto Rumbavana | No Me Llores | Arsenio Rodriguez | Dancing with the Enemy | - | 7 | 5:20 | Luaka Bop |
| Brasil | Gilberto Gil | Opachorô | G. Gil | Quanta | - | 8 | 4:12 | Mesa |
| Brasil | Carlinhos Brown | Soul by Soul | Carlinhos Brown | Omelette Man | - | 5 | 4:13 | Metro Blue |
| HOUR TWO | ||||||||
| Jamaica | Jimmy Cliff | Humanitarian | J. Cliff | Humanitarian | - | 1 | 4:17 | Eureka |
| Chile | Gondwana | Fuego | I-Locks Labbé | Made In Jamaica | Heavy | 3 | 4:00 | RAS |
| Jamaica | Jazz Jamaica | Shank-Kai-Chek | Brooks, Reid | Double Barrel | - | 5 | Hannibal | |
| Jamaica | The Heptones | Rastaman, Live Up | B. Marley | Pressure! | - | 3 | 4:00 | RAS |
| Jamaica | Gregory Isaacs | I Owe You Some Apology | Gregory Isaacs | Dapper Slapper | - | 8 | 3:55 | RAS |
| Scotland | Capercaillie | Finlays | Trad., arr. Capercaillie | Live in Concert | Medium | 2 | 5:45 | Survival |
| USA | Dave Stringer | I and Me | Dave Stringer | Brink | Medium | 5 | 6:21 | Valley Entertainment |
| Turkey | Sibel Can | Padisah | Serdar Ortaç | The Rough Guide to music of Turkey (V) | Light | 3 | 3:49 | RGNet |
| Senegal | Fania | Sopi | Fania/P. Danaë, Fania | Sopi | Light | 4 | 4:20 | Tinder |
| Senegal | Baaba Maal | Laare Yoo | B.Maal | Mi Yeewnii | - | 7 | 4:42 | Palm |
| Cameroon | Zap Mama | Locklat Africa | M. Daulne | Sabsylma | - | 7 | 4:47 | Luaka Bop |