| Global JazzWire Playlist | ||||||||
| 2 August 2008 | ||||||||
| Nationality | Artist | Song Title | Composer | CD Title | Rotation | Label | ||
| HOUR ONE | ||||||||
| New Zealand | Katchafire | Roots Music | L.Bell, G.Bell, J.Bell, J.Ferguson, A.Adams-Tamatea, H.Totorewa, L.Davey | Slow-Burning | Medium | 1 | 5:16 | Mai Music |
| Jamaica | Chaka Demus and Pliers | Sunshine Love | J.Taylor, E.Bonner, R.Sinclair, S.Dunbar, L.Willis | Ruff This Year | - | 8 | 3:24 | RAS |
| USA | Joseph Israel | Universal Love | J.Fennel, Mikey General, R.Bradshaw, Erica Newell | Gone Are the Days | Light | 13 | 5:20 | New Door |
| S. Africa | Lucky Dube | Serious Reggae Business | Lucky Dube | Trinity | - | 3 | 4:20 | Tabu |
| Cameroon | Aurlus Mabele & Loketo | Liste Rouge | A.Mabele | King of Soukous | - | 5 | 4:29 | Sound Wave |
| Mali | Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orch. | Ya Fama | T.Diabate | Boulevard de L'Independance | Heavy | 3 | 4:54 | World Circuit |
| Senegal | Cheikh Lo | Set | Cheikh Lo | Ne La Thiass | - | 6 | 5:26 | World Circuit |
| Senegal | Daby Balde | Sora | D. Balde | Introducing Daby Balde | Light | 6 | 4:32 | Introducing |
| Cuba | Hilario Duran & the Cuban Jazz All Stars | Los Tres Golpes | n/a | Killer Tumbao | - | 7 | 4:23 | Justin Time |
| Mexico | Sol y Canto | Soleares y Caña | Trad. | Sancocho | - | 6 | 3:08 | Rounder |
| US/Mexico | Los Pinguinos del Norte | Yo Soy Norteño | n/a | Conjuntos Norteños (V) | - | 3 | 3:23 | Arhoolie |
| HOUR TWO | ||||||||
| USA | Huayucaltia | Mirando al Cielo | A.Ezkauriatza | Amazonas | - | 2 | 3:19 | ROM |
| Cuba | La Barriada | Un Pedazo de Mi | Juan Kemell | La Barriada | - | 10 | 5:21 | Milan |
| UK | Trans-Global Underground | The Khaleegi Stomp | Kasiek, Mantu, Mukherjee | Impossible Broadcasting | Light | 2 | 3:53 | Artemis |
| India | Anoushka Shankar | Charukeshi | R.Shankar | Anoushka | - | 4 | 7:30 | Angel |
| China | Twelve Girls Band | Dunhuang | Jianfeng Liang | Romantic Energy | - | 1 | 4:27 | Domo |
| USA | Chicago Afrobeat Project | Zambi | Chicago Afrobeat Project | Chicago Afrobeat Project | - | 6 | 4:42 | CABP |
| Mali | Habib Koite & Bamada | Massake | H.Koite | Afriki | Heavy | 10 | 3:53 | Cumbancha |
| Mali | Tinariwen | Assouf | Ibrahim ag Alhabib | Aman Iman | Medium | 11 | 3:56 | World Village |
| Senegal | Orchestra Baobab | Jirim | Indouga Dieng, Arr. B.Attiso | Made In Dakar | - | 9 | 4:48 | World Circuit |
| Jamaica | U Roy | Dreamland | N.Livingstone, E.Beckford/N.Livingstone | Now | - | 4 | 4:01 | Tabou1 |
| Jamaica | Pablo Moses | Too Much | Pableto Henry | Mission | - | 6 | 4:04 | RAS |