| Global JazzWire Playlist | ||||||||
| 18 October 2008 | ||||||||
| Nationality | Artist | Song Title | Composer | CD Title | Rotation | Label | ||
| HOUR ONE | ||||||||
| USA | Luis Villegas | Cafe Ole | L.Villegas | Cafe Ole | - | 6 | 5:15 | Domo |
| Cuba | Alma Rosa | Sin Ti | Alma Rosa | Latin Soul | - | 7 | 4:21 | Candela |
| Cuba | Cesar Pedroso | El Vecino Se Mudo | C.Pedroso | Pupy y Los Que Son, Son | - | 2 | 5:00 | Pimienta |
| Jamaica | Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers | Postman | Stephen Marley | Live Vol. 1 | - | 8 | 5:26 | Elektra |
| Jamaica | Don Carlos | Holiday | Euvin Spencer | 7 Days a Week | - | 9 | 3:09 | RAS |
| Jamaica | Mikey Dread | Modern Africa | Michael Campbell | Obsession | - | 1 | 3:41 | Rykodisc |
| Jamaica | Bunny Wailer | Hook Line and Sinker | N.Livingston | Just Be Nice | - | 4 | 4:04 | RAS |
| Spain | Radio Tarifa | La Mosca | Trad. | Fiebre | - | 7 | 4:16 | World Circuit |
| Morocco | Jamshied Sharifi | As Mosst, Keh Bar Mosst | J.Sharifi | One | Heavy | 10 | 4:51 | Ceres |
| Algeria | Cheb Khaled | Maghboun | Cheb Khaled/Rachid Baba | Pop-Rai and Rachid Style (v) | - | 2 | 4:46 | Earthworks |
| Mali | Toumast | Kik Ayittma | Moussa Ag Keyna | Ishumar | Light | 8 | 7:27 | Realworld |
| HOUR TWO | ||||||||
| Mali | Tinariwen | Assouf | Ibrahim ag Alhabib | Aman Iman | Light | 11 | 3:56 | World Village |
| Mali | Toumani Diabate | Ali Farka Toure | T.Diabate | The Mandé Variations | Light | 3 | 6:20 | World Circuit |
| Nigeria | I.K.Dairo | Okin Omo Ni | I.K.Dairo | The Rough Guide to music of Nigeria & Ghana (V) | 1 | 6:40 | RGNet | |
| USA | Chicago Afrobeat Project | Media Man | CabP | (A) Move to Silent Unrest | Medium | 3 | 8:01 | CABP |
| Zimbabwe | Chiwoniso | Wakashinga | K.Farquharson/C.Chirikure, C.Maraire | Rebel Woman | Heavy | 7 | 4:13 | Cumbancha |
| Mali | Toumani Diabate | Ali Farka Toure | T.Diabate | The Mandé Variations | Light | 3 | 6:20 | World Circuit |
| Cameroon | Sally Nyolo | Semengue | S.Nyolo | Multikulti | - | 6 | 4:11 | Tinder |
| Mali | Habib Koite & Bamada | N'Teri | H.Koite | Afriki | Heavy | 8 | 4:36 | Cumbancha |
| Senegal | Youssou N'Dour | Useless Weapons | Y. N'Dour, J.P.Rykiel | Eyes Open | - | 12 | 4:07 | Columbia |
| Turkey | Talip Ozkan | Suda Balik Oynuyor | Trad. | The Dark Fire | - | 4 | 4:45 | Axiom |
| India | AR Rahman | Gurus of Peace | NFA Khan, AR Rahman | Vande Mataram | - | 3 | 5:35 | Columbia |