| Global JazzWire Playlist | ||||||||
| 30 May 2009 | ||||||||
| Nationality | Artist | Song Title | Composer | CD Title | Rotation | Label | ||
| USA | R. Carlos Nakai | Eye of the Eagle | R.C.Nakai, arr. B.Williams | Fourth World | - | 6 | 3:57 | Canyon |
| USA/India | Anoushka Shankar | Red Sun | A.Shankar | Rise | - | 2 | 4:50 | Angel |
| USA | Tabla Beat Science | Big Brother | T.Gurtu | Tala Matrix | - | 7 | 4:56 | Palm |
| USA | Chicago Afrobeat Project | Carcass | CABP | (A) Move to Silent Unrest | Medium | 7 | 4:08 | CABP |
| Senegal | Youssou N'Dour | Dabbaxx | y. N'Dour, K. Gueye | Rokku mi Rokka | Light | 9 | 5:11 | Nonesuch |
| Mozambique | Eyuphuro | Samukhela | Gimo Abdul Remane | Mama Mosambiki | - | 1 | 5:45 | Realworld |
| Mali | Amadou et Mariam | Welcome to Mali | A. Bagayoko | Welcome to Mali | - | 13 | 2:52 | Because/Nonesuch |
| Ivory Coast | Dobet Gnahore | Mousso Tilou | D.Gnahore/Colin Laroche de Feline | Na Afriki | Medium | 15 | 3:39 | Cumbancha |
| China/Brasil | Yo-Yo Ma | 1 X 0 (Um a zero) | Pixinguinha, arr. J. Calandrelli | Obrigado Brazil | - | 8 | 2:40 | Sony Classical |
| USA | Joe Zawinul & the Zawinul Syndicate | Madagascar | J.Zawinul | 75 | - | 3 | 10:00 | Heads Up |
| HOUR TWO | ||||||||
| Brasil | João Gilberto | Saudade da Bahia | Dorival Caymmi | The Legendary João Gilberto | - | 28 | 2:15 | World Pacific |
| Brasil | Rosa Passos | Doce Preçensa | I.Lins/V.Martins | Romance | Heavy | 1 | 3:57 | Telarc |
| USA/Brasil | Randy Brecker | Olhos Puxados | Bosco | Randy in Brasil | Light | 9 | 4:26 | Mama |
| Jamaica | Charlie Chaplin | Not a Bag of Locks | Richard Bennett | Too Hot to Handle | - | 2 | 3:55 | RAS |
| UK | Yabby You | Zambia Dub (feat. Jah Walton) | n/a | Dub It to the Top | - | 3 | 3:29 | Blood & Fire |
| Jamaica | Papa San | Pray Fi Dem | Papa San, Linval Carter | Pray Fi Dem | - | 3 | 3:27 | RAS |
| Jamaica | Josey Wales | Love Me Ishen Tree | n/a | Outlaw | - | 8 | 3:06 | Live&Learn |
| USA | Children of the Revolution | Ragizi Apopse | n/a | Greece, A Musical Odyssey (V) | - | 6 | 3:52 | Putumayo |
| France | Tchavalo Schmitt | Haïde Tchavalo | Romane | The Rough Guide to Gypsy Swing (V) | - | 15 | 2:57 | RGNet |
| Cape Verde | Fantcha | Causa d'nha dor | Luis Lima/Paulinho Veira | Criolinha | - | 5 | 4:25 | Tinder |
| Mali | Habib Koite & Bamada | Barra | H.Koite | Afriki | Heavy | 7 | 3:48 | Cumbancha |
| Mali | Toumani Diabate | Ismael Drame | Trad., arr. T. Diabate | The Mandé Variations | Light | 5 | 5:45 | World Circuit |
| Senegal | Orchestra Baobab | Jirim | N.Dieng/arr. B.Attisso | Made In Dakar | Light | 9 | 4:48 | World Circuit |