Baloji (Congo/Belgium)
Afropolitan rumba rapper
The Bombay Royale (India/Australia) (US debut)
Technicolor Bollywood big-band pop
Brushy One String (Jamaica) (NY debut)
Infectious Jamaican single-string guitarist
Como Mamas (Mississippi)
Soulful A cappella gospel trio
DakhaBrakha (Ukraine)
Subversive Ukrainian punk-folk
Fanfare Ciocarlia (Romania)
Blazing Gypsy brass legends
Hassan Hakmoun (Morocco/NY)
North African Gnawa trance master
KiT (Kuenta i Tambu) (Curaçao/Netherlands)
Dutch-Antillian global bass dance beats
Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania)
Mauritanian Desert soul
Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta (Arizona)
Mambo mexicano and indie cumbia
The Wu-Force featuring Abigail Washburn, Kai Welch and Wu Fei
(Tennessee/China) (NY debut)
Appalachian-Chinese avant-folk
Yasmine Hamdan (Beirut/Paris)
Post modern Parisian pop via Beirut underground