All these albums easily could equally be placed #1 of the top ten- I love to choose music that is collaborative, cross cultural and reflects old time-new time and indigenous roots. Sometimes the sounds are unfamiliar, or weird to our ears- yet, the experience broadens our curiosity and understanding of cultures.
| Artist | Album | Label | |
| 1 | Taa! | Our Language May Be Dying But Our Voices Remain | Taa Music |
| 2 | Catrin Finch, Aoife Ni Brain | Double You | bendigedig |
| 3 | Bela Flek, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia | As We Speak | Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | Dom Flemons | Traveling Wildfire |
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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| 5 | Oghlan Bakhshi | Journey Across the Steppes |
Felmay Records 2023
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| 6 | Harp Twins, Volfgang Twins | Sacred Mountain | Harp Twins |
| 7 | Frigg | Perinto | Bafe’s Factory |
| 8 | Oki | Live at Cafe’ Oto | Takuroku |
| 9 | Hippo Sound System | Origin |
Galletas Calientes Records
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| 10 | Shakti | This Moment | Abstract Logix |
