Definitely agree with Mapman's recommendation for the Putumaya label; they have some great discs that will take you 'round the world.
Some other favorites;
- Habib Koite & Bamada "Foly", great live album to boot, several other albums by Habib Koite & Bamada, email me for details...
- another vote for various Dead Can Dance CDs
- Some of Brendan Perry's (from DCD) solo work
- "Samsara" and a few others by Lisa Gerrard (also from DCD)
- Several discs from Trilok Gurtu
- Several discs including "Global House", "Link", "Visual" and "Bridge" from Oystein Sevag
- "DAFOS", "Global Drum Project" and "YAMANTAKA" by Mickey Hart
- "Tathagata" by He Xun Tian
- "Sister Drum" and "Seven Days" by Dadawa
- various Jon Hassell albums ("Dream Theory in Malaya", "Hollow Bamboo", " Maarifa Street" and "Possible Musics" (with Brian Eno)....
I'll be glad to discuss more specifics on these and other albums either on or off-line...