Don't know about anyone else but I went to a couple of Womad festivals in the mid eighties.They brought out a few albums of World music.Talking Book which I got is excellent.
Didn't read all the way through the post but hope these weren't mentioned before.But the Virgin Front Line albums were terrific.It was often an inroad for us Reggae Fans who knew about Bob Marley and Toots and the Maytals and wanted to discover more.