December 2008
- Cocoa Tea – Yes We Can [Roaring Lion 2008]
- Sizzla Kalonji – The Very Best of Sizzla Kalonji [Greensleeves 2008]
- Various Artists – Slumdog Millionaire (Original Soundtrack) [Interscope 2008]
- Mikey Spice – Walk A Mile [VP Records 2008]
- Santogold – Santogold [Downtown 2008]
- Various Artists – The Biggest Reggae One-Drop Anthems 2008 [Greensleeves 2008]
- Jimmy Cliff – King of Kings [Trojan 2008]
- Various Artists – Strictly the Best Volume 39 [VP Records 2008]
- Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago [Jagjaguwar 2008]
- Q-Tip – The Renaissance [Universal Motown 2008]
Cocoa Tea’s “Barack Obama” from Yes We Can is the anthem of the year. Slumdog Millionaire, the best film of 2008, also had an amazing soundtrack featuring Sri Lankan singjay M.I.A. Mikey Spice’s Walk A Mile offers a beautiful lover’s rock tune in “Just A Little Love.” Santogold follows on the heels of M.I.A., offering electronica-hip-hop-indie rock fusion.
