Cumbancha is a
record label,
booking agency and
music publisher based in
Charlotte,
Vermont. The company was founded by
ethnomusicologist
Ethnomusicology is the study of music from the cultural and social aspects of the people who make it. It encompasses distinct theoretical and methodical approaches that emphasize cultural, social, material, cognitive, biological, and other dim ...
and
music producer Jacob Edgar in 2006. In 2007, Cumbancha Music Publishing was established to expand opportunities for artists, helping them license songs to various movies, television programs, and advertisements, including ''
Boyhood'', ''
Grey's Anatomy'', and ''
High Maintenance.'' Cumbancha Booking was founded in 2010 to book tours for artists on and off the label, bringing them to venues such as
Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl is an amphitheatre in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was named one of the 10 best live music venues in America by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2018.
The Hollywood Bowl is known for its distin ...
,
Montreal Jazz Festival,
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival,
Lincoln Center,
Central Park SummerStage, and
Austin City Limits. Artists on the label include
The Idan Raichel Project,
Habib Koité and Bamada,
Rupa & the April Fishes
Rupa and the April Fishes is a global alternative group based in San Francisco, California, fronted by composer, singer and guitarist Rupa Marya. The group's songs are a mixture of musical styles ranging from jazz to punk to reggae to chanson, wi ...
,
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars,
The Touré-Raichel Collective
The Touré-Raichel Collective is a musical group led by Malian singer and guitarist Vieux Farka Touré and Israeli singer and pianist Idan Raichel. The group's debut album, ''The Tel Aviv Session'', was released on Cumbancha in March 2012.
Histo ...
, and Lakou Mizik, among many others. The name "Cumbancha" derives from the Cuban word of West African derivation meaning an impromptu musical gathering or party.
Awards
Cumbancha was awarded the Top Label Award by
WOMEX
WOMEX (short for Worldwide Music Expo) is an international world music support and development project based in Berlin, whose main event is an exposition held annually in different locations throughout Europe. It integrates a trade fair, showca ...
in 2008.
Location
Cumbancha headquarters is located in Charlotte, Vermont, in a refurbished, solar-powered barn, which also contains the Putumayo World Music Archive. Sharing the property is
Lane Gibson Recording & Mastering.
Releases
See also
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List of record labels
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Putumayo World Music
Putumayo World Music is a New Orleans-based record label that specializes in compilations of world music, jazz and blues.
History
Dan Storper founded Putumayo in 1975 as a retail store in New York City featuring handicrafts from around the wo ...
References
External links
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American record labels
Record labels established in 2006
2006 establishments in Vermont
Buildings and structures in Charlotte, Vermont
World music record labels
Companies based in Vermont