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  NewPages Guide to Independent Record Labels
Alligator Records "home to some of the world's premiere blues and roots rock talent and is regarded by fans and the media alike as the top contemporary blues record label."
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 Alula Records
Maria Kalaniemi is Scandinavia’s most accomplished and celebrated accordionist, winning the prestigious Golden Accordion Award in 1983 and recording several critically acclaimed albums on the Hannibal, Xenophile, and Northside labels.
On this rare recording, modern practitioners of the age old Hawaiian chant practice take us back to a time centuries ago, when chants were the basic musical expression of everyday life for the islanders.
The Green Arrows, "discovered" by celebrated South African producer West Nkosi, were the first Zimbabwean band to record an LP, which was released in February 1976.
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 Hacia El Amor
It is generally accepted internationally that Salsa and Latin Jazz long ago achieved their current status as major forms of American urban expression.
We recorded a few pieces on the two albums by the Orquesta Batachanga, La Nueva Tradición, (l982) and Mañana Para Los Niños, (1985), as well as the first album by the Machete Ensemble, Africa Vol.
The powerfully evocative trio of double-headed drums known collectively as batá, are featured throughout this recording.
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 Xenophile Records - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xenophile Records is a Danbury, Connecticut based subsidiary of Green Linnet Records, started in 1992.
 This article about a United States record label is a stub.
This page was last modified 19:31, 12 December 2006.
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 The Klezmatics
The band's latest release THE WELL (Xenophile Records) is a collaboration with the renowned Israeli diva Chava Alberstein.
The recording reached #1 on the College Music Journal World Music Charts, #3 on the European World Music Sales Chart, and was awarded the 1997 Deutsche Schallplatten Kritikspreis in Europe.
Their previous recording, RHYTHM AND JEWS, reached the top ten of the Billboard Magazine World Music Chart, the European World Music and the College Music Journal charts, and was awarded the 1992 Deutsche Schallplatten Kritikspreis.
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 Conjunto Céspedes
By adding piano along with the traditional Cuban tres guitar and boasting a horn section of two trumpets, two trombones, along with three percussionists, the Conjunto had honed its sound into a fiery, big band format capable of ranging from the most folkloric roots of Afro Cuban Music to the most contemporary.
In 1992 CONJUNTO CÉSPEDES signed a record deal with Green Linnet/Xenophile Records, and its first release for the label titled UNA SOLA CASA was voted NAIRD 1993 Latin Album of the Year.
In 1995 the Conjunto released VIVITO Y COLEANDO for Xenophile Records, again garnering the coveted NAIRD 1995 Latin Album of the Year Award, and again gathering an impressive amount of favorable press for it's fiery performaces and teaching residencies in major cities throughout the United Staes, Canada and Europe.
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 Conjunto Céspedes: Biographies
By adding piano along with the traditional Cuban tres guitar and boasting a horn section of two trumpets, two trombones, along with three percussionists, the Conjunto had honed its sound into a fiery, big band format capable of ranging from the most folkloric roots of Afro Cuban Music to the most contemporary.
signed a record deal with Green Linnet/Xenophile Records, and its first release for the label titled UNA SOLA CASA was voted NAIRD 1993 Latin Album of the Year.
In 1995 the Conjunto released VIVITO Y COLEANDO for Xenophile Records, again garnering the coveted NAIRD 1995 Latin Album of the Year Award, and again gathering an impressive amount of favorable press for it's fiery performaces and teaching residencies in major cities throughout the United Staes, Canada and Europe.
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 KMSU World Beat Playlist: July 1997, Mark R. Thomas
Recorded Live In Concert in Buenos Aires Argentina
hat includes over 60 pages of photos and information describing the 37 historical mouth music recordings.
Norman Kennnedy, a master weaver, learned the Scottish west coast singing style on the the Island of Barra in the Hebrides.
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 The Well by The Klezmatics & Chava Albertstein Xenophile Records - Escape Strategy.com
Product Description: Loneliness, loss, displacement, and death loom large among the topics covered in the 15 Yiddish poems set to melodies by popular Israeli folk singer Chava Alberstein, and arranged by New York's exploratory Klezmatics, on this deeply sad and beautiful album.
It got drink spilled over it, stood on etc. I got hold of it again, and I remember why it was exposed it so much abuse: it was constantly on the player or on the coffee table, waiting to go on: it is a magical record.
I don't know what the heck any of the songs are about, but it sounds great.
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 www.myspace.com/djxenophile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
I make some music with my computer and a microphone and sometimes guitar samples and stuff from my other, actual band, Aporia.
It's kinda silly, kinda fun and a helluva good way to kill some serious time.
I do spin records, but I can't rightly put that nonsense up here as those songs ain't mine.
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 World Music Central - Your connection to World Music
Jou A Rive was given an international release in 1995 by Xenophile Records, bringing Boukan Ginen worldwide attention and critical acclaim.
Pulse Magazine gave the album five stars and The Washington Post describes Eddy Francois as "radiating star presence, delivering songs with the political/spiritual fervor of Bob Marley." The band began to tour in the U.S., Canada and Europe, with appearances at festivals around the world.
The album's bubbling rhythms and layered horns underscore lyrics portraying abuse of power and hopes of justice and social reform.
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 Untitled Document
Inti-Illimani has recorded over 33 records since 1967.
Many of their recordings can be found in retail stores, especially the SONY and Xenophile releases.
Some recordings are available through record company web sites *, and you may find others scattered about the worldwide web.
www.gamisim.com /artist/illimani/discography.htm   (335 words)

  
 Alula Records
Alula Records explores contemporary world music from all over the world with the desire to share their excitement and discoveries.
Alula Records pays special attention to detail, from first class CD packaging to state-of-the-art sound quality.
In 1998, Alula Records was named a runnerup for World Label of the Year in the Crossroads Magazine Music Awards.
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 Gale - Free Resources - Hispanic Heritage - Biographies - Conjunto Céspedes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Conjunto Céspedes — a family-run Afro-Cuban dance band fronted by Gladys "Bobi" Céspedes and her brother Guillermo — were one of Oakland's best-kept secrets until they signed with Xenophile Records in 1993.
Xenophile's muscle launched the band's international career, establishing Bobi as a diva to watch and Guillermo as a world-class composer and arranger.
Guillermo began his musical training on the violin at age seven, while he was still in Cuba.
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 inti-illimani
To date Warner has released The Best of Inti-Illimani: 1973-1987" and Inti-Illimani performs Victor Jara, a selection of works by the late Chilean composer, singer, poet, actor and close friend of the Intis — including two previously unreleased songs.
Xenophile Records also released The Best Of Inti-Illimani with works from the four titles they did with Xenophile during the 90s.
Future Warner Latin releases include a symphony recording culled from the group’s two Chilean symphony releases, Sinfonico and La Rosa de los Vientos.
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 Green Linnet
Produced by John McCusker and featuring constant conspirators and collaborators Kate Rusby, Donald Shaw, Roddy Woomble and Eddi Reader...
We’re pleased to bring these recordings to your attention — imports and independent releases, genres and styles that are engaging…these artists have piqued our interest and those of music critics and fans alike.
Michael Black releases self-titled debut on Compass Records today!
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 Price Compare CDs from Xenophile Records Music: Spot Cost   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
John Santos & the Machete Emsemble - Xenophile Records
I.K. Dairo & His Blue Spots - Xenophile Records
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 APHC: Music List
Chava Alberstein and the Klezmatics poem: Itsik Fefer; m: Chava Alberstein arr: Klezmatics rec: "The Well," Xenophile Records 4052
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As they say in Lake Wobegon, "It could be worse." But what they think is: It's never been better.
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FlexiMusic Kids Composer is a fun, easy way for kids to learn the basics of music-making and recording.
We cultivate and expand children's interest in music by forming real bands that record and perform original music at benfit concerts.
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 Green Linnet/Xenophile Records Home Page
Green Linnet/Xenophile Records Home Page Find it Ireland: Music
One of the foremost Celtic and World Roots music independent recording labels for over 25 years.
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 Arts Institute - Arts Night Out
“Tribute to the Masters" • 2000 • CuBop Records
“Hacia el Amor” by John Santos and the Coro Folklorico Kindembo • 1994 • Xenophile Records
Copyright © 2003 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
www.arts.wisc.edu /artsinstitute/air/santos/recordings.html   (79 words)

  
 Labels discographiques
Gadfly Records, Burlington, VT Galivant Media, San Francisco, CA Gallery Records, San Rafael, CA Gamton Records, Berlin, Germany
Generator Records, Minneapolis, MN Genre B. Good Records, Victoria, Australia
Grub Records, Parsippany, NJ Guidance Recordings, Chicago, IL Guilt Ridden Pop Records, Minneapolis, MN Guitar Nine Records, Raleigh, NC Guru Records, Mt. Pleasant, MI Gutbang Entertainment, Nashville, TN Non-Letters A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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 WNYC - New Sounds: Program #2069 (September 05, 2002)
OMCD #53 / Xenophile Records through www.greenlinnet.com OR Xenophile Records, 43 Beaver Brook Road, Danbury, CT 06810.
**In most better stores; in NY, try JandR on Park Row, Tower Records, Virgin megastore at Times Square, HMV, Other Music on 3rd St., etc.
Please keep your comments relevant to this entry.
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