Cumbancha is a record label, booking agency and music publisher based in Charlotte, Vermont, United States. The company was founded by ethnomusicologist 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, 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, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, The Touré-Raichel Collective, 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 in 2008.
Location
Cumbancha headquarters is located in Charlotte, Vermont, in a refurbished, solar-powered barn, which also contains the Putumayo World Music Archive.
Releases ArtistAlbumRelease DateCatalog NumberSka Cubano¡Ay Caramba! (discontinued)July 11, 2006CMB-CD-1Idan Raichel ProjectThe Idan Raichel ProjectNovember 7, 2006CMB-CD-2Andy Palacio & The Garifuna CollectiveWátina (discontinued)February 27, 2007CMB-CD-3Dobet GnahoreNa AfrikiJune 26, 2007CMB-CD-4Habib KoitéAfrikiSeptember 25, 2007CMB-CD-5UmalaliThe Garifuna Women's Project (discontinued)March 18, 2008CMB-CD-6Rupa & the April FisheseXtraOrdinary renditionApril 15, 2008CMB-CD-7Chiwoniso MaraireRebel WomanAugust 26, 2008CMB-CD-8NovalimaCoba CobaOctober 14, 2008CMB-CD-9The Idan Raichel ProjectWithin My WallsFebruary 24, 2009CMB-CD-10NovalimaCoba Coba RemixedJune 16, 2009CMB-CD-11Kimi DjabateKaremJuly 28, 2009CMB-CD-12SarazinoYa Foy!August 25, 2009CMB-CD-13Kailash Kher and KailasaYatra (discontinued)September 29, 2009CMB-CD-14Rupa & the April FishesEste mundoOctober 27, 2009CMB-CD-15Razia SaidZebu NationFebruary 23, 2010CMB-CD-16Luísa MaitaLero-LeroJuly 27, 2010CMB-CD-17Sierra Leone's Refugee All StarsRise & ShineMarch 23, 2010CMB-CD-18Sergent GarciaUna y Otra VezMarch 22, 2011CMB-CD-19BombinoAgadezApril 19, 2011CMB-CD-20The Touré-Raichel CollectiveThe Tel Aviv SessionMarch 27, 2012CMB-CD-22Sierra Leone's Refugee All StarsRadio Salone April 24, 2012CMB-CD-23SarazinoEveryday SalamaMay 22, 2012CMB-CD-24Kobo Town Jumbie in the Jukebox (discontinued)April 23, 2013CMB-CD-25Idan Raichel Quarter to SixJune 2, 2013CMB-CD-26The Garifuna Collective Ayó (discontinued)July 2, 2013CMB-CD-27Danny Michel with The Garifuna CollectiveBlack Birds Are Dancing Over Me (discontinued)July 2, 2013CMB-CD-28Joe Driscoll & Sekou KouyateFayaFebruary 18, 2014CMB-CD-29Sierra Leone's Refugee All StarsLibationMarch 18, 2014CMB-CD-30Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca La Rumba SoYoJune 24, 2014CMB-CD-31The Touré-Raichel CollectiveThe Paris SessionSeptember 30, 2014CMB-CD-32Razia SaidAkory (discontinued)November 10, 2014CMB-CD-33Rocky Dawuni Branches of the Same TreeMarch 31, 2015CMB-CD-34Daby TouréAmonafiSeptember 18, 2015CMB-CD-35Francesca Blancharddeux visionsOctober 2, 2015VAV-CD-60Idan Raichel At the Edge of the BeginningJanuary 22, 2016CMB-CD-36Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate Monistic TheoryMay 13, 2016CMB-CD-37Lakou MizikWa Di YoApril 1, 2016CMB-CD-38Luísa Maita Fio da MemóriaSeptember 23, 2016CMB-CD-39Idan Raichel Idan Raichel – Piano – SongsSeptember 22, 2017CMB-CD-40Luísa MaitaMaita RemixedNovember 9, 2010CMB-CD-87VariousHear Globally: A Cumbancha CollectionApril 7, 2009CMB-CD-91Sarazino Mama Funny DaySeptember 28, 2018CMB-CD-117Idan Raichel And If You Will Come To MeJanuary 31, 2019CMB-CD-119Lakou MizikHaitiaNolaOctober 25, 2019CMB-CD-122Dobet GnahoréCouleurJune 4, 2021CMB-CD-145SangitStudio SessionsNovember 19, 2021CMB-DIG-151KolonienTill SkogenApril 22, 2022CMB-CD-155Mista Savona Presents: Havana Meets KingstonHavana Meets Kingston Part 2June 3, 2022CMB-CD-156WesliTradisyon October 21, 2022CMB-CD-163
See also List of record labels Putumayo World Music
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