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World Circuit

Specialists in Cuban and West African music

About Me


World Circuit is a wholly independent record and music publishing company based in London. The aim of the company is to bring the music of great artists to wider attention from the local to the world circuit.
World Circuit Records have established their reputation by producing some of the finest world music albums of the past two decades, specialising in music from Cuba and West Africa. World Circuit is honoured by an extraordinary roster of artists and the company seeks to present their music with great care and respect. Energy is also spent ensuring that the artists are able to spread their message through live concerts throughout the world.
The label is best known for the GRAMMY winning Buena Vista Social Club album, which achieved phenomenal worldwide success. The Buena Vista series continues with solo albums from the GRAMMY winning Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, Rubén González, Guajiro Mirabal, and the innovative albums from Cachaíto López and Angá Díaz, which take Cuban music into the new millennium and beyond.
World Circuits African artists enjoy equal prestige, with Malian bluesman Ali Farka Tourés GRAMMY winning collaboration with Ry Cooder Talking Timbuktu being the album that brought the label international acclaim. Malian diva Oumou Sangare, the legendary Orchestra Baobab and musical maverick Cheikh Lô from Senegal have emerged as major stars at home in Africa and around the globe. Recently World Circuits acclaimed Hotel Mandé Sessions has generated incredible critical praise. The trilogy comprises of the GRAMMY winning duets album from Ali Farka Touré and kora virtuoso Toumani Diabaté, Toumanis pan-African Symmetric Orchestra, and Alis final posthumous solo recording. With these albums World Circuit continue to set the standard with their beautifully produced and packaged albums of the highest quality.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/25/2006
Band Website: worldcircuit.co.uk
Band Members:

Watch the short film of Toumani Diabate's 'The Mande Variations

Orchestra Baobab 'Nijaay' live at Malta Jazz Festival

The legendary Ali Farka Toure performing 'Amandrai' at Segou Festival in Mali with Bassekou Kouyate on ngoni.

Watch Orchestra Baobab play the fan's favourite 'On Verra ca' live

World Circuit Presents WCD076:

Features

Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club-- from 'Buena Vista Social Club--'

Soukora - Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder from 'Talking Timbuktu'

Boul Di Tagale - Cheikh Lô from 'Né La Thiass'

Rumba Argelina - Radio Tarifa from 'Rumba Argelina'

Rire Zarga Ouana - Bellemou Messaoud from 'Le Père du Rai'

Amor Verdadero - Afro Cuban All Stars from 'A Toda Cuba le Gusta'

Al Vaivén Mi Carreta - Ñico Saquito from 'Goodbye Mr Cat'

Mogo Te Diya Bee Ye - Oumou Sangare from 'Oumou'

Tumbanga - Orlando Cachaíto López from 'Cachaíto'

Yumala - Mustapha Baqbou - previously unreleased studio recording

El Rincón Caliente - Guajiro Mirabal from 'Buena Vista Social Club Presents-- Manuel Guajiro Mirabal'

Bazali Bhetu - Black Umfolosi from 'Festival Umdlalo'

Flor De Amor - Omara Portuondo from 'Flor De Amor'

Mal Wa Ihtagab - Abdel Gadir Salim from 'The Merdoum Kings Play Songs of Love'

Tapha Niang - Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra from 'Boulevard de l'Indépendance

El Carretero - Guillermo Portabales from 'El Carretero'

Song 4 - Dimi Mint Abba - previously unreleased studio recording

Juana Peña - Sierra Maestra from '¡Dundunbanza!'

El Son te Llama - Orchestra Baobab from 'Specialist In All Styles'

Central Constancia - Rubén González from 'Chanchullo'

Si te Contará - Rubén González from 'Chanchullo'

Amandrai - Ali Farka Touré - previously unreleased live recording

A Love Supreme - Angá, from 'Echu Mingua'

Dr Binol - Shirati Jazz - first time on CD

Candela - Buena Vista Social Club-- - previously unreleased, live at Carnegie Hall

Fafaye Yo - Afel Bocoum - previously unreleased location recording

La Luna en tu Mirada - Los Zafiros, from 'Bossa Cubana'

Du Du - Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté - previously unreleased studio recording

Silencio - Ibrahim Ferrer & Omara Portuondo from 'Buena Vista Social Club-- Presents Ibrahim Ferrer'

Influences: Sound samples from every available World Circuit Release can be found at www.worldcircuit.co.uk
Record Label: World Circuit Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Vote for Toumani Diabate in BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music

The only category in the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music that's decided by the public is the audience award.  Click HERE to vote for World Circuit's kora virtuoso Toumani Diabate.  V...
Posted by World Circuit on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:03:00 PST

Latest news from World Circuit Records

Toumani Diabaté 'The Mandé Variations' "One of the most magnificent instrumental records I've ever heard" David Harrington, Kronos Quartet "stately, intricate, meditative, rooted in a culture, but nev...
Posted by World Circuit on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:57:00 PST

Toumani Diabate on Later with Jools Holland

The Malian kora maestro is appearing on tonight's broadcast of the acclaimed BBC TV show 'Later with Jools Holland' which is broadcast in the UK on Friday night show at 11.35 on BBC2.  Internatio...
Posted by World Circuit on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:12:00 PST

Toumani Diabate NEW CD The Mande Variations

Toumani Diabaté 'The Mandé Variations' (WCD079) Released 25th February 2008 Toumani Diabaté is one of Africa's greatest musicians. Now the Malian kora master releases his first solo album in 20 years...
Posted by World Circuit on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:09:00 PST

Andy Hamilton MBE

Veteran jazz saxophonist Andy Hamilton is to be awarded with an MBE for his services to music, it was anounced in the annual honours list.  Now approaching 90, Andy still has a residency at the ...
Posted by World Circuit on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:55:00 PST

Toumani Diabate nominated for BBC Radio 3 Award

TOUMANI DIABATE'S SYMMETRIC ORCHESTRA NOMINATED FOR BBC RADIO 3 AWARD FOR WORLD MUSIC World Circuit are pleased to announce that Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra have been nominated in the 'Afri...
Posted by World Circuit on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:44:00 PST

New Orchestra Baobab album Made in Dakar

Orchestra Baobab 'Made in Dakar' (WCD078) RELEASED 15th OCTOBER 2007 Africa's perfect pop group are back! Five years on from the best-selling 'Specialist in All Styles', Orchestra Baobab return with...
Posted by World Circuit on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:48:00 PST

Orchestra Baobab on Tour!

Orchestra Baobab EUROPEAN TOUR WINTER 2007 Africa's perfect pop group are back on the road! To co-incide with the release of 'Made in Dakar', their first album of new recordings in five years, the ic...
Posted by World Circuit on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:43:00 PST

Ibrahim Ferrer nominated for Latin Grammy

World Circuit are thrilled to anounce that the late, great Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer's 'Mi Sueno' album has been nominated for a Latin Grammy, Ibrahim is nominated in the Best Traditional Tropical c...
Posted by World Circuit on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:36:00 PST

Watch Toumani Diabate at Glastonbury

Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra were one of the best received acts from the weekend's Glastonbury Festival, wowing crowds at the Jazz-World stage on Friday during a brief rain-free spell.  ...
Posted by World Circuit on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:26:00 PST