| Cumbancha | |
| Founded: | 2006 |
| Founder: | Jacob Edgar |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Charlotte, Vermont |
| Url: | cumbancha.com |
Cumbancha is a record label, booking agency and music publisher based in Charlotte, Vermont. The company was founded by ethnomusicologist and music producer Jacob Edgar in 2006.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] The name "Cumbancha" derives from the Cuban word of West African derivation meaning an impromptu musical gathering or party.[5]
Cumbancha was awarded the Top Label Award by WOMEX in 2008.[6]
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.[7]
| Artist | Album | Release Date | Catalog Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ska Cubano | ¡Ay Caramba! (discontinued) | July 11, 2006 | CMB-CD-1 | |
| Idan Raichel Project | The Idan Raichel Project | November 7, 2006 | CMB-CD-2 | |
| Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective | Wátina (discontinued) | February 27, 2007 | CMB-CD-3 | |
| Dobet Gnahore | Na Afriki | June 26, 2007 | CMB-CD-4 | |
| Habib Koité | Afriki | September 25, 2007 | CMB-CD-5 | |
| Umalali | The Garifuna Women's Project (discontinued) | March 18, 2008 | CMB-CD-6 | |
| Rupa & the April Fishes | eXtraOrdinary rendition | April 15, 2008 | CMB-CD-7 | |
| Chiwoniso Maraire | Rebel Woman | August 26, 2008 | CMB-CD-8 | |
| Novalima | Coba Coba | October 14, 2008 | CMB-CD-9 | |
| The Idan Raichel Project | Within My Walls | February 24, 2009 | CMB-CD-10 | |
| Novalima | Coba Coba Remixed | June 16, 2009 | CMB-CD-11 | |
| Kimi Djabate | Karem | July 28, 2009 | CMB-CD-12 | |
| Sarazino | Ya Foy! | August 25, 2009 | CMB-CD-13 | |
| Kailash Kher and Kailasa | Yatra (discontinued) | September 29, 2009 | CMB-CD-14 | |
| Rupa & the April Fishes | Este mundo | October 27, 2009 | CMB-CD-15 | |
| Razia Said | Zebu Nation | February 23, 2010 | CMB-CD-16 | |
| Luísa Maita | Lero-Lero | July 27, 2010 | CMB-CD-17 | |
| Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars | Rise & Shine | March 23, 2010 | CMB-CD-18 | |
| Sergent Garcia | Una y Otra Vez | March 22, 2011 | CMB-CD-19 | |
| Bombino | Agadez | April 19, 2011 | CMB-CD-20 | |
| The Touré-Raichel Collective | The Tel Aviv Session | March 27, 2012 | CMB-CD-22 | |
| Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars | April 24, 2012 | CMB-CD-23 | ||
| Sarazino | Everyday Salama | May 22, 2012 | CMB-CD-24 | |
| Jumbie in the Jukebox (discontinued) | April 23, 2013 | CMB-CD-25 | ||
| Quarter to Six | June 2, 2013 | CMB-CD-26 | ||
| The Garifuna Collective | Ayó (discontinued) | July 2, 2013 | CMB-CD-27 | |
| Danny Michel with The Garifuna Collective | Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me (discontinued) | July 2, 2013 | CMB-CD-28 | |
| Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate | Faya | February 18, 2014 | CMB-CD-29 | |
| Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars | Libation | March 18, 2014 | CMB-CD-30 | |
| Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca | La Rumba SoYo | June 24, 2014 | CMB-CD-31 | |
| The Touré-Raichel Collective | The Paris Session | September 30, 2014 | CMB-CD-32 | |
| Razia Said | Akory (discontinued) | November 10, 2014 | CMB-CD-33 | |
| Branches of the Same Tree | March 31, 2015 | CMB-CD-34 | ||
| Daby Touré | Amonafi | September 18, 2015 | CMB-CD-35 | |
| Francesca Blanchard | deux visions | October 2, 2015 | VAV-CD-60 | |
| At the Edge of the Beginning | January 22, 2016 | CMB-CD-36 | ||
| Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate | Monistic Theory | May 13, 2016 | CMB-CD-37 | |
| Lakou Mizik | Wa Di Yo | April 1, 2016 | CMB-CD-38 | |
| Fio da Memória | September 23, 2016 | CMB-CD-39 | ||
| Idan Raichel - Piano - Songs | September 22, 2017 | CMB-CD-40 | ||
| Luísa Maita | Maita Remixed | November 9, 2010 | CMB-CD-87 | |
| Various | Hear Globally: A Cumbancha Collection | April 7, 2009 | CMB-CD-91 | |
| Mama Funny Day | September 28, 2018 | CMB-CD-117 | ||
| And If You Will Come To Me | January 31, 2019 | CMB-CD-119 | ||
| Lakou Mizik | HaitiaNola | October 25, 2019 | CMB-CD-122 | |
| Dobet Gnahoré | Couleur | June 4, 2021 | CMB-CD-145 | |
| Sangit | Studio Sessions | November 19, 2021 | CMB-DIG-151 | |
| Kolonien | Till Skogen | April 22, 2022 | CMB-CD-155 | |
| Mista Savona Presents: Havana Meets Kingston | Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 | June 3, 2022 | CMB-CD-156 | |
| Wesli | Tradisyon | October 21, 2022 | CMB-CD-163 |