EMI Hemisphere

EMI H"EMI"SPHERE is a world music record label imprint of EMI.

Founded by Gerald Seligman in 1993, it drew on music from the international catalogues of EMI Records, supplemented by its own signings and some outside licensing. It was one of the first, international labels to extensively compile music of the world. Seligman ran it until 2000 out of London, UK. From there it lasted a few more releases and has since ceased activity. Seligman produced or executive produced 76 releases for the label and is now General Director of WOMEX, the world music expo, based in Berlin.

Circa 2000 it initiated the best-selling "The Story of Series," including titles focusing on tango, fado, flamenco, bossa nova, Arab, French, Cuban and Greek popular song performances. Aside from anthologies, it has re-issued performances by individual artists. [liner insert for "The Story of Arabic Song" EMI Hemisphere 7243 5 24341 2 1, 2000]

Full Catalogue listing of titles:

NORTH AMERICA...BEAUSOLEIL: ARC DE TRIUMPH TWO-STEP; LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE: ROCK ‘N’ REEL

SOUTH AMERICA AND LATIN...BRAZIL BLUE;BRAZIL CHORO: SAXOPHONE, WHY CRY?; BRAZIL NOW; BRAZIL: SAMBA!;CUBA NOW;DANZA LATINA;DORANTES; THE BEST OF CARLOS GARDEL;ILLAPU: SERENO, INSTRUMENTAL SONGS OF THE ANDES;THE BEST OF LOS VAN VAN; MUSIC FROM THE ANDES;MILTON NASCIMENTO:CLUBE DA ESQUINA; CLUBE DA ESQUINA II; THE BEST OF NG LA BANDA; CLARA NUNES: ComVida;ASTOR PIAZZOLLA: LUNA;ELIS REGINA: VENTO DE MAIO;SALSA, MERENGUE, MAMBO!; SIMONE: BEST OF THE EMI YEARS;THE STORY OF TANGO;THE STORY OF TANGO, VOL. II;NANA VASCONCELOS: STORYTELLING; THE WOMEN OF TANGO; YELE BRAZIL;

EUROPE...REMEDIOS AMAYA, with VICENTE AMIGO: ME VOY CONTIGO;FRANCO BATTIATO: SHADOW, LIGHT;BEYOND THE RIVER: SEASONAL SONGS OF LATVIA;CELTIC GRACES: A BEST OF IRELAND;GREECE: THE DANCE OF HEAVEN'S GHOSTS;GEORGE DALARAS: A PORTRAIT;FLAMENCO: SON DEL SUR;FOLK'N'HELL: FIERY NEW MUSIC FROM SCOTLAND;EL LEBRIJANO: CASABLANCA;MASTERS OF FLAMENCO GUITAR;MEVLANA: MUSIC OF THE WHIRLING DERVISHES;MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF EUROPE: PORTUGAL;AMALIA RODRIGUES: THE ART OF AMALIA; THE STORY OF FLAMENCO;THE STORY OF FADO;

AFRICA...PATIENCE DABANY;MALI: ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC;REBECCA MALOPE: FREE AT LAST, SOUTH AFRICAN GOSPEL;KANTE MANFILA: NI KANU ;THOMAS MAPFUMO: CHIMURENGA FOREVER;NJAVA / VETSE;EBENEZER OBEY; JUJU JUBILATION;REGGAE AFRICA;SOUTH AFRICA: ONLY THE POORMAN FEEL IT; SUPER GUITAR SOUKOUS;

MIDDLE EAST...AMAL MURKUS: AMAL;CHAVA ALBERSTEIN: YIDDISH SONGS; CAMELSPOTTING: MIDDLE EAST;THE LEGENDARY FAIRUZ;SIF SAFAA: NEW MUSIC FROM THE MIDDLE EAST;WARDA;YOSEFA: THE DESERT SPEAKS;

INDIA AND ASIA... CALL OF THE VALLEY;LULLABY FOR THE MOON: JAPANESE MUSIC FOR KOTO AND SHAKUHACHI;

MISC....ETHNO PUNK: AROUND THE WORLD WITH ATTITUDE;HEMISPHERE NO MORE, HEMISPHERE SAMPLER, VOL. I;HIP IS HERE, HEMISPHERE SAMPLER, VOL. II;THE WORLD AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, HEMISPHERE SAMPLER VOL. III;

ee also

* World music
* List of record labels
* WOMEX

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