World Music Record Labels in Italy

Alma Music is a small Italian record label, mostly devoted to reggae, but also to ska and world music. The label's site includes free and legal mp3s, realaudio, lyrics, sheets, midi and videos of the best known Italian reggae bands. Address: Via Marovich 5, 30030 Chirignago Venezia, Italy. Phone: +39 041 544 15 58, Fax: +39 041 544 15 88. E-mail: info@almamusic.it

Amiata Records has released over 100 titles of world music, innovative classical music, ambient/new age recordings and, more recently, contemporary chill out & lounge music compilations. Address: Amiata Media Srl, Via Ghibellina 100, I - 50122 Firenze, Italy. Phone: +39 055 2466200, Fax: +39 055 2466208. E-mail: tim at amiatamedia.com.

Bumshiva Music  is an independent record label and tublisher that deals mainly in world-music, Latin jazz, Mediterranean music and dance. Located in Rozzano, in the outskirts of Milano. Owner and Director is Luigi Fedele. Address: Bumshiva Music, Via G. Rossa 12, 20089  Rozzano (MI), Italy. Phone/Fax: (+39) 02 8243705. E-mail:  info@bumshiva.com

Callisto Records &Management focuses on Early Music and not so often performed repertoire. In addition to the usual audio tracks, each production includes a free multimedia booklet compatible with any "Java Enabled"browser (like Internet Explorer o Netscape Navigator 4 or better), including information on the music (scores included in pdf format ready to be printed), the artists, the instruments etc. Address: via C. Battisti 1, 40054 Budrio (BO) - Italy. Phone/Fax: +39 051 6922898, Mobile: +39 335 6127822. E-mail: mengoli@callistomusica.com

CNI. Italy's leading world music label. The label's roster includes artists like Agricantus and Lucilla Galeazzi. Address: Compagnia Nuove Indye, Via A.Vivaldi 9, 00199 Rome, Italy, Phone: +39-(0)6-862.120.85, Fax: +39-(0)6-863.296.27. E-mail: international@cnimusic.it

Different Lands Records is an independent record label whose aims are the exploration of new musical worlds and to extend the musical idioms of world beat, jazz and new instrumental music. Italy. E-mail: f.armani@agora.it (Fabio Armani)

Edizioni Aramire produces music from the Salnto region. Address: Via Nazario Sauro 31, 73100 Lecce, Italy. E-mail: aramire@tin.it

Felmay has two labels: Dunya Recods, specialized in World Music and NewTone Records, new music & jazz. In its catalog you can find the most important Italian World Music artists like Riccardo Tesi, Daniele Sepe, Banda Ionica, Elena Ledda, Filippo Gambetta, etc. Felmay srl, Phone & Fax: +39 - 011 - 6614 306. E-mail: info@felmay.it

Folkclub Ethnosuoni produces Italian traditional music. It inherited part of the Italian label Robi Droli's production. E-mai:  info@folkclubethnosuoni.com

Folkest Dischi produces music from the Italian region of Friuli as well as music from the rest of Italy and other countries. Address: Folkest Dischi, folk records label, corso Roma, 106, 33097 Spilimbergo (PN), Italy. Phone/Fax: +39 042751230. E-mail: info@folkestdischi.com

Hot Elephant Music is a world pop label started by Maurizio Dami. Address:  v.Sezzate 68 50027 Greve in Chianti (Firenze), Italy. Phone: +39 0558547281.

Illogik is a independent record label based in Torino. It produces mainly electronica, idm, glitch, techno, ambient, experimental music. some of its recordings include world music elements. E-mail: illogik@illogik.com

Il Pontesonoro. Italian folk and world music label. Address: Via Pereira 66, 00136 Roma, Italy. Phone: +39-6-3549 1998, Fax: +39-6-3534 6137. E-mail:

Marocco Music is an independent record label from Naples whose main goals are the exploration of music from southern Italy. Address: via G.Cesare, 7 - 80125 Napoli, Italy. Phone: +39-39-081-2425077, Fax: +39-081-621160. E-mail: rocco_marocco@libero.it

Sottosuono produces folk and world music from southern Italy. Address: Sottosuono - via L. Ariosto 1/A - 70020 Bitritto (BA) - Italy.

Suoni e Armonie is an independent Italian label (from Florence) that produces Italian world and elaborated folk music. Address: Via della Villa 10/b 50065 Molin del Piano (FI) Italy.
 Phone/Fax +39 055 8364448. E-mail: info@suoniearmonie.it.

3Lune Records is an Italian distributor and label based in Rome specializing in traditional and World Music, Jazz, Classical and Early Music. Address: Via Rianese 161, 00060 Riano (Rome), Italy. Phone: +39 6 90132046, Fax +39 6 90132046. E-mail: info at trelunerecords.it.

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