World Circuit (record label)
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World Circuit is a famous world music record label, specialising in Cuban and West African recording artists, among other international music stars. World Circuit was established in London in the mid-1980s.
In 1986, the label released its first albums, Venezuelan Maria Rodriguez’s ‘La Tremenda’ and Abdel Gadir Salim’s ‘Sounds of Sudan Volume One’. World Circuit’s first taste of major success was with the teaming up of Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder for the 1993 recording of ‘Talking Timbuktu’ album.
Artists featured on the label include Buena Vista Social Club, Orchestra Baobab, Radio Tarifa, Toumani Diabate and the late Ali Farka Touré
