Xenophile Records

Xenophile Records
Parent company Compass Records
Founded 1992
Founder Wendy Newton
Distributor(s) Ryko Distribution
Genre World music
Country of origin U.S.
Location Nashville, Tennessee
Official website www.greenlinnet.com

Xenophile Records is a Nashville, Tennessee based sublabel of Green Linnet Records that specializes in world music from Madagascar, Nigeria, Haiti and other countries. The label was started in 1992 in Danbury, Connecticut by Wendy Newton as a subsidiary of Green Linnet.[1] In 2006, Newton sold Green Linnet and Xenophile to Digital Music Group, an aggregator of downloadable music. DMG in turn sold the rights to manufacture and distribute Green Linnet and Xenophile physical compact discs to Compass Records.[2]

Artists released under the Xenophile label include Inti-Illimani, Värttinä, Boukan Ginen, Sabri Brothers, Chief I. K. Dairo MBE, Dembo Konte, John Santos, The Klezmatics, Simbi and Tarika. The Xenophile catalog remains available through Compass/Green Linnet, which is based in Nashville.

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References

  1. ↑ Vallely, Fintan (ed.) (1999). The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. NYU Press. p. 157. ISBN 0-8147-8802-5.
  2. ↑ Hitchner, Earle (2006-05-17). "Green Linnet Records Sold to DMGI". Irish Echo (New York, NY). Retrieved 2009-12-28.


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