Formed by producer JOE BOYD (Incredible String Band, Nick Drake, etc) and active in the field of folk/ethnic music throughout 80s and 90s, Hannibal Records was a daring label that brought us in touch with sounds and artists from all over the planet, a label with a major contribution to the evolution of world music and the globalization of folk influence.
Some selections from Hannibal catalogue:
ALI FARKA TOURE i go ka
[Mali], ("The Source", 1991)
TOUMANI DIABATE sankoun djabi
[Mali], ("Djelika", 1995)
BAKA BEYOND nahwia
[Cameroon/UK], ("Spirit Of the Forest", 1993)
SONGHAI jarabi
[Spain/Mali/UK], ("Songhai", 1988)
PATA NEGRA blues de la frontera
[Spain], ("Blues De La Frontera", 1986)
SILVIO RODRIGUEZ como esperando abril
[Cuba], ("Dias Y Flores", 1986, reissue)
MAHMOUD AHMED Tezeta
[Ethiopia], ("Ere Mela Mela", 1986, reissue)
KANDA BONGO MAN malinga
[Congo], ("Amor Fou", 1988)
JAZZ JAMAICA don cosmic
[UK], ("Skaravan", 1993)
OUTBACK an dro nevez
[UK], ("Baka", 1990)
DANNY THOMPSON yucateca
[UK], ("Whatever", 1987)
MARTA SEBESTYEN & MUZSIKAS regen volt, soka lesz
[Hungary], ("Prisoner's Song", 1986)
VUJICSICS svatovac iz pomaza
[Hungary], ("Vujicsics", 1988)
MUZSIKAS jewish dance from szaszregen
[Hungary], ("Maramaros: Lost Jewish Music Of Transylvania", 1993)
MARIA KALANIEMI & ALDARGAZ slingerdansin
[Finland], ("Iho", 1997)
NORMA WATERSON rags and old iron
[UK], ("Norma Waterson'', 1996)
CHOYING DROLMA & STEVE TIBBETS tal
[Nepal/USA], ("Cho", 1997)
compiled by LaFolieDuJour
