World Circuit

World Circuit is a British world music record label, established in London in the mid-1980s, that specializes in Cuban and West African recording artists, among other international music stars. The label's founding principle was to be an artist-led company with all aspects of each release tailored to the artist. This continues to be the label's way of working. World Circuit celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006 by releasing 'World Circuit Presents...', a 2-disc retrospective compilation album. In 2018, World Circuit was acquired by BMG Rights Management.
In 1986, the label released its first albums, María Rodríguez's 'La Tremenda' and Abd El Gadir Salim's 'Sounds of Sudan Volume One'. World Circuit's first taste of major success came in 1993 with the teaming of Ali Farka Touré and American guitarist Ry Cooder on the Grammy award-winning album, 'Talking Timbuktu'. In 1996, British world-music producer Nick Gold of the World Circuit record label invited Cooder to Havana, Cuba, where they recorded the multi-million selling 'Buena Vista Social Club' album, produced by Cooder.
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== Links to Peel ==
Peel was an early supporter of World Circuit, giving airtime to two of the label's first three album releases, by Maria Rodriguez and Shirati Jazz, with tracks also played by Andy Kershaw when sitting in for JP. 
Despite World Circuit's success as a promoter of world music, however, including African artists enjoyed by Peel, relatively few of the label's releases were heard on his shows after the early 1990s, with coverage perhaps delegated to roots music specialist Kershaw. The label's huge international hit 'Buena Vista Social Club' is not known to have been played by Peel.
== Plays ==
(Radio plays by Peel of single-artist releases on World Circuit Records. See below for various artist (v/a) compilations.)
;1986
*18 December 1986 (Andy Kershaw): Maria Rodriguez: La Viejos (LP - La Tremenda) World Circuit
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;1987
*05 January 1987: Maria Rodriguez: La Iguana (LP - La Tremenda - Songs From Venezuela)
*08 January 1987 (Andy Kershaw): Maria Rodriguez: Las Viejos (LP - La Tremenda)
*26 May 1987: Shirati Jazz: Rosie Mpenzi (album - Benga Beat)
*01 June 1987: Shirati Jazz: Augustin Opiyo (LP - Benga Beat)
*03 June 1987: Shirati Jazz: Dr. Binol (album - Benga Beat) 
*09 June 1987: Shirati Jazz: Rosie Mpenzi (LP-Benga Beat) 
*10 June 1987: Shirati Jazz: Mary Yar Alego (LP-Benga Beat)
*15 June 1987: Shirati Jazz: John Siye (LP-Benga Beat) 
*23 June 1987: Shirati Jazz: Augustin Opiyo (LP - Benga Beat) 
*08 July 1987: Shirati Jazz: Rosie Mpenzi (LP - Benga Beat)
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;1989
*19 September 1989: Orchestra Baobab: Werente Serigne (LP - Pirates Choice)
*23 November 1989: Peregoyo Y Su Combo Vacana: Asi Es Mi Tierra (LP - Tropicalismo)
*04 December 1989: Orchestra Baobab: Werente Serigne (album - Pirates Choice)
*14 December 1989: Peregoyo Y Su Combo Vacaná: La Palma De Chontaduro (album - Tropicalisimo) 
;1990s
*16 January 1990: Orchestra Baobab: Werente Serigne (album - Pirates Choice)
*15 February 1990: Peregoyo Y Su Combo Vacana: Ola De Agua (LP - Tropicalismo)
*25 June 1990: Ali Farka Touré: Ai Bine (LP - The River) 
*28 October 1990: Khalifa Aould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba: Mauritania My Beloved Country (album - Moorish Music From Mauritania) 
*03 November 1990: Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba: Hassaniya Song For Dancing (Lebleyda Wigsar) (LP - Moorish Music From Mauritania)
*17 November 1990: Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba: Hassaniya Love Poem (Wana Laily Ya Allah) (album - Moorish Music From Mauritania)
*30 March 1991: Oumou Sangare: Diya Gneba (album - Moussolou)
*08 March 1996: Lisandro Meza: Cumbia P'oriente (CD-Lisandro's Cumbia)
*25 May 1996: Ali Farka Touré: Yer Mali Gakoyoyo (CD-Radio Mali)
*09 June 1996 (BFBS): Ali Farka Touré: Yer Mali Gakoyoyo (CD-Radio Mali)
;2000s
*29 March 2001: Orlando 'Cachaito' Lopez: Oracion Lucumi (LP: Cachaito)
== Compilations ==
(Radio plays by Peel of various artist (v/a) compilations released by World Circuit.) 
(LP - Cumbia Cumbia)
*26 September 1989: Rodolfo Y Su Tipica RA7: La Colegiala
*06 October 1989 (BBC World Service): Conjunto Tipico Vallenato: Cumbia Cienaguera 
*24 October 1989: Armando Hernandez Y Su Conjunto: La Zenaida 
*31 October 1989: Pedro Laza Y Sus Pelayeros: Navidad Negra 
*24 December 1989 (BBC Radio East Anglia): Rodolfo Y Su Tipica RA7: La Colegiala 
== See Also ==
*2010 Festive Fifty
== Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Bandcamp
*Official site
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