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Igloo Records

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Igloo Records
Founded1978 (1978)
Distributor(s)In Akustik (Germany), Discovery (UK), New Arts International & LC Music (Benelux), Naxos (Canada), Distrijazz (Spain), Socadisc (France), Jazz World (Hong Kong), Narrator (Hungary), Koshin, Flau & Marquee (Japan), Believe (digital)
GenreJazz, world, experimental
Country of originBelgium
LocationBrussels
Official websitewww.igloorecords.be

Igloo Records is a record label run by the not-for-profit association Sowarex in Brussels, Belgium that concentrates on jazz and world music. Igloo is the best-known of five imprints run by Sowarex. According to one of its founders,[1] the label was developed when the local scene was enhanced by the arrival of American jazzmen that included JR Montrose and Chet Baker.

The various activities are currently concentrated around the Igloo label. Together, the labels released almost 350 CDs over a period spanning 40 years. In 2019, the label's various activities were celebrated in a book, "Igloo Records en quarante mouvements", published by Arsenic2.

References

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  1. ^ Pfeiffer, Bruno. "Ça va jazzer - Le label de jazz bruxellois IGLOO, source de chaleur - Libération.fr". jazz.blogs.liberation.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. ^ "Rainland". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
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