Cumbancha Competitors

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Rough Trade is a leading independent music retailer, first opened in London, UK in 1976. We currently operate six stores in the UK, a store in New York City, USA and worldwide at www.roughtrade.com. (Please note, we are not Rough Trade Records, which is a separately run and owned company.)

Six Degrees Records produces and markets accessible, genre-bending records that explore world music traditions, modern dance grooves, electronic music, and overlooked pop gems. The label’s catchphrase, “everything is closer than you think,” is a real reflection of Six Degrees’ commitment to different styles of music that appeal to a curious and increasingly sizable audience. Six Degrees’ reputation – innovative, independent, and intelligent – is well-earned. The label has made its mark, both in the recording industry, and even more notably, among the artists themselves. Six Degrees’ respect for its musicians is evident in every step of the process; as in little things like the care taken in the visual design of each of the label’s unique and readily-identifiable digipaks; and in the biggest things, like the label’s refusal to accept musical pigeonholes. Whether it’s the lush orchestral Bollywood chill out sessions by Bombay Dub Orchestra or the songs of Brazil’s answer to Beck, Lenine, Six Degrees makes records because the music demands it, not the marketplace.