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Cumbancha is a record label, booking agency and music publisher founded by Jacob Edgar.

Last updated September 10, 2026

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Overview

Cumbancha is a record label, booking agency and music publisher founded by Jacob Edgar, an ethnomusicologist and music producer who since 1998 has been the head of music research at Putumayo World Music. Edgar formed Cumbancha to help artists he encountered who he felt deserved wider recognition and assistance in bringing their music to the world stage. The label's website features artists such as Cheikh Ibra Fam, Dobet Gnahoré, Razia Said, Wesli and Kimi Djabaté.

History

Cumbancha is a record label, booking agency and music publisher founded by Jacob Edgar, an ethnomusicologist and music producer who since 1998 has been the head of music research at famed independent record label Putumayo World Music. Over the years, Edgar kept coming across artists he felt deserved wider recognition and assistance in bringing their music to the world stage, and he decided to form Cumbancha to address that need.

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