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, the label was developed when the local scene was enhanced by the arrival of American jazzmen that included JR Montrose and Chet Baker. Igloo, created in 1978, releases albums by Belgian jazz musicians Anne Wolf, Charles Loos, Diederik Wissels, Eric Legnini, Félix Simtaine, Ivan Paduart, Jacques Pelzer, Mélanie De Biasio, Michel Herr, Nathalie Loriers, Pascal Schumacher, Philip Catherine, Philippe Aerts, Manu Louis, drummer Antoine Pierre (Urbex) and Steve Houben. Rainland released English-speaking projects by Klaus Klang, Tom Wolf, Owen Curtiz and others but folded in 1994.
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IGLOO was founded in May 1978 by . Since its creation, Igloo's work has evolved considerably. Initially confined to rather left-field marginal productions (contemporary music, electronic), the association progressively moved into jazz - a field which was largely ignored by traditional producers in Belgium. This orientation was confirmed by Igloo's take-over of the jazz label "LDH". The label offers now a glimpse into 25 years of jazz and improvised music.
Nathalie Loriers, Philippe Aerts, Philip Catherine, Michel Herr, Steve Houben, Eric Legnini, Charles Loos, Ivan Paduart, Jacques Pelzer, Sadi, Diederik Wissels, Pascal Schumacher, Manu Hermia, Anne Wolf… these are just some of the artists who made IGLOO what it is today.
Although the Igloo label is best known for its jazz productions, it has preserved the more eclectic vocation of its origins under the « Igloo + » imprint, as well as remaining open to other horizons by supporting multi-cultural encounters. The label now also has a world music imprint, « Igloo Mondo » mostly reserved for meetings and exceptional collaborations between musicians. These include Pierre Van Dormael with the Senegalese kora player Soriba Kouyaté,
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