Supporting Meklit = Music + Exclusive Content

Supporting Meklit = Music + Exclusive Content

Meklit can’t wait to share We are Alive, her first Six Degrees album, with you. She’s just launched a PledgeMusic campaign to support the project, and is inviting you to join her. We are Alive takes a contemporary approach to bringing back the spontaneity and live...
Azam Ali

Azam Ali

From Night to the Edge of Day (2011) Photos Bio Downloadable bio...
Traveler Repeat 266 – Latin Traveler

Traveler Repeat 266 – Latin Traveler

Lucho Bermudez y su Orchesta Sabanera | Fiesta de Negritos | Cartagena! | Soundway Palov & Mishkin | De Mi Careta | Think Twice | Cast A Blast Thomas Blondet | Havana 2AM (Omegaman Remix) | The Sound Of Rhythm & Culture Remixed | Rhythm & Culture Brownout...
Cheb i Sabbah

Cheb i Sabbah

    It is with great sadness that we have to confirm that our friend & partner in music, Cheb i Sabbah passed away peacefully in his home last night. Our love & thoughts go out to his family and to his many fans around the planet. We feel blessed...
Piers Faccini – Between Dogs and Wolves

Piers Faccini – Between Dogs and Wolves

Piers Faccini – Between Dogs and Wolves   TRACK LIST Black Rose Broken Mirror  Missing Words Feather Light  Wide Shut Eyes  Reste la Marée  Pieces of Ourselves  Girl in the The Corner  Il Cammino  Like Water Like Stone    STREAM / BUY MORE RELEASES...
Traveler Installment 347 – Back To School Traverler

Traveler Installment 347 – Back To School Traverler

Artist | Track Title | Album | Label Peter Broderick | She Just Quit Coming To School | Music For Confluence | Erased Tapes George Carlin | Class Clown (Excerpt) | Class Clown | laugh.com Beck | Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometimes | Eternal Sunshine Of The...
Traveler Repeat 180 – Traveler’s Alternate Motown Universe

Traveler Repeat 180 – Traveler’s Alternate Motown Universe

Artist | Track Title | Album | Label Marvin Gaye vs. Brian Eno | Let’s Get Deep (Flying White Dots Mash) | Promo Only Red Astaire | Marvin’s Groove | 12″ | GAMM The Supremes vs. Led Zep | Aint No Misty Mountain High Enough (DJ BC Mash) | Promo Only...
Traveler Presents: GAUDI’s “Eighties Foundations” Mix

Traveler Presents: GAUDI’s “Eighties Foundations” Mix

    Artist | Track Title | Album | Label A Certain Ratio | Tumba Rhumba | Sextet | MCR Rip Rig & Panic | Shadows Only There Because Of The Sun (piano) | God | Virgin Ultravox | Hiroshima Mon Amour | Ha!-Ha!-Ha! | Island Tuxedomoon | Desire | Desire |...
Traveler Installment 343 – “Beautiful Ascent” Mix

Traveler Installment 343 – “Beautiful Ascent” Mix

Artist | Track Title | Album | Label Icebreaker with BJ Cole | An Ending (Ascent) | Apollo | Cantaloupe Jon Hopkins | Immunity | Immunity | Domino Antenne | Black-Eyed Dog | #2 | Helmet Room Arturo en el Barco | Candy Tucker | Music For Students | Angelika Negron...
Traveler Installment 342 – “Sounds Like Summer” Mix

Traveler Installment 342 – “Sounds Like Summer” Mix

Artist | Track Title | Album | Label Paul Buchanan | Summer’s On Its Way | Mid Air | Newsroom The Modern Jazz Quartet| Summertime | Plays Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess | Atlantic The Zombies | Summertime | The Original Studio Recordings Vol.1 | Marquis Tim...
Traveler Repeat 266 – Latin Traveler

Traveler Installment 226 – “Guitarchitecture For Travelers”

Artist | Track Title | Album | Label Jeff Beck | Where Were You | Beckology | Sony Jeff Lang | The Vaults Of Lattanzio | Half Seas Over | ABC Tinariwen | Alkhar Dessouf | Footsteps in Africa Soundtrack | Kiah Keya Jack Rose | Blues For Percy Danforth | Luck In the...
Vieux Farka Touré – MON PAYS

Vieux Farka Touré – MON PAYS

Vieux Farka Toure – Mon Pays   TRACK LIST Diack So Safare Doni Doni Yer Gando Nouhoume Maiga Kele Magni Future Allah Wawi Peace Ay Bakoy STREAM / BUY MORE RELEASES ABOUT VIEUX FARKA...
Traveler Repeat 266 – Latin Traveler

Traveler Repeat 187 – “Cafe Del Traveler”

Cafe Del Mash | Intro | Cafe Del Mash |Mash Up Industries Niyaz | Iman | Nine Heavens | Six Degrees Achillea vs. Niyaz vs. BT vs. Jean Michel Jarre | Waiting for the Morning Twilight | Cafe Del Mash |Mash Up Industries True Frequencies | New Indigenous Religion |...
Traveler Installment 340 – “Planetful Of Sounds” Mix

Traveler Installment 340 – “Planetful Of Sounds” Mix

Artist Track Title Album Label Ballake Sissoko Boubalaka At Peace Six Degrees/ No Format Vieux Farka Toure Diack So Mon Pays Six Degrees Ralph White Gospel Plow A Kalimba Pillow Ralph White Yosi Horikawa Gull 10 Years Of Eklektik Eklektik MopMop Jua Kiss Isle Of Magic...
GAUDI – In between times

GAUDI – In between times

Gaudi – In Between Times   TRACK LIST Put Your Guns Down (feat. Michael Rose) Tamino & The Temple of Dub Life (feat. Jahmai) Why U Wanna Run (feat. Danny Ladwa) Hurriya (feat. Tahar Momoproject) I Start to Pray (feat. The Orb, Lee “Scratch”...
Gaudi Featured on Wakarusa Music Festival’s Artist Spotlight

Gaudi Featured on Wakarusa Music Festival’s Artist Spotlight

Gaudi heads to Ozark, Arkansas to perform at this year’s Wakarusa Music Festival (May 30th-June 2nd). To celebrate the occasion as well as the May 14th release of In between times Wakarusa has featured Gaudi on this week’s artist spotlight. Check out...
Traveler Repeat 266 – Latin Traveler

Six Degrees Traveler – “Traveler’s Memory Mix”

ARTIST | SONG | ALBUM | LABEL John Schall | Memories Are Made of This | Manchurian Canidate Simon & Garfunkel | Bookends Theme | Bookends | Columbia Nat King Cole | Stardust | Nat King Cole Boxset | Capitol Simon & Garfunkel | Bookends Theme 2 | Bookends |...
Alice Russell on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Alice Russell on Jimmy Kimmel Live

A big congratulations to Alice Russell for making her U.S. television debut last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Alice performed two tracks, “Heartbreaker Part 2” and “For a While”, to celebrate the release of her latest album, To Dust, as well as the beginning of her...
Upcoming Release: GAUDI’s “In between times”

Upcoming Release: GAUDI’s “In between times”

  Pre-order GAUDI’s “In between times” before the May 14th release date to be sure to reserve your copy and save $2.00! PRE-ORDER GAUDI’S “In between times” NOW! FREE DOWNLOAD “Why you wanna run (feat. Danny Ladwa)”...
Traveler Installment 339 – “Travel Songs For Travelers”

Traveler Installment 339 – “Travel Songs For Travelers”

Artist Track Title Album Label Bison The Traveler 5 Years Of Claremont 56 Claremont 56 Almunia Travel (Instrumental) New Moon Claremont 56 Grouper Traveling Through A Sea Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill Yellow Electric Bright Moments Traveling Light Natives Luaka Bop...
New Music Video From The Real Tuesday Weld – “The Hunt”

New Music Video From The Real Tuesday Weld – “The Hunt”

  We are always impressed by The Real Tuesday Weld’s consistently fun and creative music videos.  His new video for “The Hunt” is no exception.   And, for your Real Tuesday Weld binge-watching viewing pleasure, here are some past music videos...
Traveler Repeat 266 – Latin Traveler

Traveler Installment 338 – “Slow, Cosmic & Funky” Mix

Artist Track Title Album Label Todd Terje Snooze For Love (Version) Ragysh Running Back Cos/Mes Natural Lifespan (Acid Orchestra Remix) Future Balearica Vol. 2 Needwant Marbeya Sound Spectrum Colonies Marbeya Sound Kohib Feat. Mari Boine Tirakan Tirakan Beatservice...
Traveler Repeat 266 – Latin Traveler

Traveler Installment 204 – “Dream Songs For Travelers”

Artist Track Title Album Label Yuma Tripp In Dreams   www.bass211.com Slacker A Million Dreams Start A New Life Forthcoming Fortdax F.M. Drivers Very Friendly Slacker What A Dream I had Start A New Life Forthcoming Shrift Once Upon A Dream Lost In A Moment Six Degrees...

Playlist for week of 09/09/2009

Traveler Radio Program Installment #202 – Chemically Altered Traveler Artist    –    Track    –     Album    –     Label   Further – The Trip – 5 Further Journeys – North South Guts – Silencem ca Fume – Freedom...
Niyaz Sumud Acoustic EP

Niyaz Sumud Acoustic EP

Niyaz’ six song acoustic EP features three acoustic performances of songs from the band’s 2012 electronic album SUMUD,as well as three brand new songs. Although Niyaz is dedicated to creating music which is a true hybrid of electronic and acoustic music, with roots in...
Six Degrees Record’s launches new website

Six Degrees Record’s launches new website

Six Degrees is happy to announce the launch of our new user friendly website.  Over the past few weeks the team has been busy constructing a new website that will help fans stay up to date with all the up coming news and events from Six Degrees. The new website...
NPR interviews Dom La Nena

NPR interviews Dom La Nena

With A Passion For Her Cello, Dom La Nena Debuts Her Vocals From NPR’s Weekend Edition: When she was just 13, Dom La Nena left her home in Brazil for Argentina to study the cello. La Nena, whose real name is Dominique Pinto, has devoted her life to mastering...
Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal

Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal

   BALLAKÉ SISSOKO & VINCENT SEGAL When Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal released their first collaborative album, Chamber Music, they caught the music world by surprise. Everything about this duo was unexpected: the Malian master of the traditional harp, or...
Banco de Gaia

Banco de Gaia

OFFICIAL SITE     |     Facebook       |     Myspace Toby Marks under the pseudonym Banco De Gaia has spent most of his career focusing on issues that he finds bewildering by expressing his thoughts and observations through music. The electronic musings of an...
Dierdre

Dierdre

One is more than simply the title of vocalist Dierdre Dubois’ debut solo album: It’s also a bold statement of motivation and intent. After a decade of collaboration with the ambitious, far-reaching world music ensemble Ekova, One marks Dierdre’s...
dZihan and Kamien

dZihan and Kamien

Sharing a common bond with other forward-thinking electronic artists like Kruder & Dorfmeister, Thievery Corporation and Jazzanova, Vlado dZihan and Mario Kamien have always leaned toward inclusion, constantly feeding the desire to reach past borders and divisions...
Jorane

Jorane

Official Website    |      Myspace Two striking voices come to the fore on The You and the Now, the American debut release by French-Canadian singer-cellist Jorane: (pronounced jo-ran) her own, and that of her instrument. One is light, lithe and sinuous, the other...

MNO

Michael Emenau, (MNO), has worked professionally as a classical and jazz musician, composer, producer, and remixer for over 15 years throughout North America, Asia, and Europe.  He began his professional career in Canada as a classical musician.  Early in his six-year...
The Outernationalists

The Outernationalists

So who exactly are The Outernationalists? The answer lies in the musical background of Afro Celts founder Simon Emmerson and leading U.K. music writer/DJ/producer Phil Meadley. Together the duo have joined forces to delve deep into the heart of global beat culture and...

ZAMAN8 & Hafez Modir

OFFICIAL SITE    |    Myspace Zaman 8 Free download Sani ZAMAN 8 isn’t just a part of Six Degrees’ “Emerging Artists Series” – in a sense, the group is a model for what this series of digital-only releases is about.  The San Francisco-based...
Six Degrees Digital Service Via Drip.fm

Six Degrees Digital Service Via Drip.fm

Six Degrees Deluxe Digital Service Via Drip.fm Six Degrees records is excited to announce that we are joining the family of excellent independent labels on Drip.fm’s digital download subscription service. Drip.fm is a platform that connects labels with their...
Bebel Gilberto

Bebel Gilberto

BEBEL GILBERTO     Bebel Gilberto is back with Momento, her third solo album, presenting some of her most elegant and personal musical statements since bursting on the scene in 2000, when her Grammy nominated debut album Tanto Tempo took the world by storm...
Beto Villares

Beto Villares

   BETO VILLARES Listeners outside of Brazil may not immediately recognize the name Beto Villares, but with his self-titled debut album for Six Degrees Records and production credits behind one of the biggest selling international records of 2007 (the GRAMMY nominated...
Bob Forrest

Bob Forrest

BOB FORREST Bob Forrest is a singer, songwriter and fixture in the recovery community who has been called “the most famous drug counselor in the world.” He got clean in 1996 after twenty-four attempts to detox, and has since been a co-star on Celebrity Rehab and Sober...
Bob Forrest

Bob Forrest

Survival Songs (2015)   Bio [ .DOC | .PDF...
Bombay Dub Orchestra

Bombay Dub Orchestra

Tales from the Grand Bazaar (2013) Photos Bio Downloadable bio (DOC) New York Remixes (2012) Photos 3 Cities (2008) Photos Bio Downloadable bio...
Bobi Céspedes

Bobi Céspedes

BOBI CÉSPEDES  Bobi Céspedes possesses one of the most powerful, poised, and elegant voices in the world, and Rezos, her solo debut on Six Degrees Records celebrates her arrival. The Cuban-born singer, percussionist, and Yoruba-Lucumi priestess carries on a...
Bombay Dub Orchestra

Bombay Dub Orchestra

BOMBAY DUB ORCHESTRA Since the release of their self-titled debut, the name Bombay Dub Orchestra (consisting of composer/producers Garry Hughes and Andrew T. Mackay) has built quite a reputation.  From main-stage performances at the UK’s Big Chill Festival and...
BossaCucaNova

BossaCucaNova

Best of BossaCucaNova (2016) Photos Bio Downloadable bio (DOC) Downloadable bio (PDF) Our Kind of Bossa (2014) Photos Bio Downloadable bio (DOC) Downloadable bio...
Bossacucanova

Bossacucanova

  BOSSACUCANOVA Bossacucanova first won over fans and critics with their creative and original mix of electronic music and bossa nova, a little more than two decades ago when they exploded onto the scene with their first release Brasilidade (2001). International...
Brazilian Girls

Brazilian Girls

LET’S MAKE LOVE (2018) PHOTOS     BIO Downloadable Doc Downloadable...
Brazilian Girls

Brazilian Girls

  BRAZILIAN GIRLS Brazilian Girls return in 2018 with Let’s Make Love, their first album since the 2008 Grammy-nominated New York City. Formed in 2003, the group—Sabina Sciubba (lead vocals, electronics), Jesse Murphy (bass, vocals), Didi Gutman (keyboards, vocals),...
Brownout

Brownout

   BROWNOUT If ever a band could boast having a complex genealogical tree, that band is Brownout. The eight-piece, Latin funk ensemble based in Austin, Texas, is both offspring and germinating seed to Grammy-Winner Grupo Fantasma. The latter in turn traces its roots...
Celso Fonseca

Celso Fonseca

     CELSO FONSECA In Brazil, where the national religion is soccer and the national pastime is music, even a gifted singer/songwriter can be just another face in a crowded field.  But Celso Fonseca’s reputation in his homeland has been secure for years, and...
Céu

Céu

Tropix (2016) Bio: .DOC | .PDF Céu Live (2015) Bio [ .PDF | .DOC ]  Photos Caravana Sereia Bloom (2012) Photos Bio Downloadable bio...
Céu

Céu

  CÉU APKÁ! (with capital letters and an exclamation point), the fifth album from São Paulo’s Céu, consolidates the journey of the singer and composer’s career up to this point. A hot, minimalist record, which brings together sonic, thematic, musical and...
Cheb i Sabbah

Cheb i Sabbah

  CHEB I SABBAH Cheb i Sabbah, musical adventurer, global spiritualist and producer extraordinaire has returned to the Indian subcontinent for Devotion, his seventh album on Six Degrees Records. Hundreds of artists in the world music genre, or for that matter any...
Cibelle

Cibelle

  CIBELLE The London-based, São Paulo raised, singer Cibelle, (pronounced see-BELL-ee), burst on the scene in 2003 with her beautiful, smoky voice on her self-titled debut.  Her second album, The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves, is a quiet masterpiece, full of...
Choying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts

Choying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts

  CHOYING DROLMA & STEVE TIBBETTS In 1997, with the world music craze in full swing, a guitarist from Minnesota created an international stir with a remarkable album of Tibetan Buddhist chants paired with atmospheric soundscapes of guitar and percussion.  The...
Compass

Compass

Mexican Institute of Sound + Toy Selectah Present: COMPASS (2016)   Photos BIO Compass Bio English [ DOC // PDF ] Compass Bio Español [ DOC // PDF ]   PRESS RELEASE Press Release English [ DOC ] Press Release Español [ DOC ]     Red Bull 5 part...
Curumin

Curumin

Arrocha (2012) Photos Bio Downloadable bio...
Curumin

Curumin

  CURUMIN   ‘Arrocha means to hold on with a lot of pressure,’ Curumin says from his São Paolo home, describing the meaning behind his new album title. ‘In Bahia it’s a rhythm, a way of dancing where you hold your girl very close. That...
Compass (Mexican Institute of Sound + Toy Selectah)

Compass (Mexican Institute of Sound + Toy Selectah)

  COMPASS CAMILO LARA & TOY SELECTAH   AWARD-WINNING MEXICAN PRODUCERS CAMILO LARA (MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND) AND TOY SELECTAH BRIDGE FRIENDSHIP AND MUSIC FOR THEIR NEW PROJECT, COMPASS, COLLABORATING WITH OVER 90 ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD Producers Toy...
Da Cruz

Da Cruz

    DA CRUZ  The ensemble Da Cruz is a collaboration between vocalist Mariana Da Cruz (a Paulista with Bahian roots) and Swiss producer Ane H. Together with their band, they merge Brazilian music, Electro, Afro Beat, Breakbeats, Ethiopian Grooves, Kuduro and other...
Mosquitos – Sunshine Barato

Mosquitos – Sunshine Barato

Mosquitos – Sunshine Barato   TRACK LIST Flood Sunshine Barato Vagalume Xixizinho Blue Heart Love Remix Shooting Stars Avocado Domesticada No Film Do Pais Dream Awake So Voce E Eu Free As Love The End Ing 27 Degrees STREAM / BUY ABOUT THIS RELEASE Release...
David Starfire

David Starfire

  DAVID STARFIRE “There’s nothing worse than a programmed tabla.” David Starfire laughs as he muses over the recording of his new album, Ascend (Six Degrees). Even a decade ago, when he began segueing from the harder edge electro-rock that took him on tour with Nine...
Mosquitos – III

Mosquitos – III

Mosquitos – III   TRACK LIST Moonshine UFO Ele One Mama’s Baby Reason to Live Nowhere Left to Go Soap Love Like You Go Under Texas Is Huge Looked Away Just A Touch Um Homem Precisa de Uma Gaita STREAM / BUY ABOUT THIS RELEASE Release Date: September...
Dawn Landes & Piers Faccini

Dawn Landes & Piers Faccini

    DAWN LANDES AND PIERS FACCINI The two songwriters, Dawn Landes (US) and Piers Faccini (UK) met in 2013 when they recorded a Lead Belly song for Faccini’s cover project, Songs I Love. Later that year, Piers invited Dawn to France to perform in a 12th Century...
Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society

Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society

  DELIA DERBYSHIRE APPRECIATION SOCIETY   Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society is the culmination of a 30-year friendship between two electronic music veterans, Garry Hughes and Harvey Jones. Garry has worked with artists as diverse as Bjork, Sly & Robbie,...
Dirtwire

Dirtwire

  DIRTWIRE Unlikely worlds harmoniously intersect on the Ondar EP,the newest release by Bay Area-based electro-acoustic duo Dirtwire. The EP honors the musical legacy of Tuvan throat-singing master Kongar-ol Ondar (1962–2013), with a portion of the proceeds going to...
Dirtwire

Dirtwire

Ondar EP (2014) Photos Bio Downloadable bio...
Mosquitos – mosquitos

Mosquitos – mosquitos

Mosquitos – Mosquitos   TRACK LIST Rainsong Boombox Mosquito Forever Song Love Stew Policeman Next To Me Preguica Juju and Blue Footsteps Pure Like Snow So Far Away Semente Nos Dois Mosquito (Reprise) STREAM / BUY ABOUT THIS RELEASE Release Date: June 24,...
Dom La Nena

Dom La Nena

  DOM LA NENA Dom La Nena Releases New Album Tempo with Six Degrees Records   Dom La Nena’s new album, Tempo, is about time.  Not that it demands a lot of your time: most of the songs barely pass the three-minute mark.  But the Brazilian-born, Paris-based singer,...
The Dø

The Dø

Both Ways Open Jaws (2011) Photos Bio Downloadable bio...
Egyptian Project

Egyptian Project

    EGYPTIAN PROJECT With all the news that’s been coming out of Egypt over the last year, it’s surprising that more music has not been circulating. Years before the terms ‘Arab Spring’ was coined, French producer Jérôme Ettinger devoted...
Dom La Nena

Dom La Nena

TEMPO (2021) Bio in English PDF Bio in French PDF Photos TEMPO Album Cover Cantando (2016) Bio in English DOC | PDF Bio in French PDF   Photos Photo by: JEREMIAH Photo by: JEREMIAH Photo by: JEREMIAH Cover Art     Soyo (2015) Bio Downloadable Bio SOYO (PDF) Photo by...
GAUDI

GAUDI

   GAUDI                                                           Globetrotting pioneer of Dub/Electronica, Gaudi has been winning over audiences around the planet with his eclectic style and versatility, his roof raising live performances and of course, through a...
Great American Canyon Band

Great American Canyon Band

  GREAT AMERICAN CANYON BAND Great American Canyon Band is an indie rock band co-fronted by Paul and Kris Masson. After meeting in Baltimore, Maryland they spent several years traveling the United States together. It was during this time, in the deserts outside of Los...
Hite

Hite

  HITE  “Lovely and unsettling. Brightly arranged and shot through with darkness. Rooted in folk yet still using the language of art rock and electronica. The artist Hite revels in these contradictions in her striking debut album Light Of A Strange Day.”...
GAUDI

GAUDI

In Between Times (the Remixes) (2016) Photos In Between Times Remixes Bio (doc) In Between Times Remixes Bio (PDF)   Dub, Sweat & Tears  (2014) Photos In between times (2013) Photos Bio Gaudi Bio Download (doc) Gaudi Bio Download (PDF)...
Hite

HITE

Life Of A Strange Day (2017) Bio: .DOC | .PDF...
Great American Canyon Band

Great American Canyon Band

(2017) Photos     Out Here (2016) Bio: [ .DOC | .PDF ] Photos Only You Remain (2016) Bio: [ .DOC | .PDF ] Photos  Crash EP...
Issa Bagayogo

Issa Bagayogo

ISSA BAGAYOGO Issa Bagayogo may seem like an unlikely candidate for international dancefloor success. His home country of Mali is one of the ten poorest nations in the world, and one in which economic and professional opportunities tend to be shaped by one’s...
Jef Stott

Jef Stott

Arcana (2012) Photos Bio Downloadable bio...
Jef Stott

Jef Stott

  JEF STOTT There’s a luminescent, nearly indescribable feeling you get when walking through the Playa, Burning Man’s center, after sundown. In this empty desert 50,000 people have joined forces with too much diesel and an endless supply of imagination to, as San...
Karsh Kale

Karsh Kale

UP (2016) Bio: DOC | PDF Photos Cinema (2011)...