Congratulations to ECM Records who celebrate their 50th anniversary this year. 50 years ago, in November 1969, the first ECM album was recorded, Mal Waldron’s Free At Last, made under the supervision of Manfred Eicher. Over the following five decades, a further 1600 recordings have been made: half a century of continuous work as an […]
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Songlines Magazine have announced their Best Albums of 2019 (see below) and we’re pleased to see the list include five albums distributed by Proper. These include Miri from Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni ba, 1958 from Blick Bassy, HaitiaNola from Lakou Mizik, Songs of our Native Daughters from Our Native Daughters and The Lost Words: Spell […]
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Congratulations to all of the nominees for the 2020 GRAMMY® Awards which were announced last week. This year we’re pleased to see twenty six Proper distributed acts among the shortlist (see below). The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will take place on January 26, 2020, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be hosted, […]
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Record Store Day Black Friday returns this year on the 29 November with the release of a list of limited edition records available in independent record shops all across the UK. This year we have exclusive releases from artists including Todd Rundgren, Nick Lowe, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Bill Evans and many more. Find a full list […]
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The nominees for the 2020 UK Americana Awards were announced tonight at the AmericanaFest UK press launch, presented by this year’s International Artist of the Year winner Mary Gauthier and Baylen Leonard. Congratulations to all of the nominatees which once again include many Proper distributed artists and groups. The fifth annual AmericanaFest UK 2020 takes […]
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Congratulations to all of the winners at the 2019 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards which were announced last night at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Among the winners were many Proper distributed acts including Brìghde Chaimbeul, Seckou Keita, Karine Polwart, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita and Ye Vagabonds. Performances included Edward II with Kitty Macfarlane, […]