EMI Hemisphere

{{Short description|British record label}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=January 2011}} {{One source|date=August 2022}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Use British English|date=September 2013}} {{Infobox record label |name = EMI Hemisphere |image = |parent = Parlophone Label Group |founded = 1993 |founder = Carl Lindström |distributor = EMI Records (UK) |location = United Kingdom |genre = World |country = |url = }}

'''EMI Hemisphere''' is a world music record label imprint of EMI.

Founded by Gerald Seligman in 1993, it drew on music from the international catalogues of EMI Records, supplemented by its own signings and some outside licensing. It was one of the first, international labels to extensively compile music of the world. Seligman ran it until 2000 out of London, UK. From there it lasted a few more releases and has since ceased activity. Seligman produced or executive-produced seventy six releases for the label, and is now General Director of WOMEX, the world music expo, based in Berlin.

Circa 2000 it initiated the best-selling ''The Story of Series,'' including titles focusing on tango, fado, flamenco, bossa nova, Arab, French, Cuban and Greek popular song performances. Aside from anthologies, it has re-issued performances by individual artists.<ref>liner insert for ''The Story of Arabic Song'' EMI Hemisphere 7243 5 24341 2 1, 2000</ref> The label is currently owned by the Parlophone Label Group.

==See also== * World music * Lists of record labels * WOMEX

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Category:1993 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:British record labels Category:World music record labels Category:EMI