INEDIT
The Maison des Cultures du Monde, founded in 1982, is hosting foreign performances, irrespective of their place of origin or their form of expression: sacred or secular, erudite or widespread, professional or amateur, literary or oral, traditional or contemporary.
Furthermore it is developing tools of distribution, documentation and preservation, specifically through the INEDIT label of traditional music.
The segment “world traditional music” has experienced considerable changes over the last years. Today the designation “world music” encompasses a variety of genres: from traditional music - both erudite and popular - to international pop and urban foreign music. The INEDIT series, founded in 1985 by Françoise Gründ, is the Maison des Cultures du Monde’s answer to the ever-evolving trends and the confusion of genres that prevail in the market. It is the alternative born of our commitment to defending the integrity of the extant cultures and repertoires emanating from tradition.
The INEDIT series, recognisable for its singular world view, is a multipurpose device: it is a mirror to the musical discoveries offered by the Maison des Cultures du Monde (live concert recordings); a site for ethnomusicologists to publish field recordings and an active memorial dedicated to the preservation of endangered forms of the world musical heritage (through anthologies and complete series).
Each CD contains extensive information in the form of a bilingual (sometimes triliingual) booklet, written by ethnomusicologists and researchers. The series has received more than 180 awards and citations for its relentless quest for quality and originality, both “trademarks” of the Maison des Cultures du Monde. With an average turnout of eight releases per year, the catalogue of the INEDIT series now contains more than 110 albums.
