| SonoDisc | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| Founder | Marcel Perse and Michel David |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin |  France |
| Location | 15th arrondissement of Paris |
| Official website | SonoDisc |
Sonodisc (a contraction for Société nouvelle de distribution de disques), or simply spelled SonoDisc, was a French record label established in 1970 by former Ngoma's staff members Marcel Perse and Michel David in Paris.[1][2] It was one of the most prominent record labels in the 1970s. It distributed albums and cassette tapes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Egypt, Algeria, the Republic of the Congo, the Caribbean, Armenia, Tahiti, India, Latin America, Italy, and other overseas territories.[3][4][5][6][7]
- ^ Mpisi, Jean (2003). Tabu Ley "Rochereau": innovateur de la musique africaine (in French). Paris France: Éditions L'Harmattan. p. 328. ISBN 978-2-7475-5735-1.
- ^ "Sonodisc – Karakos Productions". www.karakosproductions.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "SonoDisc History – afrodisc.com". Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ Jeune Afrique, Issues 821-833 (in French). Paris, France: Jeune Afrique. 1976. pp. 74–79.
- ^ Stewart, Gary (2020-05-05). Rumba on the River: A History of the Popular Music of the Two Congos. London and New York City: Verso Books. ISBN 978-1-78960-911-0.
- ^ Billboard. New York City, New York State, United States: Nielsen Business Media. 1993-05-22. p. 68.
- ^ Afrique-Asie, Issues 100-113 (in French). Paris, France: Société d'Éditions Afrique, Asie, Amérique Latine. 1976. p. 43.