Amidst the cavalcade of corporate clones that typify the record business, Rounder Records has carved a distinctive niche as a unique, diverse and successful independent outfit. Rounder's rich catalog includes New Orleans R&B and brass band jazz, Cajun music and zydeco, bluegrass and old time country, reggae, blues, African music, contemporary and historic folk, modern rock, miscellaneous Third World material and much, much more. By releasing such roots and roots-related music—which is usu...