Compagnia Nuove Indye

Compagnia Nuove Indye, also known as CNI Music, is an Italian independent record label active since the early 1990s. It was founded by Paolo Dossena, a veteran Italian music producer, lyricist and composer. The label built its identity around world music, ethnic and dialectal traditions, and became a key player in the Italian independent music scene by launching and supporting artists such as Almamegretta and Agricantus, who redefined Italian world music through dub and electronic influences. Beyond its core roster, CNI Music has published and distributed work by a wide range of acts, including Tarantolati di Tricarico, Sud Sound System, Enzo Avitabile, Nidi d'Arac, A3 Apulia Project and Maurizio Capone. In the late 1990s, the label expanded its experimental scope with Maurizio Capone's albums Sciarap002 (1997) and Murmurii (1999), which opened CNI toward metropolitan drum & bass and jungle, with close collaboration from bassist and composer Gianluca Nasticola (NastiGi). The label operates its own distribution and has placed its releases in Italian retail chains such as Mediaworld, as well as maintaining a direct worldwide relationship with iTunes for digital distribution. Its official website, cnimusic.it, serves as a hub for news, artists, catalogue, publishing and store sections, and the label maintains an active presence on social media and streaming platforms. CNI Music remains an active independent Italian label, continuing to release new music and support contemporary artists.

Compagnia Nuove Indye, also known as CNI Music, is an Italian record label active since the early 1990s. It was founded by Paolo Dossena, a historic Italian music producer, lyricist and composer. From its beginnings, the label showed a particular attention to ethnic and dialectal music, launching artists such as Almamegretta and Agricantus. These acts, along with others including Tarantolati di Tricarico, Sud Sound System, Enzo Avitabile, Nidi d'Arac, A3 Apulia Project and Maurizio Capone, formed a core roster that helped redefine Italian world music through dub and electronic influences. Toward the end of the 1990s, that experimental vein expanded with Maurizio Capone's albums Sciarap002 (1997) and Murmurii (1999), which marked CNI's opening toward metropolitan drum & bass and jungle. Both works featured close collaboration with bassist and composer Gianluca Nasticola, also known as NastiGi, co-author of central tracks of that period such as 'Sole, mare e terra' and 'Nisciun'. The label has its own distribution and is present with its records in shops and large retail chains such as Mediaworld. In the digital realm, it has a direct worldwide relationship with the iTunes platform. Its official website, cnimusic.it, provides sections for news, artists, catalogue, publishing, store and contacts, and the label maintains an active presence on social media and streaming services. CNI Music continues to release new music and support contemporary artists, as seen in recent announcements such as Renato Giordano's theatrical project and Andrea Vettoretti's singles 'Breath' and 'Back to Our Future'.

• 2025

  New releases and events announced, including Andrea Vettoretti's 'Breath' and 'Back to Our Future' and Renato Giordano's theatrical project.

• 1999

  Maurizio Capone's album Murmurii released, continuing the experimental direction.

• 1997

  Maurizio Capone's album Sciarap002 released, opening CNI toward drum & bass and jungle.

• 1990

  Compagnia Nuove Indye founded by Paolo Dossena in the early 1990s.

Independent Italian record label focused on world music, ethnic and dialectal sounds, with its own distribution and digital reach.

• 1997

  Sciarap002

• 1999

  Murmurii

• 2025

  Breath

• 2025

  Back to Our Future

1. 1Compagnia Nuove Indye official websitecnimusic.it
2. 2Compagnia Nuove Indye - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Compagnia Nuove Indye - Wikipedia (Italian)it.wikipedia.org