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Real World Records
Real World Records Logo
Founded1989 (1989)
FounderPeter Gabriel
Distributor(s)Caroline Distribution
GenreWorld music
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationBox, Wiltshire
Official websitewww.realworldrecords.com

Real World Records is a British record label specializing in world music. It was founded in 1989 by English musician Peter Gabriel and original members of WOMAD.[1]

History[edit]

In 1999, the label had sold over 3 million records worldwide and released 90 albums.[2] In 2015, it had reached the mark of over 200 albums.[1]

Artists[edit]

  • Sheila Chandra
  • Sevara Nazarkhan
  • Spiro (band)
  • The Blind Boys of Alabama
  • The Imagined Village
  • U. Srinivas
  • Värttinä
  • Yungchen Lhamo

Partial discography[edit]

  • ABoneCroneDrone, Sheila Chandra, 1996
  • Among Brothers, Abderrahmane Abdelli, 2003
  • Atom Bomb, The Blind Boys of Alabama, 2005
  • Beat the Border, Geoffrey Oryema, 1993
  • Big Blue Ball, various artists, 2008 (recorded 1991, 1992, 1995)
  • Big City Secrets, Joseph Arthur, 1997
  • Black Rock, Djivan Gasparyan & Michael Brook, 1998
  • Coming Home, Yungchen Lhamo, 1998
  • Djabote, Doudou Ndiaye Rose, 1992
  • Emotion, Papa Wemba, 1995
  • En Mana Kuoyo, Ayub Ogada, 1993
  • Espace, Tama, 2002
  • Higher Ground, The Blind Boys of Alabama, with Robert Randolph and the Family Band, and special guest Ben Harper, 2002
  • In Your Hands, Charlie Winston, 2009
  • Le Voyageur, Papa Wemba
  • My Songs and a Poem, Estrella Morente, 2001
  • Mustt Mustt, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook, 1990
  • Night Song, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook, 1995
  • Night to Night, Geoffrey Oryema, 1996
  • Pod, Afro Celt Sound System, 2004
  • Plus from US, 1993
  • Quick Look, Pina, 2002
  • Rama Sreerama, U. Srinivas, 1994
  • Real Sugar, Paban Das Baul & Sam Mills, 1997
  • Sampradaya, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, with Rahul Sharma, Shafaat Ahmed Khan & Manorama Sharma, 1999
  • Serious Tam, Telek, 2000
  • Sezoni, Mara! with Martenitsa Choir, 1999[4] (original release on Rufus Records, 1997)
  • Songs for the Poor Man, Remmy Ongala, 1989
  • The Journey, Maryam Mursal, 1998
  • The Last Prophet, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party, 1994
  • The Truth (Ny Marina), The Justin Vali Trio, 1995
  • The Zen Kiss, Sheila Chandra, 1994
  • Tibet, Tibet, Yungchen Lhamo, 1996
  • Trance, Hassan Hakmoun and Zahar, 1993
  • Untold Things, Jocelyn Pook, 2001
  • Volume 2: Release, Afro Celt Sound System, 1999
  • Volume 3: Further in Time, Afro Celt Sound System, 2001
  • Weaving My Ancestor's Voices Sheila Chandra, 1992
  • Yo‘l Bo‘lsin, Sevara Nazarkhan, 2003

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Jones, Amanda (8 February 2015). "Real World Records: Passion And Authenticity Are Fundamental". All About Jazz (Interview). Interviewed by Nenad Georgievski. Philadelphia: Michael Ricci. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ Gabriel, Peter (14 August 1999). "The Real World of Peter Gabriel". Billboard (Interview). Interviewed by Melinda Newman. New York: BPI Communications. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. ^ Scaggs, Austin (27 January 2009). "Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts Enter the S.S." Rolling Stone. New York. ISSN 0035-791X. OCLC 693532152. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Mara!". Mara Music. Retrieved 29 December 2019.



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