Real World Records

The goal of its founding in 1989 was to give talented musicians from around the world access to state-of-the-art recording facilities and audiences beyond their geographic region. The musical relationships formed at WOMAD festivals were also intended to lead to new music recordings. As a result, the music label is known for bringing together musicians who share a common interest in music in general. New recording methods and new meeting places are created. In 1999, the label had sold over 3 million records worldwide and released 90 albums. In 2015, it had reached the mark of over 200 albums. ==Artists==

• Afro Celt Sound System • Ashkhabad • Ayub Ogada • Bernard Kabanda • Blind Boys of Alabama • Charlie Winston • Creole Choir of Cuba • Dengue Fever • Farafina • Fatala • Geoffrey Oryema • Guo Brothers • Hoba Hoba Spirit • Jasdeep Singh Degun • Johnny Kalsi • Joi • Joseph Arthur • Les Amazones d'Afrique • Little Axe • Mamer • Maryam Mursal • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan • Ozomatli • Paban Das Baul • Pan-African Orchestra • Papa Wemba • Peter Gabriel • Portico Quartet • Rupert Hine • Samuel Yirga • Sheila Chandra • Sevara Nazarkhan • Spiro • The Imagined Village • U. Srinivas • Värttinä • Yungchen Lhamo • The Zawose Queens ==Partial discography==

• ABoneCroneDrone, Sheila Chandra, 1996 • Among Brothers, Abderrahmane Abdelli, 2003 • ''And I'll Scratch Yours'', various artists, 2013 • 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 • Go Tell It on the Mountain, Blind Boys of Alabama, 2003 • 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 • New Blood, Peter Gabriel, 2011 • Night Song, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook, 1995 • Night to Night, Geoffrey Oryema, 1996 • Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ, Peter Gabriel, 1989 • Pod, Afro Celt Sound System, 2004 • Plus from US, various artists, 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 • Scratch My Back, Peter Gabriel, 2010 • Serious Tam, Telek, 2000 • Sezoni, Mara! with Martenitsa Choir, 1999 (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 • Up, Peter Gabriel, 2002 • Us, Peter Gabriel, 1992 • 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==