Real World Records is a British

record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...

specializing in

world music "World music" is an English phrase for styles of music from non-English speaking countries, including quasi-traditional, Cross-cultural communication, intercultural, and traditional music. World music's broad nature and elasticity as a musical ...

. It was founded in 1989 by English musician

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. He left the band in 1975 and launched a solo career wit ...

and original members of

WOMAD WOMAD ( ; World of Music, Arts and Dance) is an international arts festival. The central aim of WOMAD is to celebrate the world's many forms of music, arts and dance. History WOMAD was founded in 1980 by English rock musician Peter Gabriel, w ...

. A majority of the works released on Real World Records feature music recorded at

Real World Studios Real World Studios is a residential recording studio complex founded by Peter Gabriel and situated in the old Box Mill building in the village of Box, Wiltshire, England, near to the city of Bath. It is closely associated with the Real World R ...

, in

Box, Wiltshire Box is a large village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wiltshire, England, about west of Corsham and northeast of Bath, Somerset, Bath. Box also falls in the easternmost pa ...

, England.

History

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. Many of the released recordings continue to be made at

, also founded in 1989, whose facilities support the goals of Real World Records. In 2011,

EMI Music Publishing EMI Music Publishing Ltd. is a British multinational music publishing company headquartered in London, owned by Sony Music Publishing. In May 2018, Sony Music Publishing agreed to increase its stake in EMI to 90%, pending regulatory approva ...

renewed the distribution deal for the Real World catalogue outside of the United Kingdom, thereby also covering the United States for the first time.

Artists

* Afro Celt Sound System * Ashkhabad *

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* Bernard Kabanda * Blind Boys of Alabama * Charlie Winston * Creole Choir of Cuba *

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* Farafina * Fatala * Geoffrey Oryema * Guo Brothers * Hoba Hoba Spirit * Jasdeep Singh Degun * Johnny Kalsi * Joi *

Joseph Arthur Joseph Lyburn Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years t ...

* Les Amazones d'Afrique * Little Axe * Mamer * Maryam Mursal *

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), also known by his initials NFAK, was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. Khan was primarily a singer of qawwali, a form of Sufi devot ...

* Ozomatli * Paban Das Baul * Pan-African Orchestra * Papa Wemba *

* Portico Quartet * Rupert Hine * Samuel Yirga *

Sheila Chandra Sheila Savithri Elizabeth Chandra (born 14 March 1965) is a retired English pop singer of Indian descent. She began her career as an actress in the late 1970s before launching a music career in the early 1980s. Her career ended prematurely in 2 ...

* Sevara Nazarkhan * Spiro * The Imagined Village * U. Srinivas * Värttinä *

Yungchen Lhamo Yungchen Lhamo (Tibetan: དབྱངས་ཅན་ལྷ་མོ, ''lhamo'' meaning "goddess of song") is a Tibetan singer-songwriter living in the United States. She won the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album in ARIA Music Awards of 199 ...

* The Zawose Queens

Partial discography

*''ABoneCroneDrone'', Sheila Chandra, 1996 *'' Among Brothers'', Abderrahmane Abdelli, 2003 * '' And I'll Scratch Yours'', various artists, 2013 *''

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'', 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 ''Big City Secrets'' is the first studio album by American singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur, released by Real World Records on March 11, 1997. Track listing Personnel Musicians * Joseph Arthur – guitar (1–5, 7–9, 11, 12), vocals, ha ...

'',

, 1997 *''Black Rock'', Djivan Gasparyan &

Michael Brook Michael Brook (born 1951) is a Canadian guitarist, inventor, music producer, and film music composer. He plays in many genres, including rock, electronica, world music, minimalism and film scores. His collaborations with musicians around the worl ...

, 1998 *''Coming Home'', Yungchen Lhamo, 1998 *''Djabote'', Doudou Ndiaye Rose, 1992 *''

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'', Papa Wemba, 1995 *''En Mana Kuoyo'',

, 1993 *''Espace'', Tama, 2002 *''Go Tell It on the Mountain'', Blind Boys of Alabama, 2003 *''Higher Ground'', The Blind Boys of Alabama, with

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, and special guest

Ben Harper Benjamin Charles Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music, and he is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, liv ...

, 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,

, 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'',

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, 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'',

, 1996 *''

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'',

Hassan Hakmoun Hassan Hakmoun () (born 16 September 1963) is a Moroccan musician who specializes in the Gnawa style. Early life Hakmoun was born to a family of musiciansJocelyn Pook Jocelyn Pook (, rhyming with "book") (born 14 February 1960) is an English composer who is known for her scores for many films, including ''Eyes Wide Shut'', ''The Merchant of Venice'' and '' The Wife''. Her principal instrument is the viola. ...

, 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

External links

Website Real World Studios
(retrieved on 24 March 2023)
Website Real World Records
(retrieved on 24 March 2023) {{Authority control 1989 establishments in England Record labels established in 1989 British record labels World music record labels Progressive rock record labels Peter Gabriel Virgin Records Multimedia Companies based in Wiltshire British independent record labels