Real World Records

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. A majority of the works released on Real World Records feature music recorded at Real World Studios, in Box, Wiltshire, 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 Real World Studios, also founded in 1989, whose facilities support the goals of Real World Records.
Artists
Afro Celt Sound System
Ashkhabad
Ayub Ogada
Bernard Kabanda
Big Blue Ball (various artists)
Charlie Winston
Creole Choir of Cuba
Dengue Fever
Farafina
Fatala
Geoffrey Oryema
Guo Brothers
Hoba Hoba Spirit
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 Blind Boys of Alabama
The Imagined Village
U. Srinivas
Värttinä
Yungchen Lhamo
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
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, 2011Night Song, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook, 1995Night to Night, Geoffrey Oryema, 1996
Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ, Peter Gabriel, 1989Pod, Afro Celt Sound System, 2004Plus from US, various artists, 1993Quick Look, Pina, 2002Rama Sreerama, U. Srinivas, 1994Real Sugar, Paban Das Baul & Sam Mills, 1997Sampradaya, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, with Rahul Sharma, Shafaat Ahmed Khan & Manorama Sharma, 1999
Scratch My Back, Peter Gabriel, 2010Serious Tam, Telek, 2000Sezoni, Mara! with Martenitsa Choir, 1999 (original release on Rufus Records, 1997)Songs for the Poor Man, Remmy Ongala, 1989The Journey, Maryam Mursal, 1998The Last Prophet, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party, 1994The Truth (Ny Marina), The Justin Vali Trio, 1995The Zen Kiss, Sheila Chandra, 1994Tibet, Tibet, Yungchen Lhamo, 1996Trance, Hassan Hakmoun and Zahar, 1993Untold Things, Jocelyn Pook, 2001
Up, Peter Gabriel, 2002
Us, Peter Gabriel, 1992Volume 2: Release, Afro Celt Sound System, 1999Volume 3: Further in Time, Afro Celt Sound System, 2001Weaving My Ancestor's Voices Sheila Chandra, 1992Yo‘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)
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