Real World Records
- Virgin Music Group
- Yerba Buena[1]
- Narada Productions[2]
- Republic Records
- EMI 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.[3] 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.[4]
In 1999, the label had sold over 3 million records worldwide and released 90 albums.[5] In 2015, it had reached the mark of over 200 albums.[3]
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.[4]
In 2011, EMI Music Publishing renewed the distribution deal for the Real World catalogue outside of the United Kingdom, thereby also covering the United States for the first time.[6]
Artists
- Afro Celt Sound System
- Ashkhabad
- Ayub Ogada
- Bernard Kabanda
- Big Blue Ball (various artists)
- Blind Boys of Alabama
- Charlie Winston
- Creole Choir of Cuba
- Dengue Fever
- Farafina
- Fatala
- Geoffrey Oryema
- Guo Brothers
- Hoba Hoba Spirit
- Jasdeep Singh Degun[7]
- Johnny Kalsi
- Joi
- Joseph Arthur[8]
- 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
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[9] (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
- ^ Llewellyn, Howell (4 August 2001). "Virgin Spain Augments Yerbabuena Imprint". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 31. New York: BPI Communications. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 4086332.
- ^ Paulsen, Eric (3 April 2002). "Success doesn't lure Narada away from Milwaukee". OnMilwaukee. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Real World Records - About". realworldrecords.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ CMU Editorial (4 November 2011). "EMI renews and extends deal with Peter Gabriel". Complete Music Update. UnLimited Media. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun signs to Real World Records and shares debut track, Veer". Real World Records. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mara!". Mara Music. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
External links
- Website Real World Studios (retrieved on 24 March 2023)
- Website Real World Records (retrieved on 24 March 2023)
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