Real World Records is a British record label started in 1989 by Peter Gabriel to record and produce world music, as well as his own releases.
The label grew up alongside the success of the WOMAD festivals and Peter Gabriel's exploration of music from other cultures, and helped push world music into the general public's consciousness during the 1990s. Many of the label's releases are recorded at Gabriel's Real World Studios, at Box, Wiltshire.
The label is distributed worldwide by Caroline Records. The label had previous distribution agreements with Ryko, Republic Records, Virgin Records and Narada Productions.
ABoneCroneDrone, Sheila Chandra, 1996Among Brothers, Abderrahmane Abdelli, 2003Atom Bomb, The Blind Boys of Alabama, 2005Beat the Border, Geoffrey Oryema, 1993Big Blue Ball, various artists, 2008 (recorded 1991, 1992, 1995)Big City Secrets, Joseph Arthur, 1997Black Rock, Djivan Gasparyan & Michael Brook, 1998Coming Home, Yungchen Lhamo, 1998Djabote, Doudou Ndiaye Rose, 1992Emotion, Papa Wemba, 1995En Mana Kuoyo, Ayub Ogada, 1993Espace, Tama, 2002Higher Ground, The Blind Boys of Alabama, with Robert Randolph and the Family Band, and special guest Ben Harper, 2002In Your Hands, Charlie Winston, 2009Le Voyageur, Papa WembaMy Songs and a Poem, Estrella Morente, 2001Night Song, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook, 1995Night to Night, Geoffrey Oryema, 1996Pod, Afro Celt Sound System, 2004Plus from US, 1993Quick Look, Pina, 2002Real Sugar, Paban Das Baul & Sam Mills, 1997Sampradaya, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, with Rahul Sharma, Shafaat Ahmed Khan & Manorama Sharma, 1999Serious Tam, Telek, 2000Sezoni, Mara! with Martenitsa Choir, 1999 (original release on Rufus Records, 1997)The Journey, Maryam Mursal, 1998The Last Prophet, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party, 1994The Mahabharata, Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1990The Truth (Ny Marina), The Justin Vali Trio, 1995The Zen Kiss, Sheila Chandra, 1994Tibet, Tibet, Yungchen Lhamo, 1996Trance, Hassan Hakmoun and Zahar, 1993Trísan, Trísan, 1992Untold Things, Jocelyn Pook, 2001Volume 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