Real World Records

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Real World Records is a record label started in 1989 by Peter Gabriel to help promote world music.

The label which 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 publics consciousness during the 90s. Many of the label's releases are recorded at Real World Studios.

Notable artists released on Real World records include:

• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
• The Blind Boys of Alabama
• Afro Celt Sound System
• Sheila Chandra
• Geoffrey Oryema
• Papa Wemba

[edit] See also

• List of record labels

[edit] External links

• Real World Records official website
• Real World Remixed