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By Abdel Ali Slimani, 1996

An assured debut from Invaders of the Heart singer Ali Slimani. Algerian rai roots find solid ground with… read more »

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By Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook, 1996

The potent relationship between Nusrat and Michael Brook reaches compelling emotional heights with the se… read more »

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By Hukwe Zawose, 1996

Enchanting, innovative songs from Tanzania's mythical treasure, using the vital tools of his musical ance… read more »

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By Tenores di Bitti, 1996

One of the most fascinating traditional polyphonic quartets of the Mediterranean Sea - straight from the … read more »

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By Yungchen Lhamo, 1996

Standing centre stage at WOMAD Reading, a diminutive, solitary figure in traditional pink and black broca… read more »

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By Geoffrey Oryema, 1996

Now comes 'Night to Night', best described as a 24-hour daydream, a soundtrack to a life taking in memori… read more »

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By Musicians of the Nile, 1996

From the furthest reaches of Upper Egypt to new spaces and cultures, The Musicians of the Nile return wit… read more »

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By Sheila Chandra, 1996

This album, the third in the trilogy for Real World, gives you the fullest access possible to Chandra's i… read more »

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By Various Artists, 1997

This album was recorded live in Cork at Éigse Na Laoi 1995: The Gathering. Like good music which does not… read more »

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By Paban Das Baul and Sam Mills, 1997

Paban Das Baul was born in 1961 in the village of Mohammedpur in the district of Murshidabad in West Beng… read more »

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By Joseph Arthur, 1997

Joseph Arthur is a bard of our times. Junk all those fiddle-dee-dee connotations, negate any sense of ant… read more »

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By Waaberi, 1997

A circle of singers sit on decorated pillows, drinking sweet tea. The atmosphere is intense but relaxed a… read more »

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By Iarla Ó Lionáird, 1997

Today, Iarla Ó Lionáird is the most exciting and innovative performer of Irish traditional unaccompanied … read more »

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By Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook, 1997

From the Asian underground, the new stars emerge to interpret the greatest singer of Qawwali music. The … read more »

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By Maryam Mursal, 1998

Somalia with five children at the height of the civil war. She was to walk, and ride on donkeys and truck… read more »

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By Various Artists, 1998

'Bliss' is an introduction to a more atmospheric and spiritual side of the Real World label. If the track… read more »

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By Papa Wemba, 1998

'Molokai' is Papa Wemba's third album with Real World, (and also the name of his international band). Thi… read more »

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By Yungchen Lhamo, 1998

Freedom has a special savour in the mouth of an exile. For Yungchen Lhamo, a singer who fled Tibet nine y… read more »

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By Djivan Gasparyan & Michael Brook, 1998

With these recordings, Djivan Gasparyan and Michael Brook have fashioned a unique musical hybrid. The d… read more »

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By Pandit Shiv Kuma Sharma, 1999

"...an unbelievable multiple orgasm climax." **** Q magazine, April 1999 Raga Janasammohini - a tranqui… read more »

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By Sheila Chandra, 1999

"Hopefully, this collection...is merely a stopping-off point before total world domination." **** Q magaz… read more »

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By Joi, 1999

"...colours a thick flow of dance rhythms with vocal and instrumental effects reflecting...the excitement… read more »

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By Afro Celt Sound System, 1999

Three years and over 200,000 record sales on from the release of the critically acclaimed debut "Volume 1… read more »

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By Mara!, 1999

Sydney based choir Martenitsa was formed by Mara Kiek in late 1990 with the assistance of the Australia C… read more »

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By Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, 1999

Qawwali, an Arabic word meaning "utterance", is the devotional music of the Sufis of Pakistan and India, … read more »

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By Joji Hirota, 1999

Capturing the mastery and rhythmic grace of this outstanding Japanese contemporary multi-instrumentalist.… read more »

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By Tama, 1999

'Expect the unexpected': what else could be the underlying motto of the Tama project than this true piece… read more »

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By Ananda Shankar, 1999

When lightning hit the Big Room at Real World on the last day of recording we knew the music would be ele… read more »