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more »Running Still
By Charlie Winston, 2012
"The question to ask is 'How am I unique? What can I do to be unique?' Remember that preciousness is not … read more »
more »Kaleidophonica
By Spiro, 2012
Kaleidophonica is the follow-up to Spiro's much-praised Real World album Lightbox, but it's different, sa… read more »
more »Dub Me Tender Vol 1 + 2
By Dub Colossus, 2012
Dub Colossus are hailed as one of the most inventive fusion acts of recent years, with their blend of con… read more »
more »Portico Quartet
By Portico Quartet, 2012
Mercury nominated East Londoners release their third, self-titled, album. Portico Quartet have expande… read more »
more »New Blood
By Peter Gabriel, 2011
Following last year's 'Scratch My Back' album, where Peter Gabriel reinterpreted a diverse selection of o… read more »
more »Hagere
By Samuel Yirga, 2011
Hagere is Samuel Yirga's debut solo release, showcasing Samuel's playing both bold and sensitive, often i… read more »
more »A Life In Film
By Syriana, 2011
Syriana - A Life in Film Vinyl features 4 exclusive remixed tracks, 1 new track Ipiros, and 2 tracks from… read more »
more »Foxlight
By Iarla Ó Lionáird, 2011
For his third solo album - Foxlight - the acclaimed singer Iarla O Lionaird delivers an impassioned and s… read more »
more »Addis Through The Looking Glass
By Dub Colossus, 2011
"The aim", says Nick Page, the musician and producer best-known as Dubulah, also founding member of Trans… read more »
more »Rockers Meet Addis Uptown
By Dub Colossus, 2011
In 1978 "Uptown Top Ranking", written and performed by Jamaican girl duo Althea & Donna, topped the UK si… read more »
more »Laru Beya
By Aurelio, 2011
Encouraged by a songwriter mother with a gorgeous voice and by his widely admired local troubadour father… read more »
more »Knee-Deep In The North Sea
By Portico Quartet, 2011
In 2007 Portico Quartet moved from busking on the South Bank in London to a recording studio and, with th… read more »
more »Tande-la
By The Creole Choir Of Cuba, 2010
The Creole Choir of Cuba are called 'Desandann' in their home country which means 'descendants' and with … read more »
more »The Road To Damascus
By Syriana, 2010
The Road to Damascus begins in London, when Nick "Dubulah" Page and Syrian Qanun player, Abdullah Chhadeh… read more »
more »Capture
By Afro Celt Sound System, 2010
When Afro Celt Sound System burst onto the music scene some 15 years ago their impact was so instant, so … read more »
more »Al Bidayeh
By Syriana, 2010
It is said that Damascus - old Damascus, the 7,000-year-old capital of Syria - is a bit like a veiled wom… read more »
more »Chen Nan Ren
By The Creole Choir Of Cuba, 2010
'Chen Nan Ren' is a freedom song which conveys the celebratory and glorious feeling of resistance, and ha… read more »
more »Bought For A Dollar Sold For A Dime
By Little Axe, 2010
Everyone gets the blues, says Skip McDonald, who should know. The legendary guitarist gets them - like, r… read more »
more »Utopia
By Tom Kerstens' G Plus Ensemble, 2010
'Utopia' is the debut recording of Tom Kerstens with his newly formed G Plus Ensemble. The group was crea… read more »
more »Admission
By The Black Swan Effect, 2010
"Just when you think you've heard it all before, along comes an album that demands the hairs on the back … read more »
more »Trance Sessions
By Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara , 2010
Following many months of touring , taking their raw afro-blues to increasingly enthusiastic audiences, J… read more »
more »Hobo
By Charlie Winston, 2009
Charlie distills his music to its raw essence, a hearty modern gumbo of blues-folk, straight-talking lyri… read more »
more »Line
By Portico Quartet, 2009
Fresh from enthusiastic reception at BBC radio 1, Portico Quartet's glorious 'Line' with its journey fro… read more »
more »Isla
By Portico Quartet, 2009
Isla is a thoughtful and richly tuneful collection of nine pieces recorded by producer John Leckie at Abb… read more »
more »Kalashnik Love
By Speed Caravan, 2009
"I've always had this rage that I need to express." Mehdi Haddab sits back, rests his electric oud on his… read more »
more »In Your Hands
By Charlie Winston, 2009
'In Your Hands' has been described as "A modern day rock gospel song with influences of Nina Simone, Pet… read more »
more »Sounds Of Music
By Various Artists, 2009
This compilation features hidden gems from the Real World Records catalogue to accompany the book of phot… read more »
more »Lightbox
By Spiro, 2009
Lightbox is Spiro's first album for Real World Records - an extraordinarily stirring record. Recorded ove… read more »
more »Return To Addis
By Dub Colossus, 2009
The EP, 'Return To Addis', features all unheard material: two new tracks and two remixes from the album '… read more »
more »Sleepwalking Through The Mekong
By Dengue Fever, 2009
Sleepwalking Through the Mekong follows Dengue Fever on their recent journey to Cambodia to perform 60s a… read more »
more »Eagle
By Mamer, 2009
Eagle was recorded in Urumqi and Beijing with Robin Haller and Matteo Scumaci as producers, and a line-up… read more »
more »Tell No Lies
By Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, 2009
"Tell No Lies" is the new sound of Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara. The sound of a nation with no borders, … read more »
more »Call My Name
By Daby Touré and Skip McDonald, 2009
As soon as they met, they knew each other. Daby Toure: a thirty-something musician raised in Mauritania, … read more »
more »A Town Called Addis
By Dub Colossus, 2008
This project brings together an extraordinary but little known African musical heritage, a labour of love… read more »
more »The Bairns
By Rachel Unthank and The Winterset, 2008
Described as "a bewitching, dream-like, down-to-earth masterpiece," The Bairns is already a classic. With… read more »
more »Big Blue Ball
By Big Blue Ball, 2008
There is a dedicated website for Big Blue Ball with more information along with audio and video from the … read more »
more »Dub Colossus EP
By Dub Colossus, 2008
The first taste of an extraordinary collaboration between contemporary Ethiopian artists and Dubulah (aka… read more »
more »Venus On Earth
By Dengue Fever, 2008
The eagerly-awaited album from the Los Angeles indie-rockers who have made it their mission to revive psy… read more »
more »Long Way Down
By Various Artists, 2007
At Real World, we were excited at the prospect of working on Long Way Down with Ewan and Charley. We had … read more »
more »The Imagined Village
By The Imagined Village, 2007
'Englishness is the final frontier of world music.' - Simon Emmerson, head man of The Imagined Village … read more »
more »Ishumar
By Toumast, 2007
Lead singer Moussa Ag Keyna who, together with Aminatou and French producer Dan Levy, has created a subli… read more »
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more »[sen]
By Sevara Nazarkhan, 2007
Sen - which means 'you' in Uzbek - sees the irrepressible, ever curious artist leaping boldly into contem… read more »
more »Stereo Spirit
By Daby Touré, 2007
Between the rain-swept streets of Paris and the swirling sands of the Sahara, there lies a voice that is … read more »
more »Becoming A Cliché
By Adrian Sherwood, 2006
Where the first 'solo' album was mainly instrumental, Becoming A Cliche features an ever impressive range… read more »
more »Stone Cold Ohio
By Little Axe, 2006
Little Axes's fifth album is 'Stone Cold Ohio' - 15 tracks of future blues - dubbed-out, dark, and smokey… read more »
more »Live 8 at Eden: Africa Calling
By Various Artists, 2006
Most people will remember July 2nd 2005 as being the day that Bob Geldof put on his Live Aid hat with the… read more »
more »Rise Up
By Thomas Mapfumo and The Blacks Unlimited, 2006
Thomas Mapfumo, Zimbabwe's greatest living musician, in a minor key. 'Rise Up' review by Banning Eyre. … read more »
more »Delta Hardware
By Charlie Musselwhite, 2006
Shot through with attitude, the songs on Delta Hardware feel rough-hewn and tough, just as they should fo… read more »
more »Ama
By Yungchen Lhamo, 2006
Among the world's great singers, there are a rare few who become the voice of a nation. After a decade of… read more »
more »Miero
By Värttinä, 2006
If Värttinä had never recorded another album after 'iki' in 2003 their achievement would have been moment… read more »
more »Music, Food and Love
By Guo Yue, 2006
The hauntingly aching music on this CD charts an evocative journey through the life of the musician, comp… read more »
more »LDA V The Lunatics
By Los de Abajo, 2005
This, surely, is one of the more glorious moments in the history of clashes between global music styles. … read more »
more »Invisible Fields
By Iarla Ó Lionáird, 2005
"This album was always going to be different," he says. "I did it in my own house, with a tight team that… read more »
more »Guess You Got It
By Pina, 2005
Guess You Got It - which was issued on PRE, a new Real World imprint - is crammed with songs that already… read more »
more »Moksha
By Amjad Ali Khan, 2005
Indian classical music is still essentially an oral tradition handed down. That's why the lineage or the … read more »
more »Atom Bomb
By The Blind Boys Of Alabama, 2005
While the sound of traditional soul gospel is still unmistakably at its core, Atom Bomb, the group's late… read more »
more »Hotel Juicy Parlour
By Sizer Barker, 2004
Liverpool, late spring, 1996. Carl Brown is walking through a cemetery with a friend, a dog and a headful… read more »
more »Champagne And Grits
By Little Axe, 2004
In 2004 Skip and his team found a new home at Real World Records and created 'Champagne & Grits' (featuri… read more »
more »Day Of Colours
By Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, 2004
When the unforgettable qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan died in Pakistan in 1997, he left a musical v… read more »
more »Diam
By Daby Touré, 2004
Daby relentlessly pursued the grail of a new Afro-centric pop sound. After disbanding Toure Toure, Daby l… read more »
more »Street Signs
By Ozomatli, 2004
It is time for a revolution. It is time for another Ozomatli album. It is time for Street Signs Th… read more »
more »Tani Tana
By State of Bengal Vs Paban Das Paul, 2004
'Tana Tani' plunges Paban into the dub-heavy melee of the British Asian breakbeat scene, where his ecstat… read more »
more »Go Tell It On The Mountain
By The Blind Boys Of Alabama, 2003
Go Tell It On The Mountain is the first holiday theme album in the group's 60-year history, as well as th… read more »
more »Neguinha Te Amo
By Daúde, 2003
Though this may come as a surprise to those unfamiliar with Brazil's music scene, Daude is a rare find: a… read more »
more »Sanctuary
By Charlie Musselwhite, 2003
On this latest musical excursion, Charlie Musselwhite explores the themes that have always charged the po… read more »
more »Among Brothers
By Abdelli, 2003
With no preconceived idea, and with the openness of mind of a newborn child, Abdelli and I let our inspir… read more »
more »Never Trust A Hippy
By Adrian Sherwood, 2003
Never Trust A Hippy, is Adrian Sherwood's eclectic, compelling and lovingly crafted solo debut. The timin… read more »
more »Yol Bolsin
By Sevara Nazarkhan, 2003
Sevara's acclaimed 2002 debut Yol Bolsin ('Where Are You Going') is a collection of traditional, folk and… read more »
more »Mariama
By Pape and Cheikh, 2002
Everyone knows the majesty of Africa's traditional folk music. But few in the West would have connected A… read more »
more »Higher Ground
By The Blind Boys Of Alabama, 2002
The Blind Boys of Alabama are old lions of gospel music, performing together for over 60 years. On this a… read more »
more »Music of the Himalayas
By Rahul Sharma, 2002
Let's pretend it's still September 2000. A 27-year-old santoor player called Rahul Sharma is touring as p… read more »
more »Roots Controller
By Misty in Roots, 2002
REJOICE! The return of Misty In Roots to the recording studio with 'Roots Controller' marks twelve years … read more »
more »Redemption's Son
By Joseph Arthur, 2002
Even as you read this Joseph Arthur is making another record. Or sculpting or painting or tapping rows of… read more »
more »Assembly
By Hukwe Zawose, 2002
Tanzania has a made-to-measure musical ambassador in the person of Dr Hukwe Zawose: educator, instrument … read more »
more »Quick Look
By Pina, 2002
Songwriters have often travelled far and wide in search of inspiration. But the crazy journey undertaken … read more »
more »My Songs And A Poem
By Estrella Morente, 2002
"One of our intentions was to keep the flavour of classic flamenco, while imbuing this 'deep song' (cante… read more »
more »Body and Soul
By Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 2001
Sufism, Islamic mysticism, is in essence a message of love. The metaphor of love, lover and the beloved w… read more »
more »Spirit of Africa
By Various Artists, 2001
Real World Records, in conjunction with the Mercury Phoenix Trust, are proud to announce the release of "… read more »
more »A Better Destiny
By Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, 2001
The new album from Rizwan-Muazam Qawwali Group - the youngest and most exciting group of Qawwali singers … read more »
more »Volume 3 : Further In Time
By Afro Celt Sound System, 2001
When Simon Emmerson began to piece together the Afro Celt Sound System in 1992 he had no idea where the j… read more »
more »Peoples Colony No 1
By Temple Of Sound, 2001
"The essence of a collaboration is people... what drives them, their dreams, aspirations, their daily rhy… read more »
more »Spirit Of The Century
By The Blind Boys Of Alabama, 2001
"Tired of all this beat head bizniz? The look no further than The Blind Boys Of Alabama. These old boys f… read more »
more »Untold Things
By Jocelyn Pook, 2001
"I wanted this new record to reflect the live work I've been doing for the last couple of years," says th… read more »
more »We Are Three
By Joi, 2000
Joi follow their critically acclaimed debut album, 'One and One is One' with the release of a new album, … read more »
more »Gifted
By Various Artists, 2000
Beautiful, sensual songs by nine extraordinary women singers including Sheila Chandra, Susana Baca, Sushe… read more »
more »Out Of Stillness
By Gopal Shankar Misra, 2000
The liquid and expressive sound of the vichitra veena lends itself wonderfully to Indian classical music'… read more »
more »Lost Souls
By Spaccanapoli, 2000
From the streets of Naples, Spaccanapoli are the inheritors of a tradition that has existed for centuries… read more »
more »Serious Tam
By Telek, 2000
George Mamua Telek's songs and his hauntingly beautiful voice, traverse many musical styles capturing the… read more »
more »Dust To Gold
By Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 2000
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997) The title 'Dust To Gold' reflects upon Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's philoso… read more »
more »Come To Where I'm From
By Joseph Arthur, 2000
The Real World label is best known as an outlet for treasured world music. But Akron, Ohio is as much a p… read more »
more »I Could Read The Sky
By Iarla Ó Lionáird, 2000
Music written for and inspired by the film of the same name. An old man, at the end of his life, remembe… read more »
more »Rain of Blessings
By Lama Gyurme, 2000
Lama Gyurme was named "Oumze" (Master of Music) during his first 3 years retreat for the simple reason th… read more »
more »Voices of the Real World
By Various Artists, 2000
"Of all the sounds that we hear, human beings have the broadest range of responses to the voice. From the… read more »
more »Walking On
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 »
more »Nostalgie
By Tama, 1999
'Expect the unexpected': what else could be the underlying motto of the Tama project than this true piece… read more »
more »The Gate
By Joji Hirota, 1999
Capturing the mastery and rhythmic grace of this outstanding Japanese contemporary multi-instrumentalist.… read more »
more »Sacrifice to Love
By Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, 1999
Qawwali, an Arabic word meaning "utterance", is the devotional music of the Sufis of Pakistan and India, … read more »
more »Volume 2: Release
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 »
more »One and One is One
By Joi, 1999
"...colours a thick flow of dance rhythms with vocal and instrumental effects reflecting...the excitement… read more »
more »Moonsung
By Sheila Chandra, 1999
"Hopefully, this collection...is merely a stopping-off point before total world domination." **** Q magaz… read more »
more »Sampradaya
By Pandit Shiv Kuma Sharma, 1999
"...an unbelievable multiple orgasm climax." **** Q magazine, April 1999 Raga Janasammohini - a tranqui… read more »
more »Black Rock
By Djivan Gasparyan & Michael Brook, 1998
With these recordings, Djivan Gasparyan and Michael Brook have fashioned a unique musical hybrid. The d… read more »
more »Coming Home
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 »
more »Molokai
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 »
more »Bliss
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 »
more »The Journey
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 »
more »Star Rise
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 »
more »The Seven Steps to Mercy
By Iarla Ó Lionáird, 1997
Today, Iarla Ó Lionáird is the most exciting and innovative performer of Irish traditional unaccompanied … read more »
more »New Dawn
By Waaberi, 1997
A circle of singers sit on decorated pillows, drinking sweet tea. The atmosphere is intense but relaxed a… read more »
more »Big City Secrets
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 »
more »Real Sugar
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 »
more »The Gathering
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 »
more »ABoneCroneDrone
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 »
more »Charcoal Gypsies
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 »
more »Night to Night
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 »
more »Tibet, Tibet
By Yungchen Lhamo, 1996
Standing centre stage at WOMAD Reading, a diminutive, solitary figure in traditional pink and black broca… read more »
more »S'amore 'e mama
By Tenores di Bitti, 1996
One of the most fascinating traditional polyphonic quartets of the Mediterranean Sea - straight from the … read more »
more »Chibite
By Hukwe Zawose, 1996
Enchanting, innovative songs from Tanzania's mythical treasure, using the vital tools of his musical ance… read more »
more »Night Song
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 »
more »Mraya
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 »
more »Volume 1 - Sound Magic
By Afro Celt Sound System, 1995
the sound of the past transforming into the future Sound Magic, released on 15 July 1996, is the firs… read more »
more »New Moon
By Abdelli, 1995
The poetic and passionate music of a man who brings his ancient culture into the twentieth century, in co… read more »
more »Dream
By U. Srinivas & Michael Brook, 1995
A union between India's premier mandolin player and a renowned Canadian guitarist/producer, U Srinivas an… read more »
more »Emotion
By Papa Wemba, 1995
Fresh and daring as ever, this world-class singer continues his ascendancy to global fame. Total emotiona… read more »
more »Opus 1
By Pan African Orchestra, 1995
Out of Accra, Ghana, comes a new and ambitious expression of modern Africa using the sanza, the drum, the… read more »
more »The Truth (Ny Marina)
By Justin Vali Trio, 1995
This unusual acoustic trio merges island roots with shades of urban life. A new, intricate vocabulary for… read more »
more »Arcane
By Various Artists, 1994
The joined forces of Simon Jeffes, Nigel Kennedy, Andy Sheppard, Nana Vasconcelos, Jane Siberry, Alex Gif… read more »
more »Classical
By The Terem Quartet, 1994
More dazzling reinterpretations from the strings of the St Petersburg quartet - classical themes wittily … read more »
more »A Week or Two in the Real World
By Various Artists, 1994
more »Rama Sreerama
By U. Srinivas, 1994
The child prodigy of Karnatak music who has taken the mandolin, an instrument unknown in India, to unique… read more »
more »Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana
By S.E. Rogie, 1994
Floating from the bars of Sierra Leone comes palm wine music. With his mellow baritone and acoustic guita… read more »
more »The Zen Kiss
By Sheila Chandra, 1994
An extraordinary exploration of vocal power and potential. "With a dexterous tonal range that's as brigh… read more »
more »The Last Prophet
By Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 1994
Mystic messages transcending cultural boundaries from Qawwali. Nusrat's compositions won him fans in the … read more »
more »Djabote
By Doudou N'Diaye Rose, 1994
Legendary master drummer of Senegal, a one-man repository of all that's old and new in Senegalese drum-lo… read more »
more »Voices from the Distant Steppe
By Shu-de, 1994
From deep in central Asia comes a unique recording of traditional Tuvan "throat-singing". Poignant and in… read more »
more »Beat the Border
By Geoffrey Oryema, 1993
'Beat the Border' is Geoffrey Oryema's second album for Real World Records. One of the cornerstones of th… read more »
more »Way Down Below Buffalo Hell
By Jam Nation, 1993
In August 1992, the production and remix team of Mark Rutherford and John Gosling were asked by Peter Gab… read more »
more »Trance
By Hassan Hakmoun, 1993
Hassan Hakmoun and his band take the ancient Moroccan musical tradition and update it with an upfront vit… read more »
more »Majurugenta
By Ghorwane, 1993
In the hot and dusty Gaza Province of Mozambique there is a small lake called Ghorwane that never runs dr… read more »
more »Plus from Us
By Various Artists, 1993
"After the music for 'The Last Temptation of Christ' was completed and released under the name 'Passion',… read more »
more »City of Love
By Ashkhabad, 1993
Most members of Ashkhabad are traditional musicians, earning their living by playing at weddings. They ta… read more »
more »Table Songs of Georgia
By Tsinandali Choir, 1993
Table songs are the musical expression of the Georgian cult of wine, and the Tsinandali Choir are famous … read more »
more »Devotional Songs
By Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 1992
New arrangements of classic devotional songs, with mandolin and guitar. "...organic eroticism, mixed wit… read more »
more »Music At Matt Molloy's
By Various Artists, 1992
Some of Ireland's finest traditional musicians join legendary Chieftains' flute player Matt Molloy and gu… read more »
more »A Week in the Real World (Part 1)
By Various Artists, 1992
In August 1991 Real World Studios opened its doors to over 75 artists from 20 countries for a unique reco… read more »
more »Weaving My Ancestors' Voices
By Sheila Chandra, 1992
Sheila Chandra is the only Asian singer to have had mainstream chart success in the UK in the 1980s. 'Eve… read more »
more »Le Voyageur
By Papa Wemba, 1992
The high-pitched, and often melancholy, tone of Wemba's beautiful singing style is reminiscent of his tra… read more »
more »Jubilation
By Holmes Brothers, 1992
Quickly established as significant new names on the blues scene with the release of their first two album… read more »
more »Terem
By The Terem Quartet, 1992
The Terem Quartet is unique. As classically trained musicians, their technique and expertise are astonish… read more »
more »Lament
By Various Artists, 1992
A collection of beautiful and haunting Irish laments. All pieces are solo performances, recorded especial… read more »
more »Mambo
By Remmy Ongala, 1991
Remmy Ongala and the band in sparkling form at the 1991 Real World Recording Week. A soulful and upliftin… read more »
more »Island of Ghosts
By Rossy, 1991
Of all the musicians performing in Madagascar today, it is Rossy who most capably captures the spirit of … read more »
more »Shahbaaz
By Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 1991
In less than a decade Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan achieved outstanding and unique success. The foremost reason … read more »
more »The Wild Field
By Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble, 1991
This is an album of peasant songs from southern Russia, specific to an area known as "the wild field" bec… read more »
more »Mustt Mustt
By Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 1990
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is today acknowledged as the greatest modern master of Qawwali, the devotional musi… read more »
more »Exile
By Geoffrey Oryema, 1990
Politics, particularly the politics of repression, are familiar as raw material for the singer-songwriter… read more »
more »Gula Gula
By Mari Boine, 1990
In the Arctic part of Europe, so far north that it is often missing from weather maps on television, live… read more »
more »Mama Mosambiki
By Eyuphuro, 1990
For most people, Mozambique conjures up images of tragedy, war, famine and millions of refugees living on… read more »
more »Ya Habib
By Sabri Brothers, 1990
'O Beloved' is the translated title of this classic Qawwali album by a classic Qawwali ensemble. The Sabr… read more »
more »The Mahabharata
By Various Artists, 1990
A monumental collaboration of international talent featuring musicians from Iran, Turkey, Japan, Denmark,… read more »
more »Songs for the Poor Man
By Remmy Ongala, 1989
Known as "The Doctor", Remmy Ongala is based in Dar es Salaam with his band, Orchestre Super Matimila. In… read more »
more »Passion Sources
By Various Artists, 1989
'Passion Sources' was compiled by Peter Gabriel as a companion album to 'Passion' (the music written for … read more »
more »Shahen-Shah
By Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 1989
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a man of impressive, even daunting, stature. The emotional intensity and soarin… read more »
more »Passion
By Peter Gabriel, 1989
Peter Gabriel's remarkable musical collage for Scorsese's 'The Last Temptation of Christ', 1990 Grammy Aw… read more »
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