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By Dub Colossus, 2008

This project brings together an extraordinary but little known African musical heritage, a labour of love… read more »

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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 »

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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 »

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By Dub Colossus, 2008

The first taste of an extraordinary collaboration between contemporary Ethiopian artists and Dubulah (aka… read more »

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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 »

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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 »

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By The Imagined Village, 2007

'Englishness is the final frontier of world music.' - Simon Emmerson, head man of The Imagined Village … read more »

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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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By Sevara Nazarkhan, 2007

Sen - which means 'you' in Uzbek - sees the irrepressible, ever curious artist leaping boldly into contem… read more »

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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 »

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By Adrian Sherwood, 2006

Where the first 'solo' album was mainly instrumental, Becoming A Cliche features an ever impressive range… read more »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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By Värttinä, 2006

If Värttinä had never recorded another album after 'iki' in 2003 their achievement would have been moment… read more »

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By Guo Yue, 2006

The hauntingly aching music on this CD charts an evocative journey through the life of the musician, comp… read more »

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By Afro Celt Sound System, 2005

Anatomic: concerned with anatomy, concerned with dissection, related to the structure of an organism … read more »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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By Daby Touré, 2004

Daby relentlessly pursued the grail of a new Afro-centric pop sound. After disbanding Toure Toure, Daby l… read more »

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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 »

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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 »