Real World Records

Our Catalogue

Region (Africa) - removeRefine catalogue by region or year:

Mraya cover

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 »

New Moon cover

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 »

Among Brothers cover

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 »

Volume 3 : Further In Time cover

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 »

Volume 2: Release cover

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 »

Volume 1 - Sound Magic cover

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 »

Seed cover

more »Seed

By Afro Celt Sound System, 2003

It's seven years since Afro Celt Sound System first assaulted our senses with their innovative fusion of … read more »

Pod cover

more »Pod

By Afro Celt Sound System, 2003

Many approach the idea of remix albums with a certain amount of scepticism. This is partly due to its per… read more »

Anatomic cover

more »Anatomic

By Afro Celt Sound System, 2005

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

Big Blue Ball cover

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 »

Stereo Spirit cover

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 »

Diam cover

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 »

Call My Name cover

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 »

Djabote cover

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 »

Live at Real World cover

more »Live at Real World

By Drummers of Burundi, 1992

read more »

Rockers Meet Addis Uptown cover

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 »

Return To Addis cover

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 »

Dub Me Tender Vol 1 + 2 cover

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 »

Dub Colossus EP cover

more »Dub Colossus EP

By Dub Colossus, 2008

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

Addis Through The Looking Glass cover

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 »

A Town Called Addis cover

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 »

Mama Mosambiki cover

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 »

Night to Night cover

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 »

Exile cover

more »Exile

By Geoffrey Oryema, 1990

Politics, particularly the politics of repression, are familiar as raw material for the singer-songwriter… read more »

Beat the Border cover

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 »

Majurugenta cover

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 »

Out Of Stillness cover

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 »