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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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »[sen]
By Sevara Nazarkhan, 2007
Sen - which means 'you' in Uzbek - sees the irrepressible, ever curious artist leaping boldly into contem… 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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »Sampradaya
By Pandit Shiv Kuma Sharma, 1999
"...an unbelievable multiple orgasm climax." **** Q magazine, April 1999 Raga Janasammohini - a tranqui… 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 »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 »Arcane
By Various Artists, 1994
The joined forces of Simon Jeffes, Nigel Kennedy, Andy Sheppard, Nana Vasconcelos, Jane Siberry, Alex Gif… read more »
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 »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 »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 »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 »The Mahabharata
By Various Artists, 1990
A monumental collaboration of international talent featuring musicians from Iran, Turkey, Japan, Denmark,… 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 »