Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee share brand new song ‘Fanga’
Following the success of their 2022 collaboration album BAMANAN, Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee return w...
Thu, 27 April 23
Various Artists
Released 28 September 2014
Liner notes
How, then, to condense a quarter century? How to represent a record label that blazed trails, opened doors and introduced a whole new world of music? It was never going to be easy, or definitive. But with Real World 25 – a celebratory 3CD set boasting big names, hidden gems and tracks chosen by listeners – we’re giving it a go.
“We’ve always been vibrant, alive and kicking,” says Peter Gabriel of Real World Records, the label he launched in 1989, a few years after establishing the WOMAD (World of Music Arts and Dance) Festival. “We worked hard to create an environment where the artists felt respected and supported, so that they were able to deliver extraordinary performances.”
The magic was there from the off: an old mill building, transformed into state-of-the-art studios, on the edge of a pond fringed with bulrushes, in landscaped gardens bordered by a river, in the village of Box in the southwest of England.
Further Listening
Various Artists
Released 26 July 2008
Following the success of their 2022 collaboration album BAMANAN, Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee return w...
Thu, 27 April 23
British Asian World Music pioneer Sheila Chandra’s landmark trilogy of albums set for re-issue.
Fri, 28 April 23
Rokia Koné and Les Amazones d'Afrique's guitarist demonstrates Mandigue, Bamana & Tuareg music.
Mon, 02 May 22
BAFTA & Olivier award-winning composer Jocelyn Pook releases Jungle Book reimagined on Real World X.
Wed, 08 March 23