Voices of the Real World (2000)

About this title: Voices of the Real World brings together a diverse collection of artists who represent some of the highlights of the first ten years of recordings on the Real World label. Perhaps because of the pop success of the label's founder, Peter Gabriel, Real World has succeeded more than any other record company at producing crossover hits for world musicians. This collection presents several artists who have made an impact across genre boundaries, like Gabriel himself, Nusrat Fatah Ali Khan, Papa Wemba, and Shiela Chandra. Also represented are a number of musicians who otherwise wouldn't have seen ... read more

Tracks:

1. Sygt, Khoomel, Kargyraa [Syles of Throat Singing] [Traditional]
2. Happiness Is [Lhamo]
3. Taboo [Gabriel/Khan]
4. Kel Kweyo [Oryema]
5. Na Plrvo Live/To My First Love [Kozuharov/Llew/Kiek]
6. Aililiu Na Famhna/Calling Home the Calves [Traditional]
7. Mosquito [Traditional]
8. Kronkrohinko [Traditional]
9. Ore Poinkha [Baul/Mills/Catlin]
10. I Want Jesus to Walk With Me [Traditional]
11. La Sombra Negra [Salgado]
12. T'Amo [Tenores di Bitti]
13. Gula Gula [Persen]
14. Sisitizo la Amani Duniani [Zawose]
15. Nasikitika [Ongala]
16. Orovela [Traditional]
17. Speaking in Tongues 1 [Coe/Chandra]
18. Awa Y'okey! [Kanza/Wemba]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.