Real World Records artists

British singer and musician

Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997)

American singer-songwriter and musician

Armenian musician and composer (1928–2021)

Congolese singer, musician and actor (1949-2016)

Northern Sámi singer from Norway (born 1956)

Ugandan musician and singer (1953-2018)

Värttinä (, meaning "spindle") is a Finnish folk music band that started as a project by Sari and Mari Kaasinen in 1983 in the village of Rääkkylä, in Karelia, the southeastern region of Finland. Many transformations have taken place in the band. Värttinä shot into fame with the release of their 1991 album Oi Dai. , the band consists of three lead female vocalists supported by three acoustic musicians. The vocalists sing in the Karelian dialect of the Finnish language.

British world music band

Composer, pianist

Indian musician (1969–2014)

gospel group from Alabama, United States (founded 1939)

Canadian musician (born 1951)

Uzbek singer, songwriter and dutar player (born 1976)

English pop singer and actress

American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader

British world music label, founded by Peter Gabriel (1989)

American singer-songwriter and folk-rock singer (born 1971)

Somalian musician

Pakistani musical band

Tibetan musician

Ozomatli is an American rock band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their vocal activist viewpoints and incorporating a wide array of musical styles – including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, hip hop, and others. The group formed in 1995 and has since released seven studio albums. Although the band has had many member changes over the years and has sometimes had as many as ten members, the current six members have been in the band since its debut album.

six-member band from Los Angeles

English record producer

Indian violinist (1931-2013)

Indian musician (1942–1999)

Senegalese drummer and composer (1930-2015)

Zimbabwean musician

Moroccan musician

Colombian singer

Algerian musician (born April 2, 1958) is an Algerian-born author, composer, and singer songwriter known for mixing the traditional African style.

Scottish/Canadian musician (1971-2005)

Tanzanian traditional African musician (1940-2003)

Indian Baul singer

American musician

internationally Acclaimed Indian Violin prodigy

Tanzanian musician

musical artist

American blues musician

Kenyan singer

American blues, gospel, soul, R&B, rock and roll and country band (founded 1979)

British roots reggae band

Ghorwane is a Mozambican marrabenta musical band who have primarily used guitars, saxophones, and percussion instruments. It was founded in 1983. The band derived its name from the lake of the same name in the province of Gaza. This name was given by President Samora Machel during a festival to celebrate the ten years of independence in 1985. Samora has declared that "It's prohibited to lie in the People's Republic of Mozambique" and cites Ghorwane as an example. Ghorwane is the Shangaan term for "Good Boys". Their style is a combination of traditional Mozambique music, Afropop, and fusion. Gh

Russian musical ensemble

Ugandan musician and guitarist. (1959 – 1999)

Papua New Guinean musician and singer

Eyuphuro is a Mozambican band. Eyuphuro's music is a combination of traditional African music and western popular music. Eyuphuro's music is sung mostly in Makua, a Bantu language. The name of the band means "whirlwind" in Macua.

major Qawwali singer, and a leading member of the Sabri Brothers