Gabriel has released all of his own albums under the Real World label since 1989. His influence has helped sell albums, and his album Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ has been called a landmark in the popularization of world music. The Real World label has introduced such musicians as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Youssou N'dour to Western culture.
Real World has given musicians from different nations and different cultures the opportunity to work together and experiment with musical fusion. The studio's best-selling musical group, other than Gabriel himself, has been the Afro-Celt Sound System, which uses this musical "fusion" to combine African and Celtic rhythms and melodies.