The Rough Guide to World Music

The Rough Guide to World Music is a world music compilation album originally released in the United Kingdom in 1994. The first of the World Music Network Rough Guides World Music series, it was co-released with an eponymous reference book.[1] The album features artists hailing from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Artwork was designed by Impetus, and the compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.[1][2]

The Rough Guide to World Music
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released25 October 1994
GenreWorld
Length71:26
LabelWorld Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to World Music
(1994)
The Rough Guide to West African Music
(1995)
Complete list

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Raymond McKinney of AllMusic called the album an "ideal way to taste-test the endless flavors the genre has to offer."[3] Michaelangelo Matos, writing for the Chicago Reader, described the first two thirds as "pretty scintillating" but the last third as "folkloric" and "boring".[4]

Track listing

No.TitleArtist (Country)Length
1."Rebellion"Joe Arroyo 6:09
2."Sama Rew"Africando 4:17
3."Dugu Kamelenba"Oumou Sangare 5:08
4."Zaiko Wa Wa"Zaiko Langa Langa 5:40
5."Diandioli"Étoile de Dakar 4:52
6."Rwanamiza"Cecile Kayirebwa 5:02
7."Jono"Tarika Sammy 3:57
8."Tsaiky Mboly Hely"Henry Kaiser & David Lindley with Roger Georges 4:04
9."Henna"Ali Hassan Kuban 3:55
10."Tanola Nomads"Sainkho Namtchylak 4:59
11."Goodbye Again"Guo Yue & Joji Hirota 7:13
12."Khosid Wedding Dances"Muzsikás 4:10
13."When I'm Up I Can't Get Down"Oyster Band 3:30
14."Hot Tamale Baby"Buckwheat Zydeco 4:41
15."Theid Mi Dhach"Talitha MacKenzie 3:01

References

  1. World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  2. Discogs. "Various - The Rough Guide to World Music". Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  3. McKinney, Raymond. "Various Artists: Rough Guide to World Music". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 Dec 2013.
  4. Matos, Michaelangelo (5 November 1998). "A Rough Guide to the Rough Guides". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2014-01-10.


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