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 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | 25 October 1994 | |||
| Genre | World | |||
| Length | 71:26 | |||
| Label | World Music Network | |||
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| Complete list | ||||
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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 edit
| No. | Title | Artist (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" | Cécile 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 edit
- ^ a b World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ^ Discogs. "Various - The Rough Guide to World Music". Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ^ a b McKinney, Raymond. "Various Artists: Rough Guide to World Music". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 Dec 2013.
- ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (5 November 1998). "A Rough Guide to the Rough Guides". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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