The Rough Guide to World Music

The Rough Guide to World Music
Compilation album by Various artists
Released 25 October 1994
Genre World
Length 71:26
Label World Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to World Music
(1994)
The Rough Guide to West African Music
(1995)
Complete list

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, & Europe. Artwork was designed by Impetus, and the compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.[1][2]

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 Colombia 6:09
2. "Sama Rew"  Africando United StatesSenegal 4:17
3. "Dugu Kamelenba"  Oumou Sangare Mali 5:08
4. "Zaiko Wa Wa"  Zaiko Langa Langa Democratic Republic of the Congo 5:40
5. "Diandioli"  Étoile de Dakar Senegal 4:52
6. "Rwanamiza"  Cecile Kayirebwa Rwanda 5:02
7. "Jono"  Tarika Sammy Madagascar 3:57
8. "Tsaiky Mboly Hely"  Henry Kaiser & David Lindley United States 4:04
9. "Henna"  Ali Hassan Kuban Egypt 3:55
10. "Tanola Nomads"  Sainkho Namtchylak Russia 4:59
11. "Goodbye Again"  Guo Yue & Joji Hirota ChinaJapan 7:13
12. "Khosid Wedding Dances"  Muzsikás Hungary 4:10
13. "When I'm Up I Can't Get Down"  Oyster Band England 3:30
14. "Hot Tamale Baby"  Buckwheat Zydeco United States 4:41
15. "Theid Mi Dhach"  Talitha MacKenzie United States 3:01
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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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