| 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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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." 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.
Reception※
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Raymond McKinney of AllMusic called the album an "ideal way to taste-test the endless flavors the genre has to offer." Michaelangelo Matos, writing for the Chicago Reader, described the first two thirds as "pretty scintillating" but the last third as "folkloric" and "boring".
Track listing※
| 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※
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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