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
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)
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Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

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