The_Rough_Guide_to_Highlife_(2003_album)

<i>The Rough Guide to Highlife</i> (2003 album)

The Rough Guide to Highlife (2003 album)

2003 compilation album by Various artists

The Rough Guide to Highlife is a world music compilation album originally released in 2003. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release covers the Highlife musical genre of Ghana and surrounding countries, focusing on the 1960s and 70s.[1] Graeme Ewens wrote the liner notes, and Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, was the producer.[2] This album was followed by a second edition in 2012.

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The compilation's release was met with positive reviews. Robert Christgau called it less even than the contemporaneous The Highlife All-Stars album Sankofa but "eccentric" nonetheless.[1] He went on to name it the twelfth best album of 2003 in the annual Pazz & Jop poll.[4]

Writing for AllMusic, Chris Nickson called it a "treasure trove" as more than half the album's tracks had been previously unavailable.[3]

Track listing

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References

  1. [1]
    Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide". Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
  2. [2]
    World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 10 Jan 2014.
  3. [3]
    Nickson, Chris. "The Rough Guide to Highlife". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
  4. [4]
    Christgau, Robert. "Pazz & Jop 2003: Dean's List". Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
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