The_Rough_Guide_to_Psychedelic_Africa

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The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Africa

2012 compilation album by Various artists

The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Africa is a world music compilation album originally released in 2012 featuring 1960s and 1970s African popular music. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the album contains two discs: an overview of the genre on Disc One, and a "bonus" Disc Two highlighting Victor Uwaifo. Disc One features three Nigerian tracks, two Guinean, and one each from Benin, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Senegal, Ghana, and Mali. The compilation was compiled by Dominic Raymond-Barker and Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.[1][2]

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The album was met with mixed to positive reviews, with criticism focusing on the title. Chris Nickson of AllMusic called the use of the term "psychedelia" "elastic".[3] Robin Denselow of The Guardian wrote in the same vein, saying it was "more good-time dance music than freak-out,"[5] while Richard Gehr of Spin said it was "less Hendrix than 'Mystic Moods'".[4]

Track listing

Disc One

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Disc Two

All tracks on Disc Two are performed by Victor Uwaifo.

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References

  1. [1]
    World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
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    Discogs. "Various – The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Africa". Retrieved 2013-12-22.
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    Nickson, Chris. "The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Africa". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 Dec 2013.
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    Gehr, Richard. "Various, 'The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Africa' (Sony Legacy)". Spin. Retrieved 21 Dec 2013.
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    "Various: The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Africa – review". The Guardian. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2013-12-22.


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