The_Rough_Guide_to_the_Music_of_Cuba_(1998_album)

<i>The Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba</i> (1998 album)

The Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba (1998 album)

1998 compilation album by Various artists

The Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba is a world music compilation album originally released in 1998. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] the album spotlights the music of Cuba, with such genres as danzón, Cuban jazz, and son.[2] Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, produced the album.[3] This was the first of two similarly named albums: the second edition was released in 2009.

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The album received positive reviews. Writing for AllMusic, Adam Greenberg praised the diversity and quality of the tracks, calling it a "wonderful" starting-point, but mentioning that there are better choices for those pursuing specific genres.[2] Michaelangelo Matos of the Chicago Reader compared the release to The Rough Guide to Salsa, calling this one "slower", "sexier", and "funkier".[4]

Track listing

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References

  1. [1]
    Douglas H., Henkle (2012-10-23). "Rough Guide Discography / World Music Network Discography". FolkLib Index : A Library of Folk Music Links. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  2. [2]
    Greenberg, Adam. "Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba]". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 Jan 2014.
  3. [3]
    World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  4. [4]
    Matos, Michaelangelo (5 November 1998). "A Rough Guide to the Rough Guides". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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