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The Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia

2000 compilation album by Various artists

The Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia is a world music compilation album originally released in 2000. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release covers a broad swathe of the music of Indonesia, both traditional and modern. The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network. Paul Fisher compiled the tracks and wrote the liner notes, and Duncan Baker coordinated the project.[1][2]

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Critical reception

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The album met critical appraise[clarification needed] upon release. In his review for AllMusic, Bret Love rose the subject of non-gamelan Indonesian music's obscurity in the West, calling the compilation an "accessible introduction to some very unfamiliar musical traditions".[2] Robert Christgau called it "crass" even by the standards of the series, and "at least as edutaining as Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?".[3] Writing for JazzTimes, Josef Woodard called it "as much a treat for the ears as it is a challenge to our preconceptions".[4] Both Christgau and Woodard contrasted the record with the 20-CD Music of Indonesia series by Smithsonian Folkways, comparing the latter's ethnomusicological focus with the Rough Guide's pop overtones.[3][4][5]

Track listing

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References

  1. [1]
    World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 10 Jan 2014.
  2. [2]
    Love, Bret. "The Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
  3. [3]
    Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide". Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
  4. [4]
    Woodard, Josef (May 2001). "Various Artists: Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  5. [5]
    Smithsonian Folkways. "Music of Indonesia Series". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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