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1998 compilation album by Various artists
The Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba
Compilation album by Various artists
Released27 January 1998
GenreWorld, Cuban
Length73:16
LabelWorld Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil
(1998) 		The Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba
(1998) 		Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World
(1999)
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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, the album spotlights the music of Cuba, with such genres as danzón, Cuban jazz, and son. Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, produced the album. This was the first of two similarly named albums: the second edition was released in 2009.

Critical reception

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Allmusic

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. Michaelangelo Matos of the Chicago Reader compared the release to The Rough Guide to Salsa, calling this one "slower", "sexier", and "funkier".

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."En Casa del Trompo No Bailes"Orquesta Riverside3:27
2."Rucu Rucu a Santa Clara"Irakere7:51
3."Santa Bárbara"Celina González3:30
4."Un Meneíto Na' Más"Vieja Trova Santiaguera3:08
5."A Orillas del Cauto"Ñico Saquito6:06
6."Descarga en Faux"Ritmo Y Candela5:37
7."Amiga Mia"Los Van Van4:25
8."Oyelo Sonar"Bellita Y Jazztumbatá5:12
9."Descarga Numero Dos"Chico O'Farrill Y Allstars Cubano2:52
10."Mambo Rincon"Mario Bauzá4:54
11."Dundunbanza"Sierra Maestra5:06
12."Elegba"Lázaro Ros2:26
13."El Vendedor de Agua"La Familia Valera Miranda4:01
14."Alafia"Conjunto Céspedes5:18
15."Caballo Viejo"Estudiantina Invasora3:05
16."Tinguiti 'Ta Durmiendo"Los Terry6:18

References

  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. ^ Greenberg, Adam. "Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba]". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 Jan 2014.
  3. World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  4. Matos, Michaelangelo (5 November 1998). "A Rough Guide to the Rough Guides". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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