The Rough Guide to Reggae

The Rough Guide to Reggae is a world music compilation album originally released in 1997. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] the album gives broad coverage to the reggae genre originating in Jamaica. The album was curated by Steve Barrow, who also wrote the namesake book, and later compiled The Rough Guide to Dub. Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, was the producer.[2]

The Rough Guide to Reggae
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released18 November 1997
GenreWorld, reggae
Length71:58
LabelWorld Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to Flamenco
(1997)		 The Rough Guide to Reggae
(1997)		 The Rough Guide to Salsa
(1997)
Complete list

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The album received positive reviews upon release. Writing for AllMusic, Keith Farley named it a "stellar introduction", pondering whether the exclusion of Bob Marley was a statement.[3] Michaelangelo Matos of the Chicago Reader called the compilation "definitive", saying it could have been the "fifth disc" of the four-CD Tougher Than Tough box set.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Broadway Jungle"The Maytals (as 'The Flames')2:50
2."Chinatown"Don Drummond & The Skatalites2:34
3."The Tide Is High"The Paragons2:45
4."Rivers of Babylon"The Melodians4:15
5."Too Late"Augustus Pablo3:16
6."Great Stone"King Tubby & Soul Syndicate3:10
7."Conquering Lion"Yabby You & The Prophets3:28
8."Slavery Days"Burning Spear3:25
9."Fisherman"The Congos6:03
10."Warrior Charge"Aswad5:48
11."Rough Neck"Gregory Isaacs6:53
12."This a Lover's Corner"General Echo4:47
13."Entertainment"Triston Palmer3:34
14."Cockney Translation"Smiley Culture3:10
15."We Can Work It Out"Janet-Lee Davis & Peter Hunnigale3:50
16."Living Dangerously"Barrington Levy & Bounty Killer3:30
17."Untold Stories"Buju Banton4:34
18."Slave"Lucky Dube4:06

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. World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  3. Farley, Keith. "The Rough Guide to Reggae". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 Dec 2013.
  4. Matos, Michaelangelo (5 November 1998). "A Rough Guide to the Rough Guides". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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