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

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.

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)
Complete list

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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
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". 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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