Released 18 November 1997 Release date 18 November 1997 Genre Reggae | Length 71:58 Label World Music Network | |
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The Rough Guide to Reggae
(1997) The Rough Guide to Salsa
(1997) Similar The Rough Guide to World Mu, The Rough Guide to Classic J, The Rough Guide to the Music, The Rough Guide to Flamenco, The Rough Guide to the Music | ||
The Rough Guide to Reggae is a world music compilation album originally released in 1997. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, 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.
Contents
Critical reception
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. 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.
Songs
1Broadway JungleToots and the Maytals2:52
2ChinatownThe Skatalites - Don Drummond2:40
3The Tide Is HighThe Paragons2:42