Released 27 January 1998 Release date 27 January 1998 | Length 73:16 Label World Music Network | |
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The Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba
(1998) Unwired Acoustic Music from Around the World
(1999) Genres Music of Cuba, World music Similar The Rough Guide to the Music, The Rough Guide to English R, The Rough Guide to the Music, African Blues, The Rough Guide to the Music | ||
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, & 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.
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Critical reception
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", & "funkier".
Songs
1En Casa del Trompo no BailesOrquesta Riverside3:32
2Rucu Rucu A Santa ClaraIrakere7:55
3Santa BárbaraCelina González3:33