Released 25 May 1999 Release date 25 May 1999 | Length 75:17 Label World Music Network | |
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Unwired Acoustic Music from Around the World
(1999) The Rough Guide to the Music of Eastern Europe
(1998) Genres World music, Acoustic music Similar The Rough Guide to World Ro, Rhythm‑Time: World Percussion, The Rough Guide to the Music, The Rough Guide to Australia, The Rough Guide to the Music | ||
Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World is a world music benefit compilation album originally released in 1999, with proceeds going to Amnesty International. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release features global acoustic music, from traditional to pop. The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, along with Amnesty, fRoots, New Internationalist, & NCOS.
Contents
Artists featured cover a broad range of countries, hailing from The Americas (Argentina, Colombia, & the US), Asia (India, Japan, &China), Europe (Spain, Finland, & Scotland), and Africa (Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Ethiopia, Senegal, Mali, & Cape Verde).
Critical reception
Writing for AllMusic, Alex Henderson called the album "unpredictable" as it does not only feature traditional music but global "contemporary, even cutting-edge pop". The record, according to Henderson, was "excellent" and "well worth obtaining".
Songs
1Carnaval5:47
2Cheka Ukama5:20
3Azara Al Hay6:28