The Rough Guide to World Music

A quarter of a century ago, World Music Network released its first compilation, the inaugural Rough Guide To World Music. Some twenty-five years, and 369 Rough Guides later, World Music Network founder, Creative Director and Head Selector Phil Stanton has thumbed through the archives to put together this special anniversary edition.

The pre-cursor to World Music Network was Phil's first imprint, Riverboat Records, founded in 1989. At that time Phil was living on a leaky barge somewhere along London's Grand Union Canal, hence the name which stuck. This Rough Guide is compiled purely from Riverboat Records releases. With tracks from all over the world featured, this album is testament to Phil and the team's commitment to releasing lesser-known artists from places often under-represented in the Western market. Over the year's Phil's company at large has come to be known as World Music Network, with both Riverboat and the Rough Guide's compilations housed under its roof.

1. Rafiki Jazz - Sunno - Rafiki Jazz
2. Kries - Ivo Se Še'e - Kries
3. Monoswezi - A Je - Monoswezi
4. Shanren - Thirty Years - Shanren
5. Debashish Bhattacharya - Meeting By Waikiki - Debashish Bhattacharya
6. Nordic Raga - Vildhonung - Nordic Raga
7. Alba Griot - The Darkness Between The Leaves - Alba Griot
8. Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis - Allaxokairia (Weather Changes) - Kristi Stassinipoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis
9. Ramzi Aburedwan - Sodfa - Ramzi Aburedwan
10. Rocqawali - Ill Allah - Rocqawali
11. Guillaume Barraud Quartet - Kalavati - Guillaume Barraud Quartet
12. She'Koyokh - K'eri Moja & Kz'm Seni Ali Vereyim Mi - She'Koyokh
13. Etran Finatawa - Matinfa - Etran Finatawa
14. Krar Collective - Guragigna - Krar Collective
15. Söndörg - Evo Srcu - Söndörgo