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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. 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.[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
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