The Rough Guide to the Music of North Africa

The Rough Guide to the Music of North Africa
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	18 November 1997
Genre	World, North African music
Length	67:43
Label	World Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to the Music of Zimbabwe (1996) The Rough Guide to the Music of North Africa (1997) The Rough Guide to Classic Jazz (1997)
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The Rough Guide to the Music of North Africa is a world music compilation album originally released in 1997. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] the album contains five Algerian tracks, five Egyptian, two Sudanese, and two Moroccan, focusing mainly on modern music but including some traditional works. The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.[2]

Adam Greenberg of AllMusic gave the album four stars, calling it a "rather comprehensive" overview of the region's genres and a "worthwhile listen."[3] Michaelangelo Matos, writing for the Chicago Reader, called the album's tracks "effortlessly tuneful", stating "this is what college radio in the Sudan should sound like."[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist (Country)	Length
1.	"M'Hainek Ya Galbi"	Cheb Kader	4:50
2.	"Douni el Bladi"	Cheb Mami	5:22
3.	"Habibi"	Ali Hassan Kuban	4:19
4.	"Lama Bada Yata Sama"	Hossam Shaker	3:44
5.	"Tahrimni Minnak"	Abdel Aziz El Mubarak	6:44
6.	"Dannab"	Abdel Karim el Kabli	5:13
7.	"Ashranda"	Hamza El Din	4:53
8.	"Mambo el Soudani"	Salamat	4:04
9.	"Maqsoum"	Mahmoud Fadl	2:38
10.	"Koubou Koubou"	Cheb Khaled	7:40
11.	"La Vérité"	Chaba Fadela & Cheb Sahraoui	6:20
12.	"Bechri Lina"	Adnan Sefiani	7:04
13.	"Vent de la Montagne/Six Sous"	Houria Aïchi	3:05
14.	"Nikriz"	Hassan Erraji	5:02

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

References

1. Douglas H., Henkle (2012-10-23). "Rough Guide Discography / World Music Network Discography". FolkLib Index : A Library of Folk Music Links. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
2. World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
3. Greenberg, Adam. "Various Artists - Rough Guide to the Music of North Africa". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
4. Matos, Michaelangelo (5 November 1998). "A Rough Guide to the Rough Guides". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2014-01-10.