The Rough Guide to the Music of Zimbabwe | ||||
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Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
Released | 5 November 1996 | |||
Genre | World, Zimbabwean | |||
Length | 69:13 | |||
Label | World Music Network | |||
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The Rough Guide to the Music of Zimbabwe is a world music compilation album originally released in 1996. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] it focuses on the music of Zimbabwe, both traditional and modern. The release was compiled by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.[2][3]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
Raymond McKinney of AllMusic rewarded the album with four and a half stars, calling it an "excellent introduction".[4] Michaelangelo Matos, writing for the Chicago Reader, called it repetitious but pleasant, describing the tracks as "nice stuff" that "won't convert anyone."[5]
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Buka Tiende" | Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited | 5:04 |
2. | "Pombi" | The Bhundu Boys | 5:11 |
3. | "Vimbayi" | The Four Brothers | 8:07 |
4. | "Chigamba" | Stella Chiweshe | 7:58 |
5. | "Dai Ndiine Mukoma" | Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits | 6:47 |
6. | "Kana Vatsvene Vopinda" | Machanic Manyeruke | 3:47 |
7. | "Ingoma Yakwethu" | Black Umfolosi | 5:07 |
8. | "Punza" | Biggie Tembo | 5:36 |
9. | "Taireva" | The Mbira Masters Of Zimbabwe | 7:46 |
10. | "Tornados vs. Dynamos (3-3)" | Real Sounds | 13:24 |