The Rough Guide to Highlife (2003 album)

2003 compilation album by Various artists

The Rough Guide to Highlife

Compilation album by

Various artists

Released| 4 February 2003
Genre| World, Highlife
Length| 64:33
Label| World Music Network
Full series chronology
| Unwired: Europe
(2003)  | The Rough Guide to Highlife
(2003)  | The Rough Guide to the Music of the Alps
(2002)

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The Rough Guide to Highlife is a world music compilation album originally released in 2003. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release covers the Highlife musical genre of Ghana and surrounding countries, focusing on the 1960s and 70s.[1] Graeme Ewens wrote the liner notes, and Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, was the producer.[2] This album was followed by a second edition in 2012.

## Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Robert Christgau[1]| A-
AllMusic[3]|

The compilation's release was met with positive reviews. Robert Christgau called it less even than the contemporaneous The Highlife All-Stars album Sankofa but "eccentric" nonetheless.[1] He went on to name it the twelfth best album of 2003 in the annual Pazz & Jop poll.[4]

Writing for AllMusic, Chris Nickson called it a "treasure trove" as more than half the album's tracks had been previously unavailable.[3]

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Artist| Length

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1.| "Igede"| Celestine Ukwu| 4:06
2.| "Ka-Anyi Jikota"| Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe| 5:07
3.| "Ekombi"| Jerry Hansen (musician) & The Ramblers Dance Band| 3:12
4.| "Bosoe"| Joe Mensah| 9:36
5.| "Guitar Boy"| Victor Uwaifo| 5:20
6.| "Bone Biara So Wo Akatua"| Nana Ampadu & The African Brothers| 4:24
7.| "Asare"| Alex Konadu| 4:58
8.| "Esonta"| Inyang Henshaw| 3:11
9.| "Medzi Medzi"| E.T. Mensah| 2:54
10.| "Omo Pupa"| Victor Olaiya|
11.| "Ohia Asoma Wo"| King Onyina| 2:46
12.| "Bere Bote"| Rex Lawson| 2:56
13.| "Agyeman Baidoo"| T.O. Jazz| 4:14
14.| "Binu Binu"| Orlando Julius| 2:54
15.| "Hilife Time"| George Darko| 6:07

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide". Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
2. ^ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 10 Jan 2014.
3. ^ a b Nickson, Chris. "The Rough Guide to Highlife". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Pazz & Jop 2003: Dean's List". Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.

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World Music Network Rough Guide albums (complete list)

1994–1997|

* World Music
* West African Music
* Scottish Music
* Irish Music
* Kenya & Tanzania
* India & Pakistan
* The Andes
* Zimbabwe
* North Africa
* Classic Jazz
* One Voice: Vocal Music from Around the World
* Flamenco
* Reggae
* Salsa

1998–1999|

* English Roots Music
* African Blues
* South Africa
* Brazil
* Cuba
* Eastern Europe
* Portugal
* Cajun & Zydeco
* Native American Music
* Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World
* Australian Aboriginal Music
* World Roots
* Tango
* Japan
* Rhythm-Time: World Percussion

2000–2005|

* Indonesia
* Unwired: Africa
* Unwired: Latin America
* Central America
* Highlife
* Canada
* Ethiopia
* Morocco
* Dub

2008–2013|

* Congo Gold
* Blues Revival
* Greek Café
* Bhangra
* Afghanistan
* Desert Blues
* Morocco
* Psychedelic Africa
* Ethiopia
* Voodoo
* Senegal
* Arabic Revolution
* African Disco
* Acoustic Africa

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