VA - Rough Guide To World Music (2018)

In line with the label ethos, this album promotes deeper understanding of musical traditions and global cultures, perfectly demonstrated by the meditative album opener ‘Sunno’ by Rafiki Jazz, a band with members who span four different continents. Their music includes some of the world’s most distinctive folk instruments including the West African kora, Caribbean steelpan, Indian tabla, Brazilian berimbau and Arabic ney. Likewise, the truly international ensemble Alba Griot’s sound combines Celtic (Scottish) and Mandique (Malian) traditions with blues, jazz and close harmony vocals. Despite the changing face of the music industry and the difficulties faced by record labels, World Music Network remain committed to releasing lesser-known music that deserves to be heard, and this seamless collection underlines both the Rough Guide's status as the number one compilation label and the incredible talent that World Music Network continues to bring to the fore. From the virtuoso musicianship of Calcutta’s guitar master Debashish Bhattacharya and Palestinian buzuq player Ramzi Aburedwan to the irresistibly danceable grooves of Klezmer-Balkan band She'Koyokh and Chinese folk rockers Shanren, this is a jaw-dropping selection, and a fitting 25th anniversary edition.

Track List:

1. Sunno - Rafiki Jazz 03:35
2. Ivo Se Šeće - Kries 04:20
3. A Je - Monoswezi 04:32
4. Thirty Years - Shanren 03:14
5. Meeting by Waikiki - Debashish Bhattacharya 03:47
6. Vildhonung - Nordic Raga 04:52
7. The Darkness Between the Leaves - Alba Griot 06:00
8. Allaxokairia - Kristi Stassinopoulou, Stathis Kalyviotis 04:35
9. Sodfa - Ramzi Aburedwan 05:14
10. Ill Allah - Rocqawali 04:10
11. Kalavati - Guillaume Barraud Quartet 04:48
12. Kćeri Moja & Kızım Seni Ali Vereyim Mi - She'koyokh 04:32
13. Matinfa - Etran Finatawa 05:54
14. Guragigna - Krar Collective 06:07
15. Evo Srcu - Söndörgő 05:29