Features & Interviews
Read features and interviews published on the website by clicking on the links below.
The Rough Guide To Irish Folk
Featuring Karan Casey's Ships In The Forest packaged as a bonus album, The Rough Guide To Irish Folk is jam-packed with an infectious blend of Ireland’s greatest twenty-first-century music.
O Shakuntala!
With a Grammy nomination and BBC World Music Award under his belt, Indian slide guitarist Pandit (master) Debashish Bhattacharya is back with his latest offering.
The Rough Guide To Merengue Dance
From rural roots in the Dominican Republic, merengue has grown to become a vibrant, ultra-modern Latin dance phenomenon conquering the hearts and feet of couples the world over.
Mamane Barka: The Lone Master Of The Biram
Malam Mamane Barka is the world’s only remaining master of the biram. He maintains the tradition single-handedly, bringing the instrument to world’s attention with his own unique blend of desert blues.
The Rough Guide To Blues Revival
With its DNA rooted in Africa, Blues music evolved from acoustic Mississippi sounds to electric Chicago riffs. Today's leading artists embrace that spirit to prove that the blues will never die.
The Rough Guide To Gypsy Music
This Rough Guide celebrates the freedom of Gypsy nomadic life. Balkan brass, gypsy swing, flamenco and Romanian remix signpost the long road from past persecution to world recognition.
New 2xCD Rough Guides
To celebrate the 15th Anniversary of World Music Network, the Rough Guide music CDs have launched an innovative and unique double-CD concept, which combines a Rough Guide compilation album with a full-length artist source album.
The Rough Guide To Afrobeat Revival
Afrobeat is the funky African dance groove crafted by Nigeria's Fela Kuti. New generations worldwide celebrate his enduring legacy to proclaim: Music is the weapon of the future.
Sufi Soul
From the Whirling Dervishes of Turkey to the qawwali music of Pakistan, Sufism has produced some of the world’s most spectacular music celebrated by Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
Etran Finatawa - Desert Crossroads
Among the grasslands of the Sahel and the shifting dunes of the Sahara desert, two legendary nomadic peoples, the Wodaabe and Tuareg, are joined together in the raunchy guitars and haunting voices of Etran Finatawa.
Introducing Hanggai
Downtown Beijing might seem a strange place for a Mongolian folk revival. Yet Hanggai are at the forefront of a musical movement in China that is finding inspiration in native folk traditions...
Introducing Akim El Sikameya
Having experienced civil war and exile, Akim El Sikameya excels in blending European and Algerian influences in his music, and has astonished audiences worldwide with his unique singing voice.
The Rough Guide To Salsa Gold
In the 1970s the world of salsa was diverse and full of many bands struggling to gain recognition and have their artistic voices be heard. This collection is about digging deeper, about discovering buried treasure.
Seprewa Kasa
Three virtuoso musicians have shared their ideas and passion to re-explore the traditional sounds of the seprewa and origins of highlife in an acoustic contemporary setting, with breathtaking results.
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Debashish Bhattacharya |
Native American Music |
Latin Lounge |
Klezmer Revolution |
Obama For Change |
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Wayne Gorbea |
Bob Brozman |
African Street Party |
Perunika Trio |
Mali |
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Saba |
Kenge Kenge |
A Rough Guide To The World |
Women Of Africa |
Indian Lounge |
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Think Global |
Etran Finatawa |
Nuru Kane |
Sierra Maestra |
Mory Kante |
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Sally Nyolo |
Shukar Collective |
Javier Ruibal |
Rene Lacaille |
Dabe Balde |
