The Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil (1998 album)

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The Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released5 May 1998
GenreWorld, Brazilian
Length68:09
LabelWorld Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to the Music of South Africa
(1998)
The Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil
(1998)
The Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba
(1998)
Complete list

The Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil is a world music compilation album originally released in 1998. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] the album spotlights the music of Brazil, with tracks representing genres from across the country.[2] Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, produced the album.[3] This was the first of two similarly named albums: the second edition was released in 2007.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The album received mixed reviews. Writing for AllMusic, Alex Henderson named it one of the most ambitious collections of its type.[2] What Henderson called "variety", Michaelangelo Matos of the Chicago Reader called "inconsistency". According to Matos, the album displayed "a wider stylistic range than any other I've heard", even amongst the Rough Guide releases.[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Provei (Samba/Rio de Janeiro)"Ivan Lins4:09
2."A Volta da Asa Branca (Forró)"Dominguinhos & Convidados (w. Maciel Melo)3:44
3."Batom Vermelho (Axé/Bahia)"Zé Paulo2:55
4."Negada da Lapa (MPB/Rio de Janeiro)"Adil Tiscatti3:54
5."Isso (MPB/Maranhão)"Rita Ribeiro3:26
6."Tchori Tchori (Índios Jabuti de Rondônia)"Marlui Miranda w. Uakti3:28
7."Dança do Maneiro Pau (Regional w. 10-string guitar/Minas Gerais)"Paulo Freire3:06
8."Tainá (Axé/Bahia)"Dinho Nascimento3:45
9."Charles Anjo 45 (Axé/Bahia)"Muzenza3:45
10."Mil Amargos (Regional/Rio Grande do Sul)"Gilberto Monteiro2:13
11."Anabela (MPB/São Paulo)"Renato Braz3:48
12."Caymmi Mostra ao Mundo o que a Bahia e a Mangueira Têm (Samba-enredo/Rio de Janeiro)"Thobias da Vai-Vai3:55
13."Você Vai Ver (Bossa nova/Rio de Janeiro)"Leny Andrade4:13
14."Rio de Exageros (Jazz Samba/Rio de Janeiro)"Guinga4:20
15."É Luxo Só (Samba/Rio de Janeiro)"Rosa Passos4:26
16."Dente de Ouro (MPB/Maranhão)"Papete5:52
17."Rodeio Dos Ventos (Regional/Santa Catarina)"Cristaldo Souza1:12
18."Santos Reis (Sertaneja/Minas Gerais)"Pena Branca & Xavantinho3:23
19."Carinhoso (Choro/Rio de Janeiro)"Joel Nascimento w. Radamés Gnattali & Camerata Carioca2:35

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b c Henderson, Alex. "Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil [CD #1]". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 Jan 2014.
  3. ^ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  4. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (5 November 1998). "A Rough Guide to the Rough Guides". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2014-01-10.