List of Rough Guide albums

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This is a list of World Music Network's "Rough Guide" albums. Most of the titles in the series begin with the phrase "The Rough Guide to" or "The Rough Guide to the Music of", and so these phrases are not shown in the titles listed below; those lacking such phrases (typically benefit or compilation albums) are still designated as part of the series by their catalogue number prefix, "RGNET".[1][2]

No. Title († denotes full title) Release date Formats Countries represented Notes
0901 1999
0902 2001
0903 25 May 2004 Tenth-anniversary compilation
0904 2006
0905 2007
0907 2009 Perhaps re-used later as 2nd disc in World Music for Children (RGNET 1236)??
0908 2011
0909 2012
0910 2016 Compilation of Psychedelic series (RGNET 1270,1290,1291,1302,1304,1319,1331,1332,1337)
1001 World Music 25 October 1994 ColombiaSenegalMaliDemocratic Republic of the CongoRwandaMadagascarUnited StatesEgyptRussiaChinaJapanHungaryEngland First edition
1002 West African Music 21 November 1995 MaliNigerGuineaGhanaSenegalMauritania
1003 21 November 1995
1004 Scottish Music 2 July 1996 Scotland First edition
1005 1 October 1996 Benefit album for World Development Movement
1006 Irish Music 1 October 1996 Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland First edition
1007 Kenya & Tanzania 5 November 1996 KenyaTanzania
1008 India & Pakistan 21 October 1996 IndiaPakistan
1009 The Andes 5 November 1996 BoliviaChilePeru
1010 Zimbabwe 5 November 1996 Zimbabwe
1011 North Africa 18 November 1997 AlgeriaEgyptSudanMorocco
1012 Classic Jazz 24 June 1997 United States
1013 19 May 1997 Benefit album for Christian Aid
1014 One Voice: Vocal Music from Around the World 9 September 1997 South AfricaBulgariaEnglandUnited StatesItalyFinlandSwitzerlandBahrainRepublic of IrelandZimbabweFrench PolynesiaRussiaNepal Produced in partnership with New Internationalist
1015 Flamenco 18 November 1997 Spain First edition
1016 Reggae 18 November 1997 JamaicaEnglandSouth Africa Companion CD to eponymous reference book
1017 Salsa 18 November 1997 ColombiaCubaVenezuelaUnited States First edition
1018 English Roots Music 25 August 1998 England
1019 African Blues 9 June 1998 SenegalMaliMozambiqueGuineaDemocratic Republic of the CongoKenyaZimbabweEgyptRepublic of the CongoCape Verde Benefit album for Voluntary Service Overseas
1020 South Africa 27 January 1998 South Africa First edition
1021 Brazil 5 May 1998 Brazil First edition
1022 Cuba 27 January 1998 Cuba First edition
1023 Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World 25 May 1999 CameroonZimbabweSudanEthiopiaSpainArgentinaColombiaUnited StatesFinlandIndiaSenegalMaliCape VerdeJapanChinaScotland Benefit album for Amnesty International
1024 Eastern Europe 29 September 1998 HungaryRomaniaRussiaNorth MacedoniaBulgariaPolandAlbania First edition
1025 Portugal 25 August 1998 Portugal
1026 Australian Aboriginal Music 20 April 1999 Australia First edition
1027 World Roots 28 September 1999 UzbekistanBelgiumSouth AfricaSenegalEcuadorCubaUnited StatesBrazilItalyHungaryIndonesiaPakistan
1028 Cajun & Zydeco 5 May 1998 United States First edition
1029 Native American Music 27 October 1998 United States
1030 Tango 25 May 1999 Argentina First edition
1031 Japan 20 April 1999 Japan First edition
1032 12 October 1999 Companion CD to eponymous reference book
1033 Rhythm-Time: World Percussion 22 June 1999 South AfricaBrazilCubaGhanaZimbabweSenegalThe GambiaEgyptMoroccoItalyNigeriaJapanIndia Produced in partnership with New Internationalist
1034 28 September 1999
1035 27 July 1999 First edition
1036 27 July 1999 Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland First edition
1037 12 October 1999 United StatesMexico
1038 12 February 2000 Scotland
1039 13 February 2001
1040 28 September 1999
1041 12 October 1999
1042 22 February 2000 Italy
1043 2 May 2000 Colombia First edition
1044 31 August 2000 Companion CD to eponymous reference book
1045 4 April 2000 South Africa
1046 2 May 2000 Cuba
1047 25 July 2000 First edition (different track 5 when re-issued)
1048 20 June 2000 MaliGuinea
1049 20 June 2000 United States
1050 25 July 2000 Democratic Republic of the Congo
1051 20 June 2000 First edition
1052 25 July 2000 Wales
1053 29 August 2000
1054 29 August 2000 First edition
1055 Indonesia 17 October 2000 Indonesia
1056 13 February 2001 Jamaica
1057 4 February 2003 Turkey
1058 27 February 2001 Brazil First edition
1059 27 February 2001 United States First edition
1060 17 October 2000 SenegalThe Gambia
1061 26 September 2000 Benefit album for Oxfam
1062 Unwired: Africa 26 September 2000 MozambiqueMaliDemocratic Republic of the CongoCape VerdeSudanGuineaMauritaniaEgyptMadagascarZimbabweSouth Africa Benefit album for Amnesty International
1063 27 March 2001 Mozambique
1064 24 April 2001 First edition
1065 24 April 2001 Cape Verde
1066 24 April 2001 Greece
1067 12 March 2002 Haiti
1068 12 June 2001 Cuba
1069 10 July 2001 Japan
1070 28 August 2001 Cuba
1071 12 June 2001 Democratic Republic of the Congo Individual artist compilation featuring Franco
1072 25 September 2001 South Africa Individual artist compilation featuring
1073 28 August 2001 Benefit album for Oxfam
1074 2001 India First edition
1075 2 April 2002 NigeriaGhana
1076 Unwired: Latin America 23 October 2001 BrazilCosta RicaArgentinaBelizePeruChileColombiaCubaMexicoBolivia Benefit album for Amnesty International
1077 Central America 25 September 2001 BelizeHondurasGuatemalaCosta RicaNicaraguaPanama
1078 2 April 2002 Pakistan Individual artist compilation featuring Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1079 28 August 2001 South Africa Individual artist compilation featuring Lucky Dube
1080 10 July 2001 United States
1081 2001 Produced in partnership with New Internationalist
1082 30 July 2002 Spain
1083 22 April 2003
1084 2 April 2002 France
1085 14 May 2002 First edition
1086 1 October 2002
1087 4 June 2002 United States
1088 14 May 2002 Peru
1089 13 May 2003
1090 1 October 2002
1091 30 July 2002 India First edition
1092 29 October 2002 Hungary
1093 30 July 2002
1094 14 May 2002 United States
1095 29 July 2003 Thailand
1096 11 March 2003
1097 15 March 2005
1098 29 October 2002 Mexico
1099 29 July 2003 South Africa
1100 1 October 2002 Algeria
1101 29 July 2003 Benefit album for Amnesty International
1102 Highlife 4 February 2003 Ghana First edition
1103 9 July 2002
1104 9 July 2002 United States
1105 9 July 2002
1106 4 June 2002 Egypt Individual artist compilation featuring Ali Hassan Kuban
1107 29 October 2002 Russia
1108 3 September 2002 Benefit album for Oxfam
1109 3 September 2002 Senegal Individual artist compilation featuring Youssou N'Dour & Étoile de Dakar
1110 22 April 2003 Scotland Second edition
1111 22 April 2003 France
1112 23 September 2003 Colombia
1113 17 June 2003 United States
1114 21 October 2003 Egypt
1115 21 October 2003 Venezuela
1116 17 June 2003 Pakistan
1117 29 June 2004 Portugal First edition
1118 26 August 2003 United States
1119 16 March 2004 Argentina
1120 27 April 2004 Italy
1121 25 August 2003 Benefit album for Oxfam
1122 26 August 2003 China
1123 23 September 2003 Brazil
1124 Ethiopia 24 February 2004 Ethiopia First edition
1125 Canada 13 May 2003 Canada
1126 3 February 2004
1127 11 March 2003
1128 Morocco 3 February 2004 Morocco First edition
1129 1 February 2005 Kazakhstan
1130 13 May 2003 Puerto Rico
1131 23 September 2003 India Individual artist compilation featuring Asha Bhosle
1132 3 February 2004 India Individual artist compilation featuring Lata Mangeshkar
1133 16 March 2004 India Individual artist compilation featuring Mohammed Rafi
1134 24 February 2004 India Individual artist compilation featuring Ravi Shankar
1135 29 June 2004 Brazil
1136 24 February 2004
1137 27 April 2004 Kenya
1138 16 March 2004
1139 25 May 2004 United States
1140 31 August 2004 Argentina
1141 31 August 2004 Brazil
1142 28 September 2004 Greece
1143 28 September 2004
1144 31 August 2004 Cameroon Individual artist compilation featuring Manu Dibango
1145 1 February 2005 United States
1146 1 February 2005 Argentina Individual artist compilation featuring Astor Piazzolla
1147 24 May 2005 Bolivia
1148 15 March 2005 Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland Second edition
1149 Dub 15 March 2005 Jamaica
1150 26 April 2005 CubaUnited States Individual artist compilation featuring Celia Cruz
1151 26 April 2005 United States
1152 26 April 2005 Sudan
1153 24 May 2005
1154 21 February 2006
1155 28 June 2005
1156 28 June 2005 Second edition
1157 16 August 2005 Brazil
1158 14 March 2006 Tanzania
1159 16 August 2005
1160 21 February 2006
1161 26 September 2006 Benefit album for Oxfam. Later re-released with catalogue number THINK101.
1162 16 August 2005 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Tito Puente
1163 27 September 2005 Madagascar
1164 6 June 2006 Dominican Republic
1165 27 June 2006 Iran
1166 27 September 2005 First edition
1167 25 October 2005 First edition
1168 21 February 2006 Israel
1169 26 September 2006 Benefit album for Amnesty International. Later re-released with catalogue number THINK102.
1170 14 March 2006 Spain
1171 25 April 2006 Dominican Republic
1172 6 June 2006
1173 1 August 2006
1174 26 September 2006
1175 7 November 2006
1176 1 August 2006 Malaysia
1177 20 February 2007 United States
1178 7 November 2006 South Africa Second edition
1179 27 September 2010 India Second edition
1180 20 February 2007 United StatesSenegal Companion CD to eponymous reference book
1181 12 March 2007 Companion CD to eponymous reference book
1182 13 March 2007 India
1183 5 June 2007 Vietnam
1184 5 June 2007 Second edition
1185 8 May 2007
1186 8 May 2007 First edition
1187 26 June 2007
1188 17 July 2007 Brazil Second edition
1189 17 July 2007 SpainCubaMexico Second edition
1190 14 August 2007
1191 11 September 2007
1192 11 September 2007 India
1193 unreleased
1194 9 October 2007 France
1195 20 May 2008 First edition
1196 24 September 2007
1197 Greek Café 30 August 2010 Greece Disc Two features
1198 12 February 2008 Hungary
1199 8 April 2008 Cuba
1200 Congo Gold 12 February 2008 Democratic Republic of the Congo
1201 4 March 2008
1202 Bhangra 30 August 2010 IndiaPakistanEnglandScotland Second edition; Disc Two features Achanak
1203 25 March 2008
1204 Blues Revival 21 April 2009 United StatesMali Disc Two features Samba Touré
1205 26 August 2008
1206 6 May 2008 Brazil
1207 19 May 2008 Australia Second edition
1208 24 June 2008 Mali First edition
1209 28 July 2008
1210 29 July 2008 Romania
1211 23 June 2008 Japan Second edition
1212 26 August 2008
1213 24 June 2008 Trinidad and Tobago
1214 21 June 2010 Russia Disc Two features
1215 26 August 2008 Turkey
1216 23 September 2008
1217 21 October 2008 Colombia
1218 24 March 2009 Disc Two features Kokolo
1219 24 March 2009 Argentina Second edition; Disc Two features Carlos Libedinsky
1220 21 April 2009 Disc Two features
1221 15 September 2009 Disc Two features Shukar Collective
1222 28 July 2009 Disc Two features
1223 25 August 2009 Disc Two features Nuru Kane
1224 13 October 2009 Disc Two features Carlos Gardel
1225 28 July 2009 Cuba Second edition; Disc Two features Sierra Maestra
1226 30 June 2009 Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland Second edition; Disc Two features Karan Casey
1227 25 August 2009 Brazil Disc Two features
1228 24 May 2010 Disc Two features
1229 30 June 2009 Dominican Republic Disc Two features
1230 15 March 2010 Disc Two features
1231 21 June 2010 India Second edition; Disc Two features Debashish Bhattacharya
1232 1 November 2010 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Robert Johnson; Disc Two highlights his influence on various artists
1233 18 April 2011 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Muddy Waters; Disc Two highlights musicians with whom he played
1234 4 May 2010 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Billie Holiday; Disc Two highlights her contemporaries
1235 25 May 2010 Scotland Second edition; Disc Two features
1236 15 March 2010 First edition; Disc Two is entitled "Dance The World", featuring various artists
1237 Afghanistan 30 August 2010 Afghanistan Disc Two features
1238 Desert Blues 26 July 2010 MaliWestern SaharaMauritaniaNiger Disc Two features Etran Finatawa
1239 10 August 2010 Includes a dance instruction DVD
1240 26 July 2010 Disc Two features
1241 1 November 2011 Germany Individual composer compilation featuring Johann Sebastian Bach; Produced in partnership with Hyperion Records; Disc Two features Angela Hewitt
1242 1 November 2011 Germany Individual composer compilation featuring Ludwig van Beethoven; Produced in partnership with Hyperion Records; Disc Two features Mass in C major
1243 1 November 2011 Austria Individual composer compilation featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Produced in partnership with Hyperion Records; Disc Two features string quintets
1244 1 November 2010 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Lead Belly; Disc Two highlights artists he played with and influenced
1245 2 November 2010 CD, Digital United States Individual artist compilation featuring Ella Fitzgerald; Disc Two highlights artists she sang with and influenced
1246 23 May 2011 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Charlie Parker; Disc Two highlights other co-founders of bebop
1247 29 November 2011 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Duke Ellington; Disc Two is entitled "Original Jazz Legends"
1248 12 October 2010 Spain Disc Two features Eduardo Niebla
1249 14 March 2011 Second edition; Includes a dance instruction DVD
1250 19 April 2011 France Disc Two features Marianne Dissard
1251 6 September 2011 Disc Two features
1252 19 April 2011 Second edition; Disc Two features
1253 23 May 2011 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Louis Armstrong; Disc Two is entitled "Jazz Legends"
1254 23 May 2011 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Miles Davis; Disc Two is entitled "Jazz Giants"
1255 26 July 2011 Disc Two features
1256 30 August 2011 Disc Two features Mory Kanté
1257 21 June 2011 Brazil Disc Two features Vitor Ramil & Marcos Suzano
1258 29 November 2011 France Individual artist compilation featuring Edith Piaf; Disc Two is entitled "Vintage Paris"
1259 15 March 2011 Disc Two features Syran Mbenza & Ensemble Rumba Kongo
1260 31 January 2012 Portugal Second edition; Disc Two features Cristina Branco
1261 21 June 2011 England Disc Two features Coope Boyes and Simpson
1262 26 July 2011 Second edition; Disc Two features
1263 17 October 2011 United States Individual artist compilation featuring John Lee Hooker; Disc Two is entitled "Blues Greats"
1264 26 September 2011 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Bessie Smith; Disc Two is entitled "Original Blues Divas"
1265 24 October 2011 United States Second edition; Disc Two features Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
1266 Morocco 27 February 2012 Morocco Second edition; Disc Two features
1267 31 January 2012 United States Second edition; Disc Two features Scott Holstein
1268 6 March 2012 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Charley Patton; Disc Two is entitled "Delta Blues Legacy"
1269 3 April 2012 Disc Two features
1270 Psychedelic Africa 12 March 2012 NigeriaBeninGuineaEthiopiaTanzaniaSenegalGhanaMali Disc Two features Victor Uwaifo
1271 12 March 2012 Disc Two features
1272 3 April 2012 United States Disc Two features Dumpstaphunk
1273 26 June 2012 Disc Two features Gráinne Hambly
1274 30 July 2013 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Jimmie Rodgers; Disc Two is entitled "Country Music Pioneers"
1275 Voodoo 24 September 2013 CubaHaitiTrinidad and TobagoUnited StatesBeninBrazil Disc Two features
1276 25 June 2013 Disc Two features Eduardo Niebla &
1277 16 July 2012 United States Individual artist compilation featuring B.B. King; Disc Two is entitled "Original Bluesmen"
1278 21 August 2012 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Howlin' Wolf; Disc Two is entitled "Wolf's Inspiration"
1279 2 October 2012 United States Individual artist compilation featuring John Coltrane; Disc Two is entitled "Trane In Session"
1280 26 June 2012 Ghana Second edition; Disc Two features
1281 29 May 2012 Disc Two features Dédé Saint Prix
1282 31 July 2012 Second edition; Disc Two features
1283 10 September 2012 Hungary Disc Two features Tarkany Muvek
1284 Senegal 29 January 2013 Senegal Disc Two features
1285 31 July 2012 China Second edition; Disc Two features Hanggai
1286 Ethiopia 25 September 2012 Ethiopia Second edition; Disc Two features Invisible System
1287 25 September 2012 Third edition; Disc Two features Bio Ritmo
1288 25 September 2012 United StatesCanada Disc Two features Pura Fé
1289 29 January 2013 Brazil Second edition; Disc Two features
1290 28 May 2013 Brazil Disc Two features Júpiter Maçã
1291 15 April 2013 Disc Two features Los Destellos
1292 27 May 2013 Second edition; Disc Two features Saba Anglana
1293 26 February 2013 Second edition; Disc Two features Los Corraleros de Majagual
1294 25 February 2013 Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland Third edition; Disc Two features Bob Brozman, , &
1295 Arabic Revolution 26 March 2013 EgyptTunisiaState of PalestineUnited KingdomLibyaLebanon Disc Two features Ramy Essam
1296 African Disco 15 April 2013 NigeriaGhanaSouth AfricaFranceCameroon Disc Two features
1297 Acoustic Africa 25 March 2013 NigerMadagascarDemocratic Republic of the CongoSouth AfricaLesothoMozambiqueNorwaySwedenZimbabweGhanaCameroonMaliSouth SudanSenegalGuinea Disc Two features
1298 3 September 2013 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Blind Lemon Jefferson; Disc Two is entitled "Country Blues Pioneers"
1299 26 August 2013 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Blind Willie Johnson; Disc Two is entitled "Gospel Blues Legends"
1300 2014 Disc Two features Namgyal Lhamo
1301 24 June 2013 Spain Third edition; Disc Two features
1302 30 July 2013 India Disc Two features R. D. Burman
1303 24 September 2013 United States Individual artist compilation featuring Blind Blake; Disc Two is entitled "The Rough Guide To Ragtime Blues & Hokum"
1304 2015
1307 15 October 2013 digital download India Digital only
1308 ?
1309 2014 Disc Two features
1310 24 February 2014 Scotland Disc Two features
1311 2014-04-19 CD, Digital, Vinyl Mali Second edition; Disc Two features Samba Touré
1312 28 January 2014 Disc Two features
1313 2013 digital download Digital only
1314 2014 Second edition; Disc Two features Dalla
1315 2014 Second edition; Disc Two features
1316 2014 Second edition; Disc Two features
1317 2014 Disc Two features Ramzi Aburedwan
1318 26 May 2014
1319 2014 CD, Digital, Vinyl Disc Two features Cambodian Space Project
1320 2014 Disc Two features Hijaz
1321 2014 Second edition; Disc Two features 's Salsa Piccante
1322 2014 Disc Two features Katia Guerreiro
1323 2015
1324 2015 Second edition
1325 2014 Second edition; Disc Two features Mamane Barka
1326 2014 Disc Two features Antonio Rey
1327 2014 Disc Two features Kishore Kumar
1328 2015
1329 2015 Argentina
1330 2015
1331 2015
1332 2015
1333 ? ?
1334 2015
1335 2015 United States
1336 2015 Re-issue
1337 2015
1338 2015
1339 2015 AlgeriaIsraelJordanMorocco
1340 2016
1341 2016 Second edition
1342 2016 Second edition
1343 2015
1344 2015
1345 2016
1346 2016 Second edition
1347 2016
1348 2016
1349 2016
1350 2016 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1351 2017 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1352 2016 CD, vinyl, digital download
1353 2016 CD, vinyl, digital download Second edition
1354 2017 vinyl, digital download
1355 2017 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1356 2017 CD, vinyl, digital download
1357 2017 CD, vinyl, digital download
1358 2017 CD, digital download
1359 2017 CD, digital download
1360 2017 CD, vinyl, digital download
1361 2017 CD, digital download
1362 2018
1363 2018 CD, digital download
1364 2018 CD, digital download
1365 2018-07-27 Digital, Vinyl
1366 2018 CD, digital download
1367 2018 CD, digital download
1368 2018 CD, digital download Third edition
1369 ? ?
1370 World Music 2018 CD, Digital Twenty-fifth anniversary edition
1371 2018 CD, digital download
1372 2018 CD, digital download
1373 2018 CD, digital download
1374 2018 CD, digital download
1375 2018 CD, digital download
1376 2018 CD, digital download
1377 2019-07-26 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1378 2019 Vinyl
1379 2019-04-13 Vinyl
1380 2019-03-27 Digital, Vinyl
1381 2019-01-25 CD, Digital
1382 2019-03-29 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1383 2019-05-31 Vinyl
1384 2019-07-26 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1385 2019-08-30 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1386 Eastern Europe 2019-02-22 CD, Digital Second edition
1387 2019-05-31 CD, Digital Second edition
1388 2019-06-28 CD, Digital
1389 2019-09-27 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1390 2020-04-17 / 2021-03-26 Vinyl
1391 2019-08-30 CD, Digital
1392 2019-11-29 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1393 2020-04-18 (Vinyl) / 2021-02-26 (CD) CD, Digital, Vinyl
1394 2020-04-18 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1395 2020-03-27 Digital, Vinyl
1396 2020-02-28 Digital, Vinyl
1397 2020-02-28 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1398 2020-09-11 Digital, Vinyl
1399 2020-11-27 Digital, Vinyl
1400
1401
1402
1403
1404 2020-09-11 CD, Digital
1405 2021-01-29 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1406 2021-05-28 CD, Digital
1407 2021-06-25 Digital, Vinyl
1408 2020-11-27 CD, Digital, Vinyl Second edition
1409 2021-04-30 CD, Digital, Vinyl
1410 2021-04-30 CD, Digital
1411 ?
1412
1413 ?
1414 2021-07-30 CD, Digital
1415 ?
1416 2022-01-28 CD, Digital

References[]

  1. ^ "List of Rough Guide Albums". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ "World Music Network" Retrieved 27 December 2016
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