Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World

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Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World
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Compilation album by
Various artists
Released25 May 1999
GenreWorld, Acoustic
Length75:17
LabelWorld Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba
(1998) 		Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World
(1999) 		The Rough Guide to the Music of Eastern Europe
(1998)
Complete list

Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World is a world music benefit compilation album originally released in 1999, with proceeds going to Amnesty International. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] the release features global acoustic music, from traditional to pop.[2] The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, along with Amnesty, fRoots, New Internationalist, and NCOS.[3][4]

Artists featured cover a broad range of countries, hailing from The Americas (Argentina, Colombia, and the US), Asia (India, Japan, and China), Europe (Spain, Finland, and Scotland), and Africa (Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Ethiopia, Senegal, Mali, and Cape Verde).

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]

Writing for AllMusic, Alex Henderson called the album "unpredictable" as it does not only feature traditional music but global "contemporary, even cutting-edge pop". The record, according to Henderson, was "excellent" and "well worth obtaining".[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleArtist (Country)Length
1."Carnaval"Manu Dibango & Cuarteto Patria CameroonCuba5:47
2."Cheka Ukama"Oliver Mtukudzi Zimbabwe5:20
3."Azara Al Hay"Rasha Sudan6:28
4."Tizita (Memories)"Aster Aweke Ethiopia4:48
5."Lo Bueno y Lo Malo"Duquende Spain4:24
6."La Casita de Mis Viejos"Adriana Varela Argentina3:41
7."Vuelo en Libélula" Colombia2:56
8."Di Krenitse (The Well)"The Klezmatics United States4:09
9."Yksi Ruusu" Finland5:44
10."Love"Hariprasad Chaurasia & Shivkumar Sharma India5:56
11."Djam Leelii"Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck Senegal5:59
12."Alla l'Aa Ke"Toumani Diabaté Mali7:15
13."Bia"Cesária Évora Cape Verde3:10
14."Red Ribbon" & Guo Yue JapanChina6:28
15."Dawn"Savourna Stevenson Scotland3:12

References[]

  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. ^ Jump up to: a b c Henderson, Alex. "Unwired: The Rough Guide to Acoustic Music from Around the World". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 Jan 2014.
  3. ^ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  4. ^ WorldCat. "Unwired : acoustic music from around the world". OCLC. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
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