The Rough Guide to Voodoo

The Rough Guide To Voodoo
Compilation album by Various artists
Released 24 September 2013
Genre World
Length 118:40
Label World Music Network
Full series chronology

  • The Rough Guide to Country Legends: Jimmie Rodgers
  • (2013)
  • The Rough Guide to Voodoo
  • (2013)
  • The Rough Guide to the Music of the Mediterranean
  • (2013)
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The Rough Guide To Voodoo is a world music compilation album originally released in 2013 featuring music inspired and influenced by the Voodoo religious tradition (from West African Vodun to New World Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo, and related movements). Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the album contains two discs: an overview of the genre on Disc One, and a "bonus" Disc Two highlighting Erol Josué. Disc One features four American tracks, two each from Brazil, Haiti, & Cuba, and one each from Trinidad & Benin. The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Songlines[3]
PopMatters[4]
The Australian[5]

The album was met with generally positive reviews. Neil Kelly of Pop Matters wrote that Disc One was often "unsettling", and that it "deserves serious consideration for truth in advertising alone." He also praised the accessibility of Disc Two.[4]

Track listing

Disc One

No. TitleArtist (Country) Length
1. "Guede Nibo"  Grupo Vocal Desandann Cuba Haiti 2:07
2. "Shango"  Lord Nelson Trinidad and Tobago 4:21
3. "Marie Laveau"  Dr. John United States 3:56
4. "Segala"  Gangbé Brass Band Benin 4:30
5. "Canto De Xango"  Baden Powell & Vinicius De Moraes Brazil 5:52
6. "Osain/Osanyin"  Bata Ketu United States 10:35
7. "Cantos Iyesa"  Lazaro Ros & Olorun Cuba 4:28
8. "Dey"  Toto Bissanthe Haiti 3:39
9. "Canto De Oxum"  Maria Bethania Brazil 5:15
10. "Yemaya"  Conjunto Folklorico Nacional De Cuba Cuba 9:02
11. "New Orleans Funeral"  Steve Gray United States 2:33
12. "Marie Laveau"  Craig Klein Feat. John Boutté United States 6:52

Disc Two

Disc Two is a re-release of the album Régléman by Erol Josué, a Haitian Voodoo priest.

No. Title Length
1. "Hounto Legba"   3:19
2. "Madam Letan"   5:13
3. "La Souvenance"   2:46
4. "Madichon"   4:33
5. "Ochan Lavi"   4:30
6. "Balize"   3:51
7. "Atomp’A"   4:23
8. "Garçon Solide"   4:22
9. "Vire Wonn"   4:54
10. "Ti Moun Yo"   4:03
11. "Yege Dahomen"   5:45
12. "Nadoki Nadoka"   3:45
13. "Krepsol"   4:06

References

  1. ↑ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  2. ↑ "Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Voodoo". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 Dec 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Rough Guide To Voodoo". World Music Network. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kelly, Neil. "Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Voodoo". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 Dec 2013.
  5. ↑ Hillier, Tony (2012-03-08). "The Rough Guide to Voodoo (Various artists)". The Australian. Retrieved 2013-08-31.

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