Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World

Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World
Compilation album by Various artists
Released 25 May 1999
Genre World, Acoustic
Length 75:17
Label World 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, & NCOS.[3][4]

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[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 CameroonCuba 5:47
2. "Cheka Ukama"  Oliver Mtukudzi Zimbabwe 5:20
3. "Azara Al Hay"  Rasha Sudan 6:28
4. "Tizita (Memories)"  Aster Aweke Ethiopia 4:48
5. "Lo Bueno y Lo Malo"  Duquende Spain 4:24
6. "La Casita de Mis Viejos"  Adriana Varela Argentina 3:41
7. "Vuelo en Libélula"  Maximo Jimenez Colombia 2:56
8. "Di Krenitse (The Well)"  The Klezmatics United States 4:09
9. "Yksi Ruusu"  Niekku Finland 5:44
10. "Love"  Hariprasad Chaurasia & Shivkumar Sharma India 5:56
11. "Djam Leelii"  Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck Senegal 5:59
12. "Alla l'Aa Ke"  Toumani Diabaté Mali 7:15
13. "Bia"  Cesária Évora Cape Verde 3:10
14. "Red Ribbon"  Joji Hirota & Guo Yue JapanChina 6:28
15. "Dawn"  Savourna Stevenson Scotland 3:12

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. 1 2 3 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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