Various Artists - Rough Guide To Reggae (World Music Network) (1997)

The Rough Guide to Reggae was released in 1997 as part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the album gives broad coverage to the reggae genre originating in Jamaica. The album was curated by Steve Barrow, who also wrote the namesake book, and later compiled The Rough Guide to Dub (which will be uploaded at a later date....). Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, was the producer.

"The Rough Guide to Reggae is a stellar introduction to the music, though lacking a song by Bob Marley is a serious oversight (or perhaps, a statement about the importance of reggae's most famous figure). The artists who are included are some of the best, though, including Toots & the Maytals, Augustus Pablo, King Tubby, Burning Spear, the Congos, Aswad, Gregory Isaacs, Buju Banton and Lucky Dube." 

------ Review By Keith Farley

Tracklist:

1. "Broadway Jungle" - The Maytals (as 'The Flames') (2:50)
2. "Chinatown" - Don Drummond & The Skatalites (2:34)
3. "The Tide Is High" - The Paragons (2:45)
4. "Rivers of Babylon" - The Melodians (4:15)
5. "Too Late" - Augustus Pablo (3:16)
6. "Great Stone" - King Tubby & Soul Syndicate (3:10)
7. "Conquering Lion" - Yabby You & The Prophets (3:28)
8. "Slavery Days" - Burning Spear (3:25)
9. "Fisherman" - The Congos (6:03)
10. "Warrior Charge" - Aswad (5:48)
11. "Rough Neck" - Gregory Isaacs (6:53)
12. "This a Lover's Corner" - General Echo (4:47)
13. "Entertainment" - Triston Palmer (3:34)
14. "Cockney Translation" - Smiley Culture (3:10)
15. "We Can Work It Out" - Janet-Lee Davis & Peter Hunnigale (3:50)
16. "Living Dangerously" - Barrington Levy & Bounty Killer (3:30)
17. "Untold Stories" - Buju Banton (4:34)
18. "Slave" - Lucky Dube (4:06)

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