Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World
Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World | ||||
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Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
Released | 25 May 1999 | |||
Genre | World, Acoustic | |||
Length | 75:17 | |||
Label | World Music Network | |||
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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
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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. | Title | Artist (Country) | Length |
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1. | "Carnaval" | Manu Dibango & Cuarteto Patria ![]() ![]() | 5:47 |
2. | "Cheka Ukama" | Oliver Mtukudzi ![]() | 5:20 |
3. | "Azara Al Hay" | Rasha ![]() | 6:28 |
4. | "Tizita (Memories)" | Aster Aweke ![]() | 4:48 |
5. | "Lo Bueno y Lo Malo" | Duquende ![]() | 4:24 |
6. | "La Casita de Mis Viejos" | Adriana Varela ![]() | 3:41 |
7. | "Vuelo en Libélula" | Maximo Jimenez ![]() | 2:56 |
8. | "Di Krenitse (The Well)" | The Klezmatics ![]() | 4:09 |
9. | "Yksi Ruusu" | Niekku ![]() | 5:44 |
10. | "Love" | Hariprasad Chaurasia & Shivkumar Sharma ![]() | 5:56 |
11. | "Djam Leelii" | Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck ![]() | 5:59 |
12. | "Alla l'Aa Ke" | Toumani Diabaté ![]() | 7:15 |
13. | "Bia" | Cesária Évora ![]() | 3:10 |
14. | "Red Ribbon" | Joji Hirota & Guo Yue ![]() ![]() | 6:28 |
15. | "Dawn" | Savourna Stevenson ![]() | 3:12 |
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 Henderson, Alex. "Unwired: The Rough Guide to Acoustic Music from Around the World". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 Jan 2014.
- ↑ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ↑ WorldCat. "Unwired : acoustic music from around the world". OCLC. Retrieved 2014-01-25.