| The Rough Guide to Flamenco | |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Cover: | RoughGuideFlamenco1997.jpg |
| Released: | 18 November 1997 |
| Genre: | World, Flamenco |
| Label: | World Music Network |
| Chronology: | Full series |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | The Rough Guide to Reggae |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
| Misc: | Complete list |
The Rough Guide to Flamenco is a world music compilation album originally released in 1997. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] the album gives broad coverage to the flamenco genre of Spain. The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network. Liner notes were written by Tom Andrews.[2] This was the first of three similarly named albums: the second was released in 2007; the third, in 2013.
The Album received mixed reviews. Writing for AllMusic, Adam Greenberg called it a "nice overview of the tradition", but that for purer forms, listeners should "look elsewhere". Michaelangelo Matos of the Chicago Reader claimed it "suffered from compilationitis", losing steam half way through.[3]