| The Rough Guide to the Music of Zimbabwe | |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Cover: | RoughGuideZimbabwe.jpg |
| Released: | 5 November 1996 |
| Genre: | World, Zimbabwean |
| Label: | World Music Network |
| Chronology: | Full series |
| Prev Title: | The Rough Guide to the Music of the Andes |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | The Rough Guide to the Music of North Africa |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
| Misc: | Complete list |
The Rough Guide to the Music of Zimbabwe is a world music compilation album originally released in 1996. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] it focuses on the music of Zimbabwe, both traditional and modern. The release was compiled by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.[2] [3]
Raymond McKinney of AllMusic rewarded the album with four and a half stars, calling it an "excellent introduction". Michaelangelo Matos, writing for the Chicago Reader, called it repetitious but pleasant, describing the tracks as "nice stuff" that "won't convert anyone."[4]