The Rough Guide to the Music of Portugal (original) (raw)
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1998 compilation album by Various artists
| The Rough Guide to the Music of Portugal | |
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | 25 August 1998 |
| Genre | World, Portuguese |
| Length | 68:33 |
| Label | World Music Network |
| Full series chronology | |
| The Rough Guide to the Music of Eastern Europe(1998) The Rough Guide to the Music of Portugal(1998) The Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco'(1998) | |
| Complete list |
The Rough Guide to the Music of Portugal is a world music compilation album originally released in 1998. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] the album spotlights the music of Portugal, focusing on acoustic fado from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.[2] Co-founders of the World Music Network Phil Stanton and Sandra Alayón-Stanton produced and coordinated the album, respectively.[3][4]
Professional ratings
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Writing for AllMusic, Alex Henderson called the disc "an excellent place to start" for new listeners to fado, awarding it four and half stars.[2]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Henderson, Alex. "Rough Guide to the Music of Portugal". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 Jan 2014.
- ^ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ^ Discogs. "Various – The Rough Guide To The Music Of Portugal / Portugal Music Rough Guide". Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved 2013-12-21.