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The Rough Guide To Voodoo
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released24 September 2013
GenreWorld
Length118:40
LabelWorld Music Network
Full series chronology
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The Rough Guide To Voodoo is a world music compilation album originally released in 2013 featuring music inspired and influenced by the Voodoo religious tradition (from West African Vodun to New World Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo, and related movements). Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the album contains two discs: an overview of the genre on Disc One, and a "bonus" Disc Two highlighting Erol Josué. Disc One features four American tracks, two each from Brazil, Haiti, and Cuba, and one each from Trinidad and Benin. The collection was compiled by Dan Rosenberg and was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.[1][2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
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Songlines[3]
PopMatters[4]
The Australian[5]

The album was met with generally positive reviews. Neil Kelly of Pop Matters wrote that Disc One was often "unsettling", and that it "deserves serious consideration for truth in advertising alone." He also praised the accessibility of Disc Two.[4]

Track listing

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Disc One

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No.TitleArtist (Country)Length
1."Guede Nibo"Grupo Vocal Desandann HaitiCuba2:07
2."Shango"Lord Nelson Trinidad and Tobago4:21
3."Marie Laveau"Dr. John United States3:56
4."Segala"Gangbé Brass Band Benin4:30
5."Canto De Xango"Baden Powell & Vinicius De Moraes Brazil5:52
6."Osain/Osanyin"Bata Ketu United StatesCubaBrazil10:35
7."Cantos Iyesa"Lazaro Ros & Olorun Cuba4:28
8."Dey"Toto Bissainthe Haiti3:39
9."Canto De Oxum"Maria Bethânia Brazil5:15
10."Yemaya"Conjunto Folklorico Nacional De Cuba Cuba9:02
11."New Orleans Funeral"Steve Gray United States2:33
12."Marie Laveau"Craig Klein Feat. John Boutté United States6:52

Disc Two

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Disc Two is a re-release of the album Régléman by Erol Josué, a Haitian Voodoo priest.

No.TitleLength
1."Hounto Legba"3:19
2."Madam Letan"5:13
3."La Souvenance"2:46
4."Madichon"4:33
5."Ochan Lavi"4:30
6."Balize"3:51
7."Atomp’A"4:23
8."Garçon Solide"4:22
9."Vire Wonn"4:54
10."Ti Moun Yo"4:03
11."Yege Dahomen"5:45
12."Nadoki Nadoka"3:45
13."Krepsol"4:06

References

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  1. ^ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  2. ^ "Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Voodoo". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 Dec 2013.
  3. ^ "The Rough Guide To Voodoo". World Music Network. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  4. ^ a b Kelly, Neil (26 November 2013). "Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Voodoo". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 Dec 2013.
  5. ^ Hillier, Tony (2012-03-08). "The Rough Guide to Voodoo (Various artists)". The Australian. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
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