The Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia is a world music compilation album originally released in 2000. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release covers a broad swathe of the music of Indonesia, both traditional and modern. The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network. Paul Fisher compiled the tracks and wrote the liner notes, and Duncan Baker coordinated the project.[1][2]

The Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	17 October 2000
Genre	World, Indonesian
Length	72:36
Label	World Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to Bhangra (2000) The Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia (2000) The Rough Guide to the Music of Jamaica (2001)
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Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Robert Christgau[3]	A-
AllMusic[2]

The album met critical appraise^{[clarification needed]} upon release. In his review for AllMusic, Bret Love rose the subject of non-gamelan Indonesian music's obscurity in the West, calling the compilation an "accessible introduction to some very unfamiliar musical traditions".[2] Robert Christgau called it "crass" even by the standards of the series, and "at least as edutaining as Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?".[3] Writing for JazzTimes, Josef Woodard called it "as much a treat for the ears as it is a challenge to our preconceptions".[4] Both Christgau and Woodard contrasted the record with the 20-CD Music of Indonesia series by Smithsonian Folkways, comparing the latter's ethnomusicological focus with the Rough Guide's pop overtones.[3][4][5]

Track listing

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