The Rough Guide to the Music of South Africa 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 South Africa. Liner notes were written by Tom Andrews and Rob Allingham, a discographer and music historian specializing in South Africa.[2] Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, was the producer.[3] This was the first of two similarly named albums: the second edition, featuring approximately half of the same artists, was released in 2007.[4]

The Rough Guide to the Music of South Africa
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	27 January 1998
Genre	World, South African
Length	70:27
Label	World Music Network
Full series chronology
African Blues (1998) The Rough Guide to the Music of South Africa (1998) The Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil (1998)
Complete list

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Raymond McKinney of AllMusic wrote that "newcomers would find much to savour" in the album.[5]

Track listing

References

External links

• The Rough Guide to the Music of South Africa at Discogs