The Rough Guide to Congo Gold

The Rough Guide to Congo Gold
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released12 February 2008
GenreWorld, Congolese, Soukous
Length76:13
LabelWorld Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to Cuban Street Party
(2008)
The Rough Guide to Congo Gold
(2008)
The Rough Guide to African Street Party
(2008)
Complete list

The Rough Guide to Congo Gold is a world music compilation album originally released in 2008. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release focuses on the soukous genre of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with tracks from the 1960s to 90s. The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network. Martin Sinnock compiled the tracks and wrote the liner notes, and Brad Haynes & Marisa Lassman coordinated the project.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 10 Jan 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AllMusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Discogs. "Various – The Rough Guide To Congo Gold". Retrieved 10 Jan 2014.