Various Artists - The Rough Guide To The Music Of West Africa

This Rough Guide illuminates the fullest-fattest cream of West African music that has passed through the doors of Riverboat Records HQ over the last twenty-five years.

Featuring tracks by many wonderful artists including Victor Uwaifo, Koo Nimo, Mory Kant�, Etran Finatawa, Sally Nyolo and Samba Tour�, plus Malian guitar heroes Samba Tour� and Anansy Ciss�.

Stretching some eighteen countries from Mauritania in the North to Congo in the South, West Africa is a place of many music's. This selection focuses on the powerhouses of Senegal and Mali in the main. Enjoy our handpicked cuts and get ready to get knee-deep in the archive.