Rough Guide to Latin Music
Book Documents Evolution of the Global Latin Sound

 Listen to Jacki Lyden's conversation with Sue Steward.

Sue Steward's Latin: 100 Essential CDs, The Rough Guide

March 7, 2002 -- Ever wondered how to tell the difference between a salsa and a rhumba? How about a cumbia and a tango?All Things Considered guest host Jacki Lyden speaks with music writer Sue Steward about her book, Latin: 100 Essential CDs, The Rough Guide -- a pocket-sized tome designed to help curious shoppers navigate their way through the international bins at the record store.

Steward describes the Rough Guide as an essential guidebook to the best Latin music albums. The book picks music from Cuba, Brazil, Venezuela, Spain, Mexico and other Latin countries. Rhumbas, mambos, tangos and other Latin music types are explained, with quick historical overviews and thumbnail sketches of the artists who define the idiom.

Songs featured in the Rough Guide, heard on All Things Considered:

	Beny Moré, Bonito y Sabroso from Serie Platino (BMG 43214 94942)
	Celia Cruz, Melao De Caña from Best of Celia Cruz (Rhino 8122 72816)
	Adriana Varela, Cada Vez Que Me Recuerdes from Rough Guide to Tango (Rough Guide 1030)
	Getz/Gilberto, The Girl From Ipanema from Getz/Gilberto (Verve 31452 14142)
	Inti-Illimani, Candidos from De Canto Y Baile (Redwood Records RRCD 8901)
	Cafe Tecuba, El Aparato from Re (Warner Bros. 4509 96784)

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• The Rough Guides audio CDs and books are published by London-based World Music Network.

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