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{{Infobox album
| name = The Rough Guide to Bhangra
| type = Compilation
| artist = Various artists
| cover = RoughGuideBhangra2010.jpg
| alt =
| released = 30 August 2010
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[World music|World]], [[Bhangra (music)|Bhangra]]
| length = {{duration|m=120|s=38}}
| label = [[World Music Network]]
| producer =
| chronology = Full series
| prev_title = [[The Rough Guide to African Street Party]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[The Rough Guide to Klezmer Revival]]
| next_year = 2008
| misc = <small>[[List of Rough Guide albums|Complete list]]</small>
}}

'''''The Rough Guide to Bhangra''''' is a [[world music]] [[compilation album]] originally released in [[2010 in music|2010]]. Part of the [[World Music Network]] [[Rough Guides]] series, the release features [[bhangra (music)|bhangra]], a form of [[Punjabi music]]. Disc One highlights artists from the 1980s to 2000s, and Disc Two features the British band [[Achanak (band)|Achanak]]. The album was compiled by DJ Ritu, a British-born musician, [[BBC Radio 3]] host, and co-founder of [[Outcaste Records]].<ref name='bbcritu'>{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2006/09/20/world_music_feature.shtml | title = World Music with DJ Ritu | access-date = 2014-01-30 | author = BBC London | author-link = BBC London | publisher = [[BBC]]}}</ref> Brad Haynes coordinated the project, Laurence Cedar mastered the work, and Phil Stanton was the producer. The release was preceded by a [[The Rough Guide to Bhangra (2000 album)|first edition]] a decade earlier.

The album features artists from [[Music of India|India]], [[Music of Pakistan|Pakistan]], [[British pop music|England]], and [[Music of Scotland|Scotland]].

==Critical reception==
Writing for [[BBC Music]], Vibhuti Patel was dismissive of the album and label in general, calling it "more than a little rough", and the brand responsible for "several entry-level collections of world music" (this being the 202nd release in the series). Patel thought the album should be an historical overview, and lamented the omissions of [[Gurdas Maan]], [[Malkit Singh]], and [[B21 (band)|B21]]. She also felt Disc Two should have been replaced by another various artist compilation, and wrote that the overall release "falls short of being a definitive introduction" (this is in marked contrast with the [[The Rough Guide to Bhangra (2000 album)|first edition]], which Ted Swedenburg of [[PopMatters]] named "the definitive introduction").<ref name='bbc'>{{cite news | first = Vibhuti | last = Patel | title = Various Artists The Rough Guide to Bhangra Review | year = 2010 | publisher = [[BBC]] | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gmrj/ | work = [[BBC Music]] | access-date = 2014-01-30}}</ref><ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/various-roughgudebhangra/|title=Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Bhangra|first=Ted|last=Swedenburg|accessdate=29 Jan 2014|publisher=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref>

==Track listing==

===Disc One===
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Gerra De De
| extra1 = [[DJ Dips]] Feat [[Miss Pooja]]
| length1 = 3:58

| title2 = Meri Changi Taran
| extra2 = [[Naseebo Lal]]
| length2 = 7:56

| title3 = Boliyan
| extra3 = [[Panjabi MC]]
| length3 = 4:10

| title4 = Bangles
| extra4 = [[Niraj Chag]]
| length4 = 4:02

| title5 = Bol! Bol! Bol!
| extra5 = [[Tigerstyle]]
| length5 = 4:23

| title6 = Yaar Da Viah
| extra6 = [[Dalvinder Singh]]
| length6 = 4:24

| title7 = Dil Kugoo (Bhangra Mix)
| extra7 = [[Shazia Mansoor]]
| length7 = 5:08

| title8 = Nachle
| extra8 = [[U Music]]
| length8 = 4:29

| title9 = Mera Yaar Vajawe Dhol
| extra9 = [[K.S. Bamrah]]
| length9 = 3:37

| title10 = Bor Bor
| extra10 = [[Partners In Rhyme]]
| length10 = 4:31

| title11 = Tut Guhia
| extra11 = [[Achanak (band)|Achanak]]
| length11 = 3:55

| title12 = Fight This Feeling
| extra12 = [[Khiza]] Feat [[Suman (musician)|Suman]] & [[Joginder]]
| length12 = 3:14

| title13 = Har Gabroo
| extra13 = [[H-Dhami]]
| length13 = 3:55

| title14 = Jagoo
| extra14 = [[Panjabi By Nature]]
| length14 = 5:29

}}

===Disc Two===
All tracks on Disc Two are performed by [[Achanak (band)|Achanak]], a seven-piece British band founded in 1989.<ref name='achanak'>{{cite web | url = http://www.achanak.co.uk/ | title = About Achanak | accessdate = 2014-01-30}}</ref>
{{tracklist

| title1 = Teri Muhabbeta Mar Sutia (Your Love Is Killing Me)
| extra1 =
| length1 = 3:24

| title2 = Tut Guhia (Broken Jewelry)
| extra2 =
| length2 = 3:58

| title3 = Iskh Mitta (Love Is Sweet)
| extra3 =
| length3 = 5:12

| title4 = Dil Nao Lag Da (Ambient)
| extra4 =
| length4 = 4:49

| title5 = Lak Noo Bhangra Mix (Purely Percussive)
| extra5 =
| length5 = 4:45

| title6 = Aj Bhangra Punjabia Na Pauna (Let's Dance With A Dhol)
| extra6 =
| length6 = 3:56

| title7 = Addji Marke (Let's Move Our Hips To The Pulsating Beat)
| extra7 =
| length7 = 4:28

| title8 = Nakra D&B Mix (Heavy)
| extra8 =
| length8 = 5:24

| title9 = Ek Tera Na Rkana (Dancing Queen)
| extra9 =
| length9 = 4:55

| title10 = Dushman Da Badla (Freedom From Oppression)
| extra10 =
| length10 = 3:56

| title11 = Achanak Boliyaan (Sonnets Of Dance)
| extra11 =
| length11 = 5:02

| title12 = Bhangra Pa Bass Mix (Let Me Dance Please)
| extra12 =
| length12 = 2:53

| title13 = Kuria Ne Suniya (Beautiful Woman Listen To Me)
| extra13 =
| length13 = 4:54

}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.worldmusic.net/store/item/RGNET1202/}}
* {{Discogs release|3087094|Various – The Rough Guide To Bhangra|type=album}}

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