Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World
| Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | 25 May 1999 | |||
| Genre | World, Acoustic | |||
| Length | 75:17 | |||
| Label | World Music Network | |||
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Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World is a world music benefit compilation album originally released in 1999, with proceeds going to Amnesty International. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release features global acoustic music, from traditional to pop. The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, along with Amnesty, fRoots, New Internationalist, and NCOS.
Artists featured cover a broad range of countries, hailing from The Americas (Argentina, Colombia, and the US), Asia (India, Japan, and China), Europe (Spain, Finland, and Scotland), and Africa (Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Ethiopia, Senegal, Mali, and Cape Verde).