The Rough Guide to World Music 1 (Vol.3): Africa, Europe and the Middle East has full coverage of everything from Congolese soukous to Greek rembetika, and biographies of artists from Thomas Mapfumo to Cheb Khaled to the Afro Celt Sound System. Features include more than 80 articles from expert contributors - focusing on popular and roots music, extensive discographies for each country, with biography notes on nearly 2000 musicians plus reviews of their best CDs and photos and album cover illustrations gathered from contemporary and archive sources. The guide includes a directory of World Music labels and specialist stores around the world and on the Internet.