Rough Guides
| Parent company | Penguin Group |
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| Founded | 1982 |
| Founder | Mark Ellingham |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London |
| Nonfiction topics | Travel guidebooks |
| Official website | www |
Rough Guides Ltd is a travel guidebook and reference publisher, owned by Pearson PLC. Their travel titles cover more than 200 destinations, and are distributed worldwide through the Penguin Group. The series began with the 1982 Rough Guide to Greece[1], a book conceived by Mark Ellingham, who was dissatisfied with the polarisation of existing guidebooks between cost-obsessed student guides and "heavyweight cultural tomes." Initially, the series was aimed at low-budget backpackers. The Rough Guides books have incorporated more expensive recommendations since the early 1990s, and books have had colour printing since the late 1990s, which are now marketed to travelers on all budgets. Much of the books' travel content is also available online.
Ellingham left Rough Guides in November 2007, after the company had celebrated "25 Rough Years" with a celebratory series of books, to set up a new green and ethical imprint, GreenProfile, at Profile Books.[2][3] Rough Guides is now run by co-founder Martin Dunford (travel) and Andrew Lockett (reference), under the aegis of Penguin. It is based at the Penguin offices at 80 Strand, London, with a satellite office in Delhi.
The slogan of Rough Guides is "Make the Most of Your Time on Earth".
Books
Most of the series' early titles were written or edited by John Fisher, Jack Holland and Martin Dunford, who along with Mark Ellingham were co-founders and owners of Rough Guides. In 1995, they negotiated the sale of the series to Penguin Books, a process which was completed in 2002.
In 1994, the first ever non-travel Rough Guides books were published – The Rough Guide to World Music and The Rough Guide to Classical Music. The success of these titles encouraged Rough Guides’ expansion into other areas of publishing to cover a range of reference subjects, including music - covering genres such as world music, rock, hip-hop, jazz, and individual artists – and topics such as film, literature, popular science, ethical living, true crime, Shakespeare, pregnancy and birth, plus the Internet and related subjects such as e-Bay, blogging and iPods.
Music
In association with UK-based record label World Music Network[4], Rough Guides has issued hundreds of[5] recorded anthologies of the music of various nations and regions.[6] In addition to their "Rough Guide" Series, the record label World Music Network has released over 70 recordings in their other "Introducing", "Riverboat", and "Think Global" Series.
Albums released in the series include The Rough Guide to... Paris Café, Psychedelic Africa, Morocco, Fado,Bhangra, Tito Puente, Romanian Gypsies, Hungarian Gypsies and Ali Hassan Kuban.
The World Music Network website is a portal to the international world music scene, featuring up to date news, reviews, live events, and details of album releases.
Television
In the late 1980s, the Rough Guides brand was spun off into a series of successful travel shows on United Kingdom television channel BBC 2. Initially part of Janet Street Porter's DEF II strand, alongside Rapido and Jovanotti's Gimme 5, the show outlasted the 'yoof-tv' strand and became established in BBC 2's early 1990s evening schedule.
Later editions of the show, usually hosted by Sigue Sigue Sputnik associate Magenta Devine (with various male co-presenters through the show's run), were repeated on the Sky Travel channel until 2005.
A new Rough Guide series of fifteen thirty-minute programmes started production in November 2007 and began airing on Channel 5 (the UK's fifth terrestrial channel), on 7 January 2008. The series was created by the award-winning factual TV company, Lion Television. The 'Rough Guide to…' series was so successful that a second series was aired, starting in November 2008.
Environmental campaigns
In spring 2006, Mark Ellingham said he had grave concerns about the growth in air travel because of its growing contribution to climate change.[7] He launched a joint awareness campaign with Tony Wheeler (Lonely Planet founder), and Rough Guides began including a "health warning" in each of its travel guides, urging readers to "Fly less, stay longer" wherever possible.[8]
Discography
Music Rough Guides
RGNET1281 - The Rough Guide To Caribbean Café
RGNET1280 - The Rough Guide To Highlife
RGNET1279 - The Rough Guide To Jazz Legends: John Coltrane
RGNET1276 - The Rough Guide To Reggae (Second Edition)
RGNET1275 - The Rough Guide To Mediterranean Lounge
RGNET1274 - The Rough Guide To Latin Lullabies
RGNET1273 - The Rough Guide To Celtic Lullabies
RGNET1272 - The Rough Guide To New Orleans
RGNET1271 - The Rough Guide To Celtic Women
RGNET1270 - The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Africa
RGNET1269 - The Rough Guide To African Roots Revival
RGNET1268 - The Rough Guide To Blues Legends: Charley Patton
RGNET1267 - The Rough Guide To Bluegrass (Second Edition)
RGNET1266 - The Rough Guide To The Music of Morocco (Second Edition)
RGNET1265 - The Rough Guide To Cajun and Zydeco (Second Edition)
RGNET1264 - The Rough Guide To Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
RGNET1263 - The Rough Guide To Blues Legends: John Lee Hooker
RGNET1262 - The Rough Guide To Sufi Music (Second Edition)
RGNET1261 - The Rough Guide To English Folk (Second Edition)
RGNET1260 - The Rough Guide To Fado (Second Edition)
RGNET1259 - The Rough Guide To African Guitar Legends
RGNET1258 - The Rough Guide Legends: Edith Piaf
RGNET1257 - The Rough Guide To Brazilian Cafe
RGNET1256 - The Rough Guide To World Playtime
RGNET1255 - The Rough Guide To World Lullabies
RGNET1254 - The Rough Guide To Jazz Legends: Miles Davis
RGNET1253 - The Rough Guide To Jazz Legends: Louis Armstrong
RGNET1252 - The Rough Guide To Klezmer (Second Edition)
RGNET1251 - The Rough Guide To African Lullabies
RGNET1250 - The Rough Guide To Paris Lounge
RGNET1249 - The Rough Guide To Bellydance (Second Edition)
RGNET1248 - The Rough Guide To Flamenco Dance
RGNET1247 - The Rough Guide To Jazz Legends: Duke Ellington
RGNET1246 - The Rough Guide To Jazz Legends: Charlie Parker
RGNET1245 - The Rough Guide To Jazz Legends: Ella Fitzgerald
RGNET1244 - The Rough Guide To Blues Legends: Leadbelly
RGNET1243 - The Rough Guide To Mozart
RGNET1242 - The Rough Guide To Beethoven
RGNET1241 - The Rough Guide To Bach
RGNET1240 - The Rough Guide To Paris Café Music (Second Edition)
RGNET1239 - The Rough Guide To Salsa Dance (Third Edition)
RGNET1238 - The Rough Guide To Desert Blues
RGNET1237 - The Rough Guide To The Music Of Afghanistan
RGNET1236- The Rough Guide To World Music For Children
RGNET1235 - The Rough Guide To Scottish Folk (Second Edition)
RGNET1234 - The Rough Guide To Blues Legends: Billie Holiday Re-born
RGNET1233 - The Rough Guide To Blues Legends: Muddy Waters Re-born
RGNET1232 - The Rough Guide To Blues Legends: Robert Johnson Re-born
RGNET1231 - The Rough Guide To The Music Of India (Second Edition)
RGNET1230 - The Rough Guide To Arabic Lounge
RGNET1229 - The Rough Guide To Merengue Dance
RGNET1228 - The Rough Guide To Salsa Divas
RGNET1227 - The Rough Guide To Brazilian Lounge
RGNET1226 - The Rough Guide To Irish Folk (Second Edition)
RGNET1225 - The Rough Guide To The Music Of Cuba (2nd Edition)
RGNET1224 - The Rough Guide To Tango Revival
RGNET1223 - The Rough Guide Blues and Beyond
RGNET1222 - The Rough Guide To Afrobeat Revolution
RGNET1221 - The Rough Guide To Gypsy Revival
RGNET1220 - The Rough Guide To Gypsy Music
RGNET1219 - The Rough Guide To Tango
RGNET1218- The Rough Guide To Afrobeat Revival
RGNET1217 - The Rough Guide To Colombian Street Party
RGNET1216 - The Rough Guide To Latin Lounge
RGNET1215 - The Rough Guide to Turkish Café
RGNET1214 - The Rough Guide To The Music Of Russian Gypsies
RGNET1213 - The Rough Guide To Calypso Gold
RGNET1212 - The Rough Guide To Latin Street Party
RGNET1211 - The Rough Guide To The Music Of Japan
RGNET1210 - The Rough Guide To The Music Of Romanian Gypsies
RGNET1209 - The Rough Guide To Salsa Gold
RGNET1208 - The Rough Guide To The Music Of Mali
RGNET1207 - The Rough Guide To Australian Aboriginal Music
RGNET1206 - The Rough Guide To Brazilian Street Party
RGNET1205 - The Rough Guide To Klezmer Revolution
RGNET1204 - The Rough Guide To Blues Revival
RGNET1203 - The Rough Guide To Klezmer Revival
RGNET1202 - The Rough Guide To Bhangra (Second Edition)
RGNET1201 - The Rough Guide To African Street Party
RGNET1200 - The Rough Guide To Congo Gold
RGNET1199 - The Rough Guide To Cuban Street Party
RGNET1198 - The Rough Guide To Hungarian Gypsy Music
RGNET1197 - The Rough Guide To Greek Café
RGNET1196 - The Rough Guide To Latin Funk
RGNET1195 - The Rough Guide To Arabic Café
RGNET1194 - The Rough Guide To The Music Of Paris
RGNET1193 - The Rough Guide To The Music Of The Andes
RGNET1192 - The Rough Guide To Indian Lounge
RGNET1191 - The Rough Guide To Salsa Clandestina
RGNET1190 - The Rough Guide To Latino Nuevo
RGNET1189 - The Rough Guide To Flamenco
RGNET1188 - The Rough Guide To The Music Of Brazil
RGNET1187 - The Rough Guide To North African Café
RGNET1186 - The Rough Guide To African Blues
RGNET1185 - The Rough Guide To Bellydance Café
RGNET1184 - The Rough Guide To Salsa (Second Edition)
RGNET1183 - The Rough Guide To The Music Of Vietnam
RGNET1182 - The Rough Guide To Bollywood Gold
RGNET1181 - The Rough Guide To World Music: Africa & Middle East
RGNET1180 - The Rough Guide To The Blues
RGNET1179 - The Rough Guide to Bollywood (Second Edition)
RGNET1178 - The Rough Guide To The Music Of South Africa (Second Edition)
RGNET1177 - The Rough Guide To Salsa Dura NYC
Riverboat Records
TUGCD1061 - Ramzi - Reflections Of Palestine
TUGCD1059 - Samba Toure - Crocodile Blues
TUGCD1058 - Sambasunda Quintet - Java
TUGCD1057 - John McSherry, Donal O’Connor and Bob Brozman - Six Days In Down
TUGCD1056 - Paban Das Baul - Music Of The Honey Gatherers
TUGCD1055 - Etran Finatawa - Tarkat Tajje
TUGCD1054 - Samba Touré - Songhai Blues: Homage To Ali Farka Touré
TUGCD1053 - Debashish Bhattacharya - O Shakuntala!
TUGCD1052 - Daby Balde - Le Marigot Club Dakar
TUGCD1051 - Seprewa Kasa - Seprewa Kasa
TUGCD1050 - Syran Mbenza & Ensemble Rumba Kongo - Immortal Franco
TUGCD1049 - Debashish Bhattacharya - Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey
TUGCD1048 - Etran Finatawa - Desert Crossroads
TUGCD1047 - Saba - Jidka
TUGCD1046 - Bob Brozman Orchestra - Lumière
TUGCD1045 - Various Artists - Rhythm Of The River
TUGCD1044 - Benjamín Escoriza - Alevanta!
TUGCD1043 - Sally Nyolo & The Original Bands Of Yaoundé: Studio Cameroon
TUGCD1042 - Debashish Bhattacharya - Special Edition 3: Calcutta Slide Guitar
TUGCD1041 - Nuru Kane - Sigil
TUGCD1040 - Papua New Guinea Stringbands & Bob Brozman - Songs Of The Volcano
TUGCD1039 - Sierra Maestra - Son: Soul Of A Nation
TUGCD1038 - Abdel Gadir Salim & Emmanuel Jal - Ceasefire
TUGCD1037 - Shukar Collective - Urban Gypsy
TUGCD1036 - Debashish Bhattacharya - 3: Calcutta Slide Guitar
TUGCD1035 - Colombiafrica – The Mystic Orchestra - Voodoo Love Inna Champeta Land
TUGCD1034 - Mory Kanté - Sabou
TUGCD1033 - Rene Lacaille - Mapou
Introducing
INTRO117DD - Sufi Fakirs Of Bengal (Digital Only)
INTRO116DD - Dimitris Mistakidis (Digital Only)
INTRO115CD - Amadou Diagne
INTRO114CD - Mamane Barka
INTRO113CD - Akim El Sikameya
INTRO112CD - Dozan
INTRO111CD - Hanggai
INTRO110CD - Spam All-Stars
INTRO109CD - Perunika Trio
INTRO108CD - Wayne Gorbea's Salsa Picante
INTRO107CD - Kenge Kenge
INTRO106CD - Bela Lakatos & The Gypsy Youth Project
INTRO105CD - Etran Finatawa
INTRO104CD - Daby Balde
INTRO103CD - Sukke
INTRO102CD - Vakoka
INTRO101CD - Shiyani Ngcobo
Think Global
THINKBOX1 - Come Dancing Latin Style
THINK110CD - Think Global: Celebrate Africa
THINK109CD - Think Global: Fiesta Latina
THINK108CD - Think Global: Native America
THINK107CD - Think Global: Acoustic Brazil
THINK106CD - Think Global: Women Of Africa
THINK105CD - Think Global: Salsa
THINK104CD - Think Global: World Christmas
THINK103CD - Think Global: Tango
THINK102CD - Think Global: West Africa Unwired
THINK101CD - Think Global: Bellydance
References
- ^ http://www.roughguides.com/website/aboutus/default.aspx Rough Guides About Us
- ^ "Ellingham quits Rough Guide". The Bookseller. Oct 1, 2007. Retrieved May 06, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Author : Mark Ellingham". Rough Guides. Retrieved May 06, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ The World Music Network homepage
- ^ FolkLib Index - Rough Guide Discography / World Music Network Discography
- ^ http://www.worldmusic.net/index_flash.html
- ^ Hill, Amelia (5 May 2007). "Travel: the new tobacco". The Guardian.
- ^ The Independent -Eco-Holidays: Fly Less, Stay Longer
External links
- Rough Guides
- Make the Most of Your Time on Earth
- Rough Roads
- World Music Network, distributing arm of Rough Guides music recordings
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