The Rough Guide to the Music of Zimbabwe is a world music compilation album originally released in 1996.

Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] it focuses on the music of Zimbabwe, both traditional and modern.

The release was compiled by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.

[2][3] Raymond McKinney of AllMusic rewarded the album with four and a half stars, calling it an "excellent introduction".

[4] Michaelangelo Matos, writing for the Chicago Reader, called it repetitious but pleasant, describing the tracks as "nice stuff" that "won't convert anyone.