The Rough Guide to Guitar" is a one-stop shop for all your guitar-related needs - whether you're buying, playing, gigging, recording or a complete beginner.

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The Rough Guide to Latin-Arabia journeys to the little known but highly musical region of Latin-Arabia, located somewhere between Cairo and Havana. Here, it fuses three of the most popular dance styles: belly dance, salsa and flamenco, and is a vibrant and playful release that invites you to dance!

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The Rough Guide to Latin-Arabia journeys to the little known but highly musical region of Latin-Arabia, located somewhere between Cairo and Havana. Here, it fuses three of the most popular dance styles: belly dance, salsa and flamenco, and is a vibrant and playful release that invites you to dance!

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The Rough Guide to Guitar" is a one-stop shop for all your guitar-related needs - whether you're buying, playing, gigging, recording or a complete beginner. Covering everything from the basics a new player needs to hints and tips for experienced guitarists, and even how to successfully start a band. Written by Dave Hunter, one of the world's leading guitar authors and contributor to "Guitar Player" and "Vintage Guitar" magazines, "The Rough Guide to Guitar" covers it all, in a language that players of all experiences and ages will understand and enjoy. From classic rock guitar sounds through to indie, punk and psychadelic, and from home recording methods to how to put a band together; "The Rough Guide to Guitar" is the guide for you.