European Playground (2009)

Product Summary Label: Putu UPC: 00790248029122 Release Date: 5/19/2009 Buy.com Sku: 211031392 Item#: M4MNDL Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Trampolin - (with Sas & Kopp) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 2. Bonjour Tout Va Bien - (with Les Demenageurs) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 3. Change Song - (with Herbie Treehead) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 4. Stop Den Lille Kaenguru - (with Mek Pek) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 5. Tudom En Mar Mit Csinalok - (with Alma Zenekar) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 6. En Voici, En Voila - (with Alain Le Lait) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 7. Den Kanei Krio - (with Locomondo) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 8. Tito Troca-Tintas - (with Buscapolos) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 9. Anneliese - (with Alex Schmeisser) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 10. I'Se The B'Y - (with Ian F. Benzie) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 11. Alles Uit De Kast - (with De Band Krijgt Kinderen) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 12. Tarantainas De La Casa Sin Pared - (with Biella Nuei) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 13. Barengeburi-Bubuland - (with Roland Zoss) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 14. La Canzone Del Battello A Vapore - (with Giovanni Caviezel) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists 15. Sandy River Belle - (with Sharon Shannon) ~ Putumayo Kids/Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Liner Note Author: Jacob Edgar. Illustrator: Nicola Heindl. Arrangers: Sharon Shannon; Ian F. Benzie. One of the nice things about Putumayo World Music's children-oriented compilations is the fact that they don't talk down to kids. Like other compilations that Putumayo has assembled for that series, PUTUMAYO KIDS PRESENTS: EUROPEAN PLAYGROUND has a brain and is fun without being mindless. The focus of this 34-minute, 15-song CD is world music from different parts of Europe (both west and east), and diversity prevails on a disc that offers everything from Celtic music (Ian F. Benzie's "I'se the B'y" from Scotland, Sharon Shannon's "Sandy River Belle" from Ireland) to gypsy swing (Alain Le Lait's "En Voici, En Voil?" from France) to French-language pop-rap (Les D?m?nageurs' "Bonjour Tout Va Bien" from Belgium). EUROPEAN PLAYGROUND is not only potentially beneficial for kids in that it exposes them to a variety of musical styles, but also, because it exposes them to a variety of languages (only a few of the tracks are in English). The fact that EUROPEAN PLAYGROUND was designed with children in mind doesn't mean that adults can't enjoy it as well and this likable compilation is recommended to world music enthusiasts of all ages. One of the nice things about Putumayo World Music's children-oriented compilations is the fact that they don't talk down to kids. Putumayo assumes that kids have some intelligence; as a result, the compilations they include in the Putumayo Kids series are not dumbed down. And this 2009 release is no exception. Like other compilations that Putumayo has assembled for that series, Putumayo Kids Presents: European Playground has a brain and is fun without being mindless. The focus of this 34-minute, 15-song CD is world music from different parts of Europe (both west and east), and diversity prevails on a disc that offers everything from Celtic music (Ian F. Benzie's "I'se the B'y" from Scotland, Sharon Shannon's "Sandy River Belle" from Ireland) to gypsy swing (Alain Le Lait's "En Voici, En Voil?" from France) to French-language pop-rap (Les D?m?nageurs' "Bonjour Tout Va Bien" from Belgium). Putumayo has long had a way of finding unlikely combinations that work perfectly well; the Athens-based Locomondo's "Den Kanei Krio" is ska performed in Greek, while De Band Krijgt Kinderen' "Alles Uit De Kast" is ska performed in Dutch. Meanwhile, Hungarian group Alma Zenekar's "Tudom n M r Mit Csin lok" favors an African pop sound, but with lyrics in Hungarian. European Playground is not only potentially beneficial for kids in that it exposes them to a variety of musical styles, but also, because it exposes them to a variety of languages (only a few of the tracks are in English). During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama had an excellent point when he said that in a global economy, American parents should make sure their kids learn two or three foreign languages -- and music can be a great way to get them used to hearing foreign languages at an early age. But again, the fact that European Playground was designed with children in mind doesn't mean that adults can't enjoy it as well. This likable, if brief, compilation is recommended to world music enthusiasts of all ages. ~ Alex Henderson   Compilation Appearances Animal Playground   Technical Info Release Date : 05/19/2009 Original Release Date : 2009 Catalog ID : 291 Label : Putumayo Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00790248029122    Product Image