| Product Summary | | Label: Putumayo | | UPC: 00790248015422 | | Release Date: 10/22/2002 | | Buy.com Sku: 60327819 | | Item#: MYV4PP | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Fatou Yo (I Am Fatou) - Toure Kunda (Senegal) ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. La Mariposa (The Butterfly) - Colibri (Bolivia) ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Three Little Birds - Cedella Marley Brooker/Taj Mahal (Jamaica) ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Nyanpi Matilda (Waltzing Matilda) - Trevor Adamson (Australia) ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Home By Barna - Teresa Doyle (Canada) ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Mardi Gras Mambo - Buckwheat Zydeco (USA) ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Tik Tik Tak - Glykeria (Greece) ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Bongo Bong - Manu Chao (France) ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Boom Boom Tarara - Ricardo Lemvo/Makina Loca ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Bonjour Pra Voce (Good Morning To You) - Nazare Pereira (Brazil) ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Zichronot M'Africa (Memories Of Africa) - Shilomo Gronich & The Sheba Choir Isreal/Ethiopia ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Just Keep Goin' On - Eric Bibb/Needed Time (USA) ~ Various Artists | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | This release contains the LATIN PLAYGROUND CD, a 52 page activity guide and a children's Passport Journal. | | Liner Note Author: Jacob Edgar. | | In the United States, children's music can be extremely sophomoric -- much of it is stuff that no one over the age of ten would want to listen to. But in other countries, children's music isn't necessarily childish. Offering a wide variety of children-friendly world music, Putumayo's first World Playground compilation doesn't talk down to kids -- in fact, the 12-song CD is fairly sophisticated. One doesn't have to be under ten to appreciate the material on World Playground, which ranges from Greek rembetika (Glykeria's "Tik Tik Tik") and African pop (Tour? Kunda's "Fatou Yo") to Bolivian/Andean music (Colibri's "La Mariposa") and Louisiana zydeco (Buckwheat Zydeco's "Mardi Gras Mambo"). A man with very eclectic tastes, Putumayo founder Dan Storper is big on multiculturalism -- which explains why this disc contains salsa from the Congo (Richard Lemvo's "Boom Boom Tarara") and Celtic music from Canada (Teresa Doyle's "Home by Barna"). In some cases, listeners might wonder what certain selections have to do with children's music. For example, was Lemvo really aiming at a preteen audience when he recorded "Boom Boom Tarara"? While this infectious gem -- which examines the history of Cuban and Puerto Rican rhythms -- is children-friendly, it doesn't sound like it was written for kids specifically. Lemvo is telling people in general -- adults as well as teens and children -- that although Latin rhythms are popular in the U.S., listeners should know where they originated. But regardless of whether or not a particular song was written with children in mind, World Playground is an excellent compilation. Full of surprises and totally unpredictable, World Playground: A Musical Adventure for Kids isn't strictly for preteens -- this CD is recommended to world music enthusiasts of all ages. ~ Alex Henderson |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 08/24/1999 | | Original Release Date : 1999 | | Catalog ID : 154 | | Label : Putumayo | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 39m : 53s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00790248015422 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Dirty Linen (4-5/00, p.86)
- "...[a] handy little collection of world music, selected with youngsters in mind, to brighten up their worlds....themes range from partying during Mardi Gras to cute, endearing butterflies..." |
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