Music : World Playground Vol.1

Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0790248015422
Label: Putumayo
Manufacturer: Putumayo
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Putumayo
Release Date: November 29, 1999
Studio: Putumayo
Sales Rank: 1573
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Disc 1:

1. Fatou Yo - Toure Kunda
2. La Maripose - Colibri
3. Three Little Birds - Booker, Cedella Marley
4. Nyandi Matilda - Adamson, Tevor
5. Home By Barna - Doyle, Teresa
6. Mardi Gras Mambo - Buckwheat Zydeco
7. Tik Tik Tak - Glkeria
8. Bongo Bong - Chao, Manu
9. Boom Boom Tarara - Lemvo, Ricardo & Makina Loca
10. Bonjour Pra Voce - Pereira, Nazare
11. Zichronot M'Africa - Gronich, Shlomo
12. Just Keep Goin' On - Bibb, Eric & Needed Time

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Subtitled "A Musical Adventure For Kids", World Playground is the kind of album everyone in the family should hear. It's a collection of children's songs from around the world sung mostly in their native languages and presented in attractive and tuneful arrangements. The songs travel from Africa to the Caribbean, from Australia to North America. It's enjoyable and entertaining to journey from "Waltzing Matilda", sung in the Aboriginal language called Pitjantjatjara, to Buckwheat Zydeco's "Mardi Gras Mambo", then cross over to Greece for the bouzouki strumming and rousing chorus of "Tik Tik Tak", before heading for Brazil and "Good Morning To You" (sung in Portuguese and Patua). Produced by the well-known World Music label, Putumayo, the album comes with an excellent and colourful booklet which explains the songs and prints translations. There is something of a North American slant to the selections (nothing from Asia or the Far East, for example), but still the album has a lot of fun demonstrating how similar so many diverse musical cultures are, and how much we all have in common with each other. As the album says, it's "guaranteed to make you feel good!" --Mark Walker




Rating: - A stunning example of global music, for young and old.
After listening to this C.D at a friends house, whose son had been given it as birthday gift, i was hooked. Although it is aimed at a young audience (it comes complete with stickers), I genuinly feel that its rich range of culturally diverse music has something to offer everyone. 'Three little birds' is a well known Bob Marley song and on this albumn, his mother, who sings it, brings it to life with classic reggae charm. Along similar lines is Manu Chao's 'Bongo Bong'. A chilled, funky French tune ... Read More

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