Putumayo Kids Presents - World Playground: Musical Adventure For Kids / Var - Music & Performance - CD

A collection of world music for kids that takes children and their families on an inspiring musical and cultural journey around the world. The CD includes detailed liner notes and artist photos. Featuring Toure Kunda, Colibri, Cedella Booker Marley & Taj Mahal, Trevor Adamson, Teresa Doyle, Buckwheat Zydeco, Glykeria, Manu Chao, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca and Eric Bibb & Needed Time.

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 (Toure 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, Rovi

Performer	Putumayo Kids Presents
Music genre	Children's Music
Media format	CD
Is collectible	Y
Autographed by	No
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	Toure Kunda (Senegal)Fato, Colibri (Bolivia) la Mari, Cedella Marley Booker & T, Treveor Adamson (Australi, Teresa Doyle (Canada) Hom, Buckwheat Zydeco (Usa) Ma, Glykeria (Greece) Tik Tik, Manu Chao (France) Bongo, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Lo, Nazre Pereira (Brazil) Bo, Shlomo Gronich & the Sheb, Eric Bibb & Needed Time
Record label	Putumayo World Music
Target audience	Child
Songwriter	Putumayo Kids Presents
Track name	Touré Kunda - Fatou Yo (I Am Fatou) (Senegal), Colibri - La Mariposa (The Butterfly) (Bolivia), Cedella Marley Booker & Taj Mahal - Three Little Birds (Jamaica), Trevor Adamson - Nyanpi Matilda (Waltzing Matilda) (Australia), Teresa Doyle - Home By Barna (Canada), Buckwheat Zydeco - Mardi Gras Mambo (USA), Glykeria - Tik Tik Tak (Greece), Manu Chao - Bongo Bong (France), Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca - Boom Boom Tarara (Congo), Nazaré Pereira - Bonjour Pra Você (Good Morning To You) (Brazil), Shlomo Gronich & The Sheba Choir - Zichronot M'Africa (Memories of Africa) (Israel/Ethiopia), Eric Bibb & Needed Time - Just Keep Goin' On (USA)
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N