ASIAN DREAMLAND

Putumayo Presents | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 5, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B000J20VBW
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,979 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #52 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > General AAS
  • #53 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > General

Track Listings

1. Moon Boat - Shang Shang Typhoon

2. Dokokade Yoruga Naita - Emme

3. Kokoro Ni Dakarete - Yoshida Brothers

4. Cradle Song - Zulya

5. Aka Tonbo - Aiko Shimada

6. Asadoya Yunta - Takashi Hirayasu

7. Om Ma Nye Bhe Mae Hum - Kelsang Chukie Tethong

8. Lullaby - Ali Akbar Khan

9. Lullaby - Lei Qiang

10. Amami No Komori Uta - Rikki

Editorial Reviews

Asia is the world’s largest continent and is home to many different cultures and traditions. But no matter what the country or language, parents all across the continent must find ways to get their children to sleep each night. A new release from Putumayo Kids, Asian Dreamland, offers soothing and musically intriguing songs from countries as diverse as Japan, China, India and even the Siberian republic of Tatarstan. This harmonious collection of tranquil songs is perfect for yoga and meditation as well as putting the little ones to sleep.

Asian Dreamland follows gently in the footsteps of Dreamland, Putumayo Kids’ first lullaby collection and one of the best-selling children’s and family CDs from the label. Together, these CDs launch a new Dreamland series featuring international music to relax listeners of all ages.
 

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lovely music, but very limited selection of "Asia"...mostly Japanese, February 21, 2008

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Book Lovin' Mom - See all my reviews

This review is from: ASIAN DREAMLAND (Audio CD)

It's a lovely, soothing night-time or calm-time cd, and we're a big fan of Putumayo in this house. My complaint about "Asian Dreamland" is that it should almost be called "Japanese Dreamland." The tally:

Japan: 6
Tartarstan: 1
Tibet: 1
India: 1
China: 1

The Japanese music is very pretty, and has some great world influences, but overall the cd gives a very imbalanced view of Asian languages and music. I would have liked to see more Chinese and Korean music, especially, given the large population of Korean- and Chinese-Americans in the US. It would be great if this cd gave my kids a window into Korean and Chinese culture...as it is, it's just a window into Japanese culture with a couple of other songs thrown in.

I'd like to see a volume II with a better, more well-rounded, selection of Asian lullabies and music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Asian Dreamland, September 1, 2008

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E. Anderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: ASIAN DREAMLAND (Audio CD)

ASIAN DREAMLAND is the first Putumayo Kids collection I actually like. I didn't particularly care for the FRENCH PLAYGROUND collection which is why I have been hesitant to check out the other cds in the Putumayo Kids series. As a fan of Asian music, I decided to check out ASIAN DREAMLAND on a whim. I should not that only 3 out of 10 artists on this cd is NOT Japanese which led me to wonder why the people at Putumayo didn't include more non-Japanese artists from Asia. Go figure. The music on a whole is quite lovely. I like to end my night listening to the album. I find the music very soothing for my stressed out soul. I remember hearing the song "Moon Boat" on a Puffy (Amiyumi) cd years ago. It was interesting to hear this version slowed down a bit. I really like Emme's "Dokokade Yoruga Naita" as well. I find Emme's delicate vocals quite pretty. "Kokoro Ni Dakarete" by the Yoshida Brothers is a pretty instrumental. As I mentioned before, I wished the folks diversified the album a bit more but overall ASIAN DREAMLAND is quite a lovely album to listen to for anyone young or old.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Night Time Tunes, February 7, 2011

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Alicia Wells (Oak Ridge, TN) - See all my reviews
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You will find yourself humming along with these songs even if you do not speak any of the several languages on the CD. The music is lovely and soothing and perfect for bed time.