CARIBBEAN PLAYGROUND [Import]

PUTUMAYO KIDS PRESENTS (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 27, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B00028ZNL6
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,256 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #10 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Zouk
  • #13 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Soca

Track Listings

1. All Aboard - Atlantik

2. Votez Zouk - Luc Leandry

3. Jamaica Farewell - Desmond Dekker

4. Salutations - Erna Letemps

5. Little Anancy - Asheba

6. Great Big Boat - Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues

7. Three Little Birds - Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band

8. Malanga Ska - Ska Cubano

9. Reggae Dancin' - Missioniriez

10. Pa 'Piya Sou Do M' - Lole-Lolay

11. Train is Coming - Kingston Ladies

Editorial Reviews

There are 3 new tracks on this collection, a joyous celebration of Caribbean music and culture that will delight children and adults alike.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just for Kids!, November 17, 2004

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WorldDiscoveries.Net "Bill Donovan, Reviewer" (Petaluma, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CARIBBEAN PLAYGROUND (Audio CD)

What makes CARIBBEAN PLAYGROUND kid-oriented? Features include its lively, uplifting simple beats, easy lyrics, and focus on songs which demonstrate and sample the diversity of styles within the Caribbean sound.
But don't limit this collection to the playground just because of its title; many an adult - especially those new to the genre - will appreciate the variety, which includes a Louisiana zydeco band influenced by Caribbean culture (Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band).

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Compilation, February 3, 2005

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C. Vomvolakis "Parrot Head" (Nor Cal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CARIBBEAN PLAYGROUND (Audio CD)

Putumayo releases some enjoyable compliation albums, Caribbean Playground included. However, not all the tracks on this collection are strong. This album is worth adding to your collection---but it not one that you'll continue playing over and over again.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Caribbean playground for all ages, May 30, 2005

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riofriotex (Texas, where else?) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CARIBBEAN PLAYGROUND (Audio CD)

This award-winning CD highlights Caribbean styles such as Jamaican reggae and ska, Trinidadian soca, Puerto Rican bomba, Haitian twoubadou, zouk from Martinique and Guadeloupe, and Louisiana zydeco, featuring steel drums, marimbas, accordions, banjos, maracas, cowbells, whistles, and washboards! Liner notes are in English, Spanish and French with cultural information, colorful artwork, and musical style, song and artist descriptions. The CD is appropriate for all ages, and especially for music education in elementary grades. Lyrics in English (five songs are sung in Spanish or French) for most of the verses of ten of the twelve songs are available through the Putumayo.com website.

I enjoyed ALL the songs on this CD. It has old favorites like "Jamaica Farewell" and "Coconut Woman" (kids of all ages will love the "co-co-nut" refrain in this one, as well as the roaring "lion"!), in addition to a zydeco version of Bob Marley's classic "Three Little Birds." Kids will also love "Little Anancy," as many are familiar with Anancy/Ananse spider stories from school. And even though I could not understand much of "Bomba Te Traigo Yo" (sung in Spanish) or "Votez Zouk" (sung in French), the addictive beats of bomba and zouk respectively had me dancing around the room! You too will be glad that this CD "brings you bomba" and makes you want to "vote for zouk!"