Latin Lullaby

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 25, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ellipsis Arts
• ASIN: B00000AEPQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,220 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #17 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > Peru
  • #28 in Music > Latin Music > Latin Children's
  • #35 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > Andes

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Including contributions from Tex-Mex power folkie Tish Hinojosa, Cuban opera diva Clara Alonso, and Nelie Lebrón Robles, lead singer of Paracumbé, an Afro-Puerto Rican outfit, Latin Lullaby is a richly moving encounter with dream-inducing tunes sung in Spanish. Drawing on the relatively new folk customs of Latin America, this collection features elegant guitar noodling, classical orchestration, a cappella intimacy, and straight-ahead guitar and voice lullaby, as on "Duermete Mi Nino" ("Sleep My Child"), Venezuela's national anthem. Also present are progressively traditional ballads of parental love and protection, adult concerns, and gently rootsy narratives detailing the everyday responsibilities of child rearing. The latter is exemplified by Mili Bermejo's "La Cuna de Tu Hijo" ("The Cradle of Your Child"), in which a proud papa labors over crafting a customary baby bed, as well as by Cuban pop star Xiamantha Laugart's cheeky medley about a mother's negligence and a dancing baby. --Paige La Grone

From Parents' Choice®

This collection of exquisite lullabies, exquisitely performed, is simply breathtaking. These 17 contemporary and traditional songs - some humorous, some soulful - from Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Cuba and other Spanish-speaking countries, are as varied as their sources. They are universal, however, in their deeply affecting tenderness. A sampling: you can hear the smile in the vocal version of "Drume Negrita," the Afro-Cuban classic from singer/composer Bola Denieve; it is followed by Leo Brouwer's glorious guitar arrangement, "Berceuse (Drume Negrito)" played by Ricardo Cobo. Tish Hinojosa offers a delicate rendition of the traditional Spanish lullaby, "A La Nanita Nana"; the Brazilian "Bambalalao," with Marcus Viana and Ligia Jacques, is a mother's sweet, quirky plea for help from a deity in raising her children. Carolina Landaeta happily renders the buoyant Venezuelan classic, "Duermete Mi Nino"; and singer Mili Bermejo's nuanced vocals in "La Cuna de Tu Hijo," a bittersweet song for parents about a father making his child's cradle, are complemented by acoustic bassist Dan Greenspan's soft, modern jazz accompaniment. A 1998 Parents' Choice® Gold Award.

Reviewed by Review, Parents' Choice® 1998

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST LULLABY ALBUM en español!, May 23, 2005

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S. Alvarez "Raising a bilingual child" (An enchanted forest in IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Latin Lullaby (Audio CD)

As an educator planning to raise my children bilingually, I was very happy to discover this CD. My collection of materials would not be complete without it. It is absolutely beatiful and I can't wait to sing along to many of these songs to put my little one to sleep. I find listening to it now (baby is on the way) very soothing and would actually recommend it to anyone who wants to add traditional music in Spanish to their collection. This album is easy to listen to again and again.

Helpful to note: In addition to the songs sung in Spanish (some are quite beautifully sung in dialects specific to the country represented), the album has 1 song in Portuguese and 3 are instrumental. The liner notes give information about the artist and often the song. Also included is an English translation.

While this is my favorite lullaby CD, I would also recommend María del Rey's "Lullabies of Latin America".

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EL MEJOR REGALO PARA SU BEBE, February 26, 2003

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Iselie Osorio De Iglesias (Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Latin Lullaby (Audio CD)

Mi bebe tiene solo 7 meses y cuando inicia este disco sonrie y realmente lo disfruta. Es una oportunidad para cantar y dormir en brazos a su bebe, todas las canciones son preciosas, incluso las disfrutan mis hijas de 14 y 8 años, quienes tambien le cantan a su hermano. No lo duden es el mejor regalo de amor para un bebe.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely. Suitable for *all* ages., September 25, 2004

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This review is from: Latin Lullaby (Audio CD)

I don't speak Spanish or even have kids, but I'm totally entranced by this album.

I first heard it nearly six years ago when a friend was expecting her first child. Songs like `A la Nanita Nana' & `El Negrito Com/Al Nino le Gusta el Son' left me transfixed - - so much so that I had to buy a copy just for my 30-year-old music loving self!


Totally genuine, not slick and "packaged" sounding like some of the other kids' (or adults', for that matter) recordings I've heard, this music is wonderfully soothing and engaging. Filled with haunting and beautiful melodies, rich and affecting vocals, deep emotion, and excellent musicianship. The passing of time has not dimmed my appreciation one iota, it's still as fresh and powerful today as it was on first listen.

The fact that these are lullabies is mostly irrelevant to me, it's just great music. :)

Highly recommended for everyone.