Lullabies Of Latin America

Maria Del Rey, Music for Little People | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 16, 1999)
• Original Release Date: February 16, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music Little People
• ASIN: B00000HZF7
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,695 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Meciendo

2. Niñito Ven/Arroro Mi Niño

3. Negrito

4. El Angel de la Guarda

5. La Muñeca

6. El Elefante

7. Duermete Clavel

8. San Augustine

9. Dumermete Mi Niño

10. Abuelita

11. Nana de Sevilla

12. Rocio

13. Toronjil

14. I Rock My Child

15. Come Little Child

16. Negrito

17. Guardian Angel

18. My Little Doll

19. The Elephant

20. Sleep Rosie Flower

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Gifted with a gracefully pliant midrange soprano, stellar recording artist Maria Del Rey here turns her attention to lullabies and to an immersion of culture and language with Latin American poems adapted and translated for this purpose. Del Rey delivers the first half of Lullabies of Latin America in the gently fluid tones of Spanish, then follows up in the second half with a repeat of the same songs sung in English. Del Rey's cello, piano, and acoustic guitar figure prominently, and she is also accompanied by a talented group of musicians on percussion, strings, flute, and oboe, as well as on Peruvian harp, panpipes, and other traditional Latin American instrumentation. "Duerme Clave" and its English counterpart, "Sleep Rosie Flower," are particularly engaging, featuring soft piano and elegant lines of Spanish classical guitar. "San Augustine" and its correlation are gorgeously slumber-inducing duets. With their unhindered capacity for linguistics, wee ones will be sweetly singing along with both versions in no time. --Paige La Grone

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Lullabies Of Latin America

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not many lullabyes in Spanish, October 9, 2002

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As others have noted, this turns out to be only a handful of lullabyes in Spanish sung by Maria Del Rey, plus nursery rhymes spoken by children and men (not very good for putting a baby to sleep), plus the whole thing repeated in English. In addition, I had been looking for traditional Latin American pieces and apparently all of these are contemporary. Don't waste your money...I'm planning on giving my copy away if I can figure out someone I know who could actually use it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Spanish/English CD, March 24, 2000

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I was delighted that this beautiful work is in both Spanish and English. Coming from a mixed family I love to share my Latin heritage with my english speaking children. The soothing lullabies are beautifully crafted, personal favorites being: Meciendo/I Rock my Child, Duermete Mi Nino/Go to Sleep and Rocio/Dew Drop. I find pre-setting my CD player and sequencing my favorite songs keeps the soothing melodies flowing. Check out the angelic vocals and delightful guitar on "Nana de Seville."

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Latin Grammy Nominated CD!, November 15, 2000

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a schaller (Hummelstown, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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Maria Del Rey received a nomination for a Latin Grammy for this work and it was well deserved. Even if you don't speak Spanish, this album relaxes your soul and lifts your spirit. A well-researched piece of work that brings together latin traditions from all across the world and presents them in a way both Latino and non-Latino listeners will appreciate. My daughter and I have found it very educational....a good addition to the many Spanish/educational tapes and videos on which Maria Del Rey has either performed or produced. We look forward to her next children's CD (we already have Universe of Song).