Mediterranean Lullaby

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 26, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ellipsis Arts
• ASIN: B00004YL6I
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,009 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars enchanting and peaceful, August 28, 2001

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zoe (roslindale, ma United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mediterranean Lullaby (Audio CD)

I was looking for a lullaby cd that wasn't "kid's music" and that would reflect my baby's Meditteranean heritage. This cd is so beautiful some of the songs bring tears to my eyes. I listen to it every night, and will do so when my baby arrives. I can't recommend this cd enough.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars more than delighted..., November 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mediterranean Lullaby (Audio CD)

this album became an immediate hit with myself and my 3-month old son. we have all of the other ellipsis arts lullaby CDs and this new one is our current favorite. definitely lullabies for all, not "kids music." we like to listen to real music from around the world, and this is some of the best we've found anywhere. LOVE IT!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sublime, March 22, 2005

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A. E. Savich (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mediterranean Lullaby (Audio CD)

The editorial reviews underline the gentleness of this cd, and that point cannot be overemphasized; too many so called lullaby cd's are really rousing happy versions of children's songs. But this music is wonderful, reflective, and very rooted in Mediterranean cultures. I feel as though grandmothers and grandfathers from each village are crooning their beautiful emotional songs to me & baby. This is the cd I put on every single night for the past 4 months while I breastfeed my baby to sleep. In the beginning, I would get so emotionally drawn into the music (combined with post-partum emotionality) that I would cry through the songs - especially tracks 5, 7 and 9; so beautiful! The liner notes make it easy to sing the syllables to these foreign languages. I'd say only one song approaches a slightly rousing lilting quality, but it's track 3, early on the cd, and it's still gently sung. I don't care much for track 10, the womens' voices are a little too shrill for my taste. The guitar pieces are all lovely. There's a sweet 'au clair de la lune' with the singer's young daughter providing a cute whispery high soprano. Two tracks are sung by male vocalists and are very droning and sleep inducing, I imagine the grandfathers softly crooning in old rocking chairs. It's really a cd you can float into, and away towards slumber.