World Playground

Putumayo Presents (Series), Putumayo Presents | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 17, 1999)
• Original Release Date: August 24, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B00000JT4P
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,299 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #3 in Music > Indie Music > Children's Music > General
  • #5 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > General

Track Listings

1. I Am Fatou - Toure Kunda

2. The Butterfly - Colibri

3. Three Little Birds - Cedella Marley Booker & Taj Mahal (Jamaica)

4. Waltzing Matilda - Trevor Adamson

5. Home By Barna - Teresa Doyle

6. Mardi Gras Mambo - Buckwheat Zydeco

7. Tik Tik Tik - Glykeria

8. Bongo Bong - Manu Chao

9. Boom Boom Tarara - Ricardo Lemvo/Makina Loca

10. Good Morning To You - Nazare Pereira

11. Memories Of Africa - Shlomo Gronich & The Sheba Choir

12. Just Keep Goin' On - Eric Bibb/Needed Time

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This anthology of children-related tracks originates from the globally conscious Putamayo Records catalog. Artists from Africa (Senegal's Touré Kunda, Congo's Ricardo Lemvo), Europe (France's Manu Chao), the Caribbean (Jamaica's Cedella Marley Booker), North America (Buckwheat Zydeco and Eric Bibb from the U.S.; Canada's Teresa Doyle), South America (Brazil's Nazaré Pereira), and Australia (Trevor Adamson) offer tracks, and while the styles and moods vary, the album gels excellently. Even if the multicontinent angle strikes you as too catholic, it bears reiterating that this is a "playground" session, a collection that begins with a Senegalese in-line dance and continues through "Mardi Gras Mambo," a bongo-playing French monkey, and much more. And while the songs are playful, there's nothing in the way of tossed-off music. It's all first-rate, with the artists at the top of their games. --Andrew Bartlett

Product Description

This lively collection of global songs takes children and parents on a musical journey to faraway places where they can be
introduced to other people and places around the world. A trip to the World Playground makes exploring other cultures
a adventure for music fans of all ages! Featured artists include Manu Chao,Taj Mahal and Cedella Marley Booker.

*Parents’ Choice Winner
 

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully eclectic mix of music for children and parents, September 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: World Playground (Audio CD)

What a wonderful mix of rhythms and styles, languages and tunes! My 15 month old loves to dance to Fatu Yo, the song from Senegal. It is a pleasure to find a children's album that isn't sacchrine or monotonous. It is a delight!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun listening!, March 21, 2000

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Jan (Fairfax, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: World Playground (Audio CD)

I'm a preschool music teacher in the D.C. area, and I occasionally do in-store programs for area bookstores. One store asked me to put together a program using the Putomayo World Playground CD, since it had just been released. I had a hard time deciding what songs to feature, since my daughters (age 9 and 12) and I liked so many selections. Our favorites were Mardi Gras Mambo (which I used in preschool classes around Mardi Gras time, complete with shakers and masks!), and Boom Boom Tarara -- great rhythm for dancing and rhythm instruments. Actually, we also LOVED the slow version, in Aboriginese, of Waltzing Matilda -- we made up a dance, and our Junior Girl Scout troop used this music for an international program. Everyone loved it! The CD is packed with danceable music, and even babies and toddlers will respond to the exciting rhythms and melodies. Lots of fun, and not the same-old-thing for kids to listen to -- we LOVE World Playground!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So much fun!, March 24, 2005

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Penelope (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: World Playground (Audio CD)

This cd is really fun for all ages - yes, including adults! (my 7 kids are between the ages of 1 and 13)We usually listen when we are in the van - and the kids often ask for several of the songs to be repeated. I like the diversity from tune to tune and that the selections are from around the world. This is a great choice if you want a refreshing change from the usual children's selection of music.