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Playground Music CD
Putumayo
Kids invites children and families on a fun musical cruise to the Caribbean
with Caribbean Playground, part of the labels award-winning Playground
series. Filled with upbeat songs, informative liner notes and colorful
artwork, Caribbean Playground is a festive carnival.
Caribbean Playground features diverse music such as zouk from the French
Caribbean, soca from Trinidad, reggae from Jamaica, bomba from Puerto
Rico and more. International stars Taj Mahal, Desmond Dekker and the Wailers
are featured alongside some of the Caribbeans most popular artists
such as Kali, Atlantik and Luc Leandry, as well as other exciting new
discoveries.
Caribbean
Playground includes full-color liner notes in English, Spanish and French
with song descriptions and cultural information.
The Playground series has won Parents Choice Awards, NAPPA Gold
and Best of from Scholastic publications.
Awards:
2004 NAPPA Gold Award
1.
Atlantik (Trinidad)
"All Aboard"
2.
Luc
Leandry (Guadeloupe)
"Votez Zouk "
3.
Desmond
Dekker (Jamaica) "Jamaica Farewell
"
4.
Erna Letemps (Haiti)
"Salutations"
5.
Asheba (Trinidad)
"Little Anancy "
6.
Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues (USA)
"Great Big Boat "
7.
Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band (USA)
"Three Little Birds"
8.
Ska Cubano (Cuba/Jamaica)
"Malanga Ska "
9.
MissionIriez (Jamaica/Tonga)
"Reggae Dancin' "
10.
Lole-Lolay (Haiti)
"Pa 'Piye Sou Do M' "
11.
Kingston Ladies (Jamaica)
"Train is Coming "
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