Putumayo

This award-winning CD highlights Caribbean styles such as Jamaican reggae and ska, Trinidadian soca, Puerto Rican bomba, Haitian twoubadou, zouk from Martinique and Guadeloupe, and Louisiana zydeco, featuring steel drums, marimbas, accordions, banjos, maracas, cowbells, whistles, and washboards! Liner notes are in English, Spanish and French with cultural information, colorful artwork, and musical style, song and artist descriptions. The CD is appropriate for all ages, and especially for music education in elementary grades. Lyrics in English (five songs are sung in Spanish or French) for most of the verses of ten of the twelve songs are available through the Putumayo.com website.

I enjoyed ALL the songs on this CD. It has old favorites like "Jamaica Farewell" and "Coconut Woman" (kids of all ages will love the "co-co-nut" refrain in this one, as well as the roaring "lion"!), in addition to a zydeco version of Bob Marley's classic "Three Little Birds." Kids will also love "Little Anancy," as many are familiar with Anancy/Ananse spider stories from school. And even though I could not understand much of "Bomba Te Traigo Yo" (sung in Spanish) or "Votez Zouk" (sung in French), the addictive beats of bomba and zouk respectively had me dancing around the room! You too will be glad that this CD "brings you bomba" and makes you want to "vote for zouk!"… (mere)

1 Judith Sephuma– Le Tshephile Mang
Written-By – Judith Sephuma, Selaelo Selota
3:40
2 Angélique Kidjo– Bahia
Written-By – A. Kidjo*, Jean Hebrail
3:32
3 Maria de Barros– Mi Nada Um Ca Tem
Written-By – Danny Carvalho, Djim Job, Kalu Monteiro, Nei Miranda, Ze Timas
3:50
4 Sibongile Khumalo– Mayihlome
Written-By – Dumisani Xhakaza, Themba Mkhize
3:52
5 Tarika– Retany (Radio Edit)
Written-By – Rasoanavio*
2:49
6 Kaïssa*– To Ndje
Written-By – Kaïssa*, Patrice Bihina
4:13
7 Dorothy Masuka– Mfan' Omncane
Written-By – D. Masuka*
2:46
8 Nawal*– Hima
Written-By – N. Mlanao*
3:08
9 Dobet Gnahoré– Abiani
Written-By – D. Gnahoré*
2:41
10 Souad Massi– Raoui
Written-By – S. Massi*
3:47
11 Khadja Nin– Sina Mali, Sina Deni (Free)
Adapted By – Khadja Nin
Written-By – Stevie Wonder
4:08
12 Women Of Mambazo– Vimba
Written-By – Women Of Mambazo
1:29… (mere)

1 Chava Alberstein & The Klezmatics– Di Goldene Pave
Arranged By – Alicia Svigals, The Klezmatics
Lyrics By – Anna Margolin
Music By – Chava Alberstein
3:57
2 The Burning Bush– Rad Halaila
Arranged By – Roderick Skeaping
Lyrics By – Yaakov Orlan*
3:22
3 KlezRoym– Fel Shara
Arranged By – KlezRoym
Written-By – Traditional
2:50
4 Zohar (2)– Shabbat Medley
Arranged By – Zohar (2)
Written-By – Aaron Benssousan*
3:02
5 Ofra Haza– Rachamin
Lyrics By – Nathan Alterman*
Music By – Moshe Wilensky
3:31
6 Uzca– Kona Hora
Lyrics By, Music By – Uzca
4:46
7 The Klezmer Conservatory Band*– Meron Nign
Arranged By – Jeff Warschauer
Written-By – Traditional
4:31
8 Janet & Jak Esim– Ija Mia Mi Kerida
Arranged By – Erkan Ogur*
Written-By – Traditional
3:35
9 Consuelo Luz– Las Estreyas
Music By [New Music], Arranged By – Consuelo Luz
Written-By – Traditional
3:44
10 Finjan– Dancing On Water
Arranged By – Ben Mink, Finjan
Written-By – Myron Schultz, Traditional
2:35
11 Fortuna (3)– Shalom Aleichem
Lyrics By, Music By – Fortuna (3)
4:01… (mere)