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Putumayo Kids Presents: Sing Along With Putumayo

Various Artists
1 disc

1. Bling Blang - Arlo Guthrie
2. Bananaphone - Rhonda Vincent
3. Man Gave Names to All the Animals - Rhonda Vincent
4. Old MacDonald Had a Farm - Rufus Thomas
5. Love Train - Keb' Mo'
6. Don't You Push Me Down - Taj Mahal
7. Red, Red Robin - Rosie Flores
8. Bushel and a Peck - Dan Zanes
9. Bellybutton Song - Music For Aardvarks & Other Animals
10. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore - Eric Bibb (previously unreleased)
11. You Are My Sunshine - Dan Littleton/Elizabeth Mitchell/Daniel Littleton
12. I Will Be Your Friend - Guy Davis
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 222
Credits

Producer
Engineer
A portion of the proceeds of SING ALONG WITH PUTUMAYO will be donated to the Putymayo Cross-Cultural Initiative.
Liner Note Author: Jacob Edgar.
Illustrator: Nicola Heindl.
Translator: Karine Lalchre.
Arranger: Rufus Thomas.
Designed to enhance children's gatherings, each song on SING ALONG WITH PUTUMAYO is playful and uplifting. A variety of musical styles are represented on this disc and many outstanding artists contribute to this CD. In short, listeners will hear an assortment of children's tunes, plus other light fare, as Arlo Guthrie, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', and others ask the kids to sing along.
Dan Zanes's "A Bushel and a Peck" (from the musical Guys and Dolls) is given a folk treatment here. On this tune, Zanes combines banjo with the soft pulse of a tuba and his own country-inflected voice. This is a simple, carefree tune, and the sound of children playing in the background really adds to the appeal of this track. Taj Mahal's "Don't You Push Me Down" is a reggae tune intended to remind children to play nicely together. This music is not only instructive; it is also fun and easy to dance to. One of the most beautiful and joyous songs ever penned is the lovely "You Are My Sunshine," which is captured on this collection by Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton. Strongly folksy, this lyric of love and devotion is rendered exquisitely by Mitchell.