Three Little Birds - Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
Malanga Ska - Ska Cubano
Reggae Dancin' - Missioniriez
Pa 'Piya Sou Do M' - Lole-Lolay
Train is Coming - Kingston Ladies
The latest addition to the award-winning World Playground series, Caribbean Playground is a joyous celebration of Caribbean music and culture that will delight children and adults alike. Filled with fun songs, cultural inf... more »ormation, song lyrics and colorful artwork, Caribbean Playground is a festive musical cruise for all ages.« less
The latest addition to the award-winning World Playground series, Caribbean Playground is a joyous celebration of Caribbean music and culture that will delight children and adults alike. Filled with fun songs, cultural information, song lyrics and colorful artwork, Caribbean Playground is a festive musical cruise for all ages.
WorldDiscoveries.Net | Petaluma, California | 11/18/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"What makes CARIBBEAN PLAYGROUND kid-oriented? Features include its lively, uplifting simple beats, easy lyrics, and focus on songs which demonstrate and sample the diversity of styles within the Caribbean sound.
But don't limit this collection to the playground just because of its title; many an adult - especially those new to the genre - will appreciate the variety, which includes a Louisiana zydeco band influenced by Caribbean culture (Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band)."
Nice Compilation
C. Vomvolakis | Nor Cal | 02/03/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Putumayo releases some enjoyable compliation albums, Caribbean Playground included. However, not all the tracks on this collection are strong. This album is worth adding to your collection---but it not one that you'll continue playing over and over again."
A Caribbean playground for all ages
riofriotex | Texas, where else? | 05/31/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"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!"
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Love this CD
Bella's Mama | NY, USA | 12/10/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I got this for my daughter when she was about 6 months old. She's 2 years old now and still loving it. We dance to it all the time. It's not the typical kiddie music which I love. It even has a version of "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley. Simply love it."
Not the best of Putumayo
chakakhanchakakhan | California | 11/09/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I like the Putumayo CDs in general, but this is not one of their best. My child LOVEs music but is totally uninterested in the songs. They are mostly slower songs and generally all have the same/similar sound or beat."