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A catchy melody and a rhyming lyric invite singing along, no matter what the language. Putumayo Kids is proud to announce the release of the latest in its acclaimed Playground collection, World Sing-Along. The new album includes 11 lively songs from artists around the world. The Putumayo Kids team searched worldwide for songs that are easy to sing along with. World Sing-Along includes familiar tunes like Jorge Anaya s cumbia version of La Cucaracha, and the Fiddler s Green Bush Band s sprightly arrangement of Waltzing Matilda as well as Father Goose s Jamaican rendition of the American folk song Jig Jog Jee. Top U.S. children s music artist Dan Zanes is featured on that song as well as Jamaican Farewell, which he performs with Anjelique Kidjo. As they sing along, kids will learn a little Portuguese with the greeting song, Como Vai (by Brazilian artist Hélio Ziskind, some Spanish with Jorge Conde y Ola Fresca, with their salsa tune Pititi y Titi, and even A Little Mandarin with Shàng Xué G . Frances England and Asheba, are among the other familiar artists with songs featured on World Sing-Along. This vibrant album is capped with a particularly uplifting song, Around the World, performed by the Pihcintu Multicultural Children s Choir, whose members are refugee girls mostly from war-torn regions.

Putumayo World Music will contribute $5,000 from sales of World Sing-Along to Population Services International (PSI) in support of its Five & Alive campaign to ensure that all children have a healthy start to life, no matter where they are born.