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African Playground
by Various Artists
from Putumayo World Music

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Addictive CD, would have liked more background information
  I bought this to teach students more about music in different African countries and found the music very addictive and upbeat. One thing that would have made this (and many other Putumayo CDs) better would be if Putumayo provided full translation of the lyrics. Some songs (e.g. Jambo Bwana, Battu, etc.) only had translations for one paragraph of the lyrics while other songs did not have any translations at all (e.g. Mbube, Hello Hello).

• wonderful
  My daughter has loved this CD since she was 3 months old. Now she is 7 months and she dances to the music. I often use it to put her in a good mood. All of the songs are fun and wonderful.

• You Don't Have To Have Kids To Love This!
  After seeing "The Last King of Scotland" (decidedly NOT for the kiddies!!!), I desperately wanted some African music, so I went online and found "African Playground". I listened to the samples, ordered the CD, and upon receiving it, was surprised (and somewhat embarassed) to see that its intended audience was children.
  "Oh well," I said to my dog, "what the heck. I'm pretty immature anyway..." So I tried it out, and became completely addicted.
  There is such a wide variety of styles, instruments,... more info

• Kids love it!
  My daughter and niece love this CD. They want to hear it all the time.

Tracks:

1. Battu - Angelique Kidjo
2. Jambo Bwana - Them Mushrooms
3. Mbube - The Mahotella Queens
4. Hello Hello - Mose Fan Fan
5. Sing Lo-Lo - Vieux Diop
6. Kalimba - Dr. Victor
7. Hendry - Tarika Sammy
8. Munomuno - Samite
9. Hoya Hoya - Seleshe Damassae
10. Sangoma - Bakithi Kumalo
11. Laba Laba - Baba Ken Okulolo
12. Barco di Papel - Tete Alhiuho
13. Lango Mo - Aura Msimang

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