African Lullaby
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1999-06-22
Music Label: Ellipsis Arts
Soundtracks:
- Thula Mtwana - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Omo - Kemi Akanni
- Kounandi Deni - Abdoulaye Diabat?
- Mpapa Mayo
- Nyandolo - Ayub Ogada
- Ayo Nene Touti - Dr. Morgan Babb
- Thula Thula - NtombKhona Diamini
- Webake - Samite
- Oluronbi - Floxy Bee
- Diriyo Nakana
- Diyore - Abou Sylla
- Sigalagala - Anindo
- Tesegu
- Chitsidzo - Stella Chiweshe
Music reviews of African Lullaby
Music Review: My daughter loves it!
Rating: 5 Stars
My daughter loves music. It really doesn't even matter the type, although classic rock has been known to annoy her on occasion. She loves music so much that we can't play it for her to go to sleep. She wants to be awake to listen to it. It's the same with books. Reading to her, or putting music on at night in an effort to get her to sleep, will not work. Not since she was born. She will yell and scream until the music or noise stops, if she's wanting to sleep. So we listen to this and other music during the day. She especially loves the first track. She will bounce or sway to the song and gets a huge smile on her face whenever it's on. There isn't a song on here she doesn't like. I got this as a baby shower gift from her aunt, whose first child also loved the CD. The second child was only three months old then, and apparently had yet to express an opinion. I'll admit that in the very first months, my daughter wasn't impressed, but maybe because I kept trying to get her to sleep to it. It is, afterall, lullabies. But I learned, and it's one of our most played CDs. She's a year old now, and I'm looking to buy her more of these worldly lullaby CDs with her birthday gift cards.
Description of African Lullaby
African LullabyThis collection of lullabies reflects the warmth, musical richness, and soothing rhythms of the African continent. It is a gathering of talented singers and musicians whose gifts are recognized internationally.
Young and old ears will delight in the magical sounds of mbira, balaphone, kora, a capella vocals, guitar, bamboo flutes, dundun, and talking drum.
The lyrics sing of folklore, family, and village life in the traditional languages of the Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, and South Africa. They communicate the love that these African artists feel for children and humankind-a love that transcends language.
Features Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ayub Ogada, Samite, Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, and more.
The notes include original lyrics and English translations.
As with other Ellipsis Arts releases, African Lullaby is more than a stellar music collection. Its delightful liner notes provide ample context for these "love songs for children" and the collection's innovative earth-friendly packaging is a work of art unto itself. Commencing with the bewitching Zulu harmonies of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, "Thula Mtwana" sets the tone, creating an atmosphere of warmth, safety, and peace, and is followed by a baker's dozen that reflect the gentle rhythms of an abundantly diverse continent. "Kounandu Deni" marries the dancing melody of Malian guitar and African harp with lyrics of paternal providence. Broadway's Sarafina! and The Lion King cast member Ntomb'khona Dlamini wails soulfully on "Thula Thula," and "Chitsidzo" is a mystical reverie of parental love and spousal longing accompanied by the intense beauty of a mbira (thumb piano). Standing head and shoulders above others in its class, African Lullaby is testimony to the awesome power of music. --Paige La Grone
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