The fox Caribbean children, Bronx, New York -- Little Liza Jane / Elizabeth Mitchell -- Did you feed my cow? / Ella Jenkins -- Hop up my ladies / New Lost City Ramblers -- Shake sugaree / Elizabeth Cotten and Brenda Evans -- Race you down the mountain / Woody Guthrie -- ¡Que llueva! / Suni Paz -- Botana / José-Luis Orozco -- Go in and out the window / Jean Ritchie -- Yomi, yomi / Ruth Rubin -- Jim along Josie / Pete Seeger -- Kaa fa / Dennis Allen, A. Kdjo Tettey, and W.K. Amaaku -- Bring me a little water, Silvy / Lead Belly -- Here we go loopy-loo / Pete Seeger -- Loop de loo (Lilly's Chapel School, Alabama) -- Charlie over the ocean (New York City). I must see (Amasee) (East York, Alabama) -- Here we go Willowby (New York City) -- London Bridge (New York City) -- Twenty-four robbers (Chicago) -- Al citron (Uruapan, Michoachán, Mexico) -- Gypsy in the moonlight (Trinidad) -- Jump shamador / Caribbean children, Bronx, New York -- Arroz con leche (Cuenca, Ecuador) -- A la rueda de San Miguel (Uruapan, Michoachán, Mexico) -- Ambos a dos (Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico) -- Camp songs: Bill Bones (New York City) -- The fox (New York City).
Summary:
Music, the universal language, is learned in the earliest years of life and remains vital thereafter. This rich collection invites listeners of all ages to revel and participate in the colorful world of Smithsonian Folkways' children's music collection, with both music created 'for children,' showcasing the most celebrated storytellers and songwriters, and 'by children,' featuring the unique ways children express and understand themselves and the world through song.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.