Putumayo Presents: Latin Playground

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Overview

One of the earlier additions to Putumayo's children's line, Latin Playground alternates between catering to children through music specifically for them and enriching the album with works that happen to be playful but were not necessarily made with children in mind. While this one is a little less adult-friendly than some of the others in the line, it still has enough variety to last for a good series of inevitable replays at the hands of kids. The album runs around the Latin spectrum quite well, taking in Mayan-language music from Lila Downs as easily as Flaco Jimenez's brand of Tejano. American folk with a mild Mexican influence is here, as is some forro from Nazare Pereira. The breadth of styles is quite something, and though the explorations are not particularly deep, that is certainly not a major detraction for a kids' album. Some of the other albums in the Putumayo kids' line may have a little more depth, but this one isn't bad at all, and can draw from the label's considerable expertise in Latin music at the same time. ~ Adam Greenberg

Product Details

Release Date:	06/11/2002
Label:	PUTUMAYO WORLD MUSIC
UPC:	0790248020129

Tracks

1. Guantanamera  - Jose Fernandez  - Joseito Fernandez  - Omara Portuondo
2. La Ara¿¿a Picua (The Picua Spider)  -  Fifty de Joselito
3. Lluvia de Estrellas (Rain of Stars)  - Terri Hendrix
4. Mardi Gras Mambo  -  Â¡Cubanismo!
5. Hanal Weech  - Paul Cohen  - Lila Downs
6. Rodopiou (She Twirled)  - Ivan Cardoso  - Nazare Pereira
7. Bomba le Le  - Jose Gonazlez  -  Banda Criolla
8. Chocolate  - Carmen Gonzalez  -  Koral Y Esmeralda
9. De Bol¿¿n Pin Pon (Right Away)  - Flaco Jimenez
10. Yo Quiero (I Want)  - Ruben Rada
11. America Baila (America Dances)  - Harry Kim  - Mitchell Sanchez  - Rudy Regaldo  -  Chevere

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Banda Criolla   Primary Artist
Chevere   Primary Artist
Koral Y Esmeralda   Primary Artist
Carmen Gonzalez   Primary Artist
Jose Gonazlez   Primary Artist
Rudy Regaldo   Primary Artist
Los 50 de Joselito   Primary Artist
Ruben Rada   Primary Artist
Lila Downs   Primary Artist
¡Cubanismo!   Primary Artist
Terri Hendrix   Primary Artist
Flaco Jimenez   Primary Artist
Omara Portuondo   Primary Artist
Nazare Pereira   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Emi Gittleman   Creation,Project Supervisor,Concept
Mitchell Sanchez   Composer
Nicola Heindl   Illustrations
Liliane Van Balberghe   Design
Ivan Cardoso   Composer
Jacob Edgar   A&R,Concept,Creation,Liner Notes,Project Coordinator
Jose Fernandez   Composer
Dan Storper   Project Supervisor,Executive Producer
Harry Kim   Composer
Emily Lazar   Mastering
Lila Downs   Performer,Composer
Joseito Fernandez   Composer
Flaco Jimenez   Performer
¡Cubanismo!   Performer
Paul Cohen   Composer
Luis Gavilondo   Translation
Terri Hendrix   Composer,Performer