ALERTA Sings Children's Songs In Spanish And English

by Suni Paz

Overview

ALERTA is an acronym for A Learning Environment Response To All, a curriculum for young children developed at Columbia University. ALERTA placed a value on multiculturalism and bilingualism, and this program of 31 songs, performed by noted children's singer and guitarist Suni Paz, is devoted to songs from Latin America and the Caribbean. These are really brief tracks -- as short as 30 seconds, and only longer than two minutes in a couple of cases -- with both Spanish and English lyrics. They're sung capably by Paz, sometimes with sympathetic, unobtrusive accompanying vocalists, sometimes a cappella, and usually on guitar, although piano is also used. This LP and another Paz album on Folkways, Canciones para el Recreo: Children's Songs for the Playground, have been combined onto one CD by Smithsonian Folkways. That reissue has liner notes which print the lyrics, and also include English translations of Spanish lyrics. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	01/25/2000
Label:	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UPC:	0093074505526
Rank:	2750

Tracks

1. Los Vecinos
2. Naranja Dulce
3. Tengo una Muneca
4. Little David
5. Dis Lang Time Gal
6. Pizza, Pizza, Daddy-O
7. San Sereni
8. Medley
9. Medley
10. Brown Girl in the Ring
11. Willoughby
12. Medley
13. Mambru
14. A la Limon
15. El Coqui
16. La Rana
17. Noah
18. Head to Shoulders
19. Little Sally Walker
20. Que Llueva!
21. La Pajara Pinta
22. Los Numeros
23. La Manita
24. Los Animalitos
25. Walk Together, Children
26. Hush, Little Baby
27. Punchinella
28. A Sailor Went to Sea
29. Brinca la Tablita
30. Matarile
31. Circle Around
32. Lega la Manana
33. La Gatita Carlota
34. Los Pollitos Dicen Pio, Pio, Pio
35. Quenepa
36. Nino Lareno
37. El Aguila y la Paloma
38. Cocoroco
39. Tengo dos Cabritillas
40. Cancion de Tomar el Te
41. Resfalosa de Mi Escuela
42. Cuando Estoy Triste
43. Papaloapan
44. Por un Ratoncito

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Suni Paz   Primary Artist
Angel Parra   Primary Artist
Damian Sanchez   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Rolando Alarcon   Composer
Suni Paz   Composer,Liner Notes
Maria Walsh   Composer
Nicanor Molinare   Composer
Isis Perez DeMenendez   Composer