Speaking of music for kids

[Headless Hornman]

Has this already been posted? Song samples at the website:

http://www.funkykidzmusic.com/

Funky Kidz is a compilation of children's classics we all know and love performed by some of the finest New Orleans artists.

FUNKY KIDZ™ is about family. This 12 track musical compilation is meant to be a conduit between adults and children, providing listeners of all ages with fun-filled, singable, and danceable tunes. Each artist has crafted a unique rendition of favorite childhood classics.

Each song features layers of rich instrumentation, fronted by accessible, clear vocals catered to both the sophisticated ear and the newly exposed listener. Songs are concise, emphasize proper repetition and tracks emulate the ebb and flow of a child’s day…

Track Listing:

You’ve Got A Friend In Me - Bonerama (2:57)
Hokey Pokey – Big Sam’s Funky Nation (3:31)
Zip A Dee Doo Dah –Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk (3:10)
Yellow Submarine – Papa Grows Funk (2:56)
If I Only Had A Brain – Paul Sanchez (2:57)
He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands – George Porter Jr. (3:23)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Theresa Andersson (2:31)
Froggy Went A Courtin – The Radiators (5:11)
This Land is Your Land – Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (4:17)
When I See An Elephant Fly – Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes (2:13)
This Little Light of Mine – Ingrid Lucia ( 3:01)
Garden Song – Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys (3:53)

[Belle]

Sounds great. NOLA influence is bound to make it great.

Garcia put out a kid CD with Grisman years ago and you know some of these CD's are just good for kids and adults alike:D

[Frosty]

Sounds cool. Another good one for kids a touch older is New Orleans Playground. Check out Kermit's "Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner".

[sophisticated sissy]

Has this already been posted? Song samples at the website:

http://www.funkykidzmusic.com/

Funky Kidz is a compilation of children's classics we all know and love performed by some of the finest New Orleans artists.



How fun! Thank you, HH. I hadn't heard about this one. It's definitely on the list for my niece.

Another good one is "Choo-Choo Boogaloo", by Buckwheat Zydeco. It came out in the '90s, when my daughter was a sprout. It was one of her beloved favorites, along with "Beethoven Lives Upstairs", "Peter & The Wolf", & many others.

[Corona]

Has this already been posted? Song samples at the website:

http://www.funkykidzmusic.com/

Funky Kidz is a compilation of children's classics we all know and love performed by some of the finest New Orleans artists.

FUNKY KIDZ™ is about family. This 12 track musical compilation is meant to be a conduit between adults and children, providing listeners of all ages with fun-filled, singable, and danceable tunes. Each artist has crafted a unique rendition of favorite childhood classics.

Each song features layers of rich instrumentation, fronted by accessible, clear vocals catered to both the sophisticated ear and the newly exposed listener. Songs are concise, emphasize proper repetition and tracks emulate the ebb and flow of a child’s day…

Track Listing:

You’ve Got A Friend In Me - Bonerama (2:57)
Hokey Pokey – Big Sam’s Funky Nation (3:31)
Zip A Dee Doo Dah –Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk (3:10)
Yellow Submarine – Papa Grows Funk (2:56)
If I Only Had A Brain – Paul Sanchez (2:57)
He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands – George Porter Jr. (3:23)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Theresa Andersson (2:31)
Froggy Went A Courtin – The Radiators (5:11)
This Land is Your Land – Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (4:17)
When I See An Elephant Fly – Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes (2:13)
This Little Light of Mine – Ingrid Lucia ( 3:01)
Garden Song – Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys (3:53)
Just ordered one for my neice and nephew. Thanks!!! Can't wait to hear it. They love Saints go marching...we parade/secondline around the house with instruments and my 4 year old nephew is the leader. This is going to be fun :)

[jazzykeb]

and another one, not NO related but funky all the same, a new release by Martin Medeski & Wood, that is all childrens stuff.

There are details and samples here: http://myspace.com/letsgoeverywhere

Sounds great, I'm going to have to get myself a kid so I can order it!

[funkkjunkie]

Wahooo!!!!!! Thanks a million, Hornman, Frosty and jazzykeb. I only have Choochoo boogaloo. Had no idea these were out there. Just ordered 2 funkykidz, one for the grandgirls and one for my k-4thgrade library!

[swag]

Bumping this, beecuase I heard some of it on OZ this morning.

I have no kids, so I'm a bit clueless, but what is the target age of this album? I know it's advertised as for "kids of all ages", but most 11 year olds will turn it off when the Hokey Pokey comes on, right?

[nolanatalie]

That's awesome, gotta get me a copy :)

[McGregor]

Sounds cool. Another good one for kids a touch older is New Orleans Playground. Check out Kermit's "Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner".

Frosty, your avatar is cracking me up! LOL

[swag]

Frosty, your avatar is cracking me up! LOL

It creeps me out.

[Lit]

Bumping this, beecuase I heard some of it on OZ this morning.

I have no kids, so I'm a bit clueless, but what is the target age of this album? I know it's advertised as for "kids of all ages", but most 11 year olds will turn it off when the Hokey Pokey comes on, right?

Good bump. Hadn't seen that before and just ordered it based on the artists alone. Target audience depends at least in part on the kid imo. If they already like this kind of music, they'll like the songs no matter how old they are. And as for the "Hokey Pokey," I was at a "Daddy Daughter" dance with my two older daughters (almost 9 and almost 7) a few weeks ago, and although Hannah Montana and Hilary Duff tunes were obviously big hits, "Hokey Pokey" was probably the biggest hit of the night because of the silly crowd participation factor, much like at a wedding. So...if it's gotta be played, at least with this disc it's Funky Sam playing it.

Since my girls got hooked on Fest at young ages, they actually like the real stuff themselves and have their own favorites--especially Kermit, Rebirth and Sunpie, each of whom they can readily identify, and whom they request often(gotta be increasingly careful with the Rebirth and some of the Kermit lyrics around them now though...). They have the Garcia kid's disc, which they used to like a lot, and also "Choo Choo Boogaloo," which they still like too. But I think Sunpie's self-titled disc is probably their favorite of all. Some six years since first hearing it, they still request "Tomato Song," "Sally Brown" and "I've Got a Date" at least once a week, and every time we are in the car.