” Picnic Playground” provides a veritable feast of international songs about food, cooking & healthy eating in a global gumbo of musical styles & languages. American artist Jay Mankita’s opening song “ Eat Like a Rainbow” sets the tone for the album, & the delectable songs that follow from Australia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Canada & Trinidad add to the exuberant musical smörgåsbord. These fun, upbeat songs will help get kids moving & dancing to the rhythms. The artists on ” Picnic Playground” sing so joyously about delicious food that you can almost taste it. Try Jose Conde’s wonderful “ Bolitas de Arroz con Pollo, ” chomp your way through Rhythm Child’s “ Bowl of Cherries” & taste the tropical flavors of Asheba’s Caribbean “ Ice Cream.” Before you go, finish off the picnic with milk & cookies, courtesy of Donikkl’s song “ Milch” & Maggie G’s “ Let’s Bake Cookies”. Picnic Playground
Includes:: liner notes in three languages, English, French & Spanish, a child-friendly overview of the foods mentioned in the songs, as well as two recipes showing how to ” Eat Like A Rainbow” by child nutritionist Barbara Storper, Founder of Food Play Productions.CD Track listing: 1 Jay Mankita
- Eat Like a Rainbow (USA) 2 Pascal Parisot
- Mes Parents Sont Bio (France) 3 Jose Conde y Ola Fresca
- Bolitas de Arroz con Pollo (USA/ Cuba) 4 Asheba
- Ice Cream (Trinidad) 5 Franck Monnet
- Goûtez-les (France) 6 Safari
- Peberpelikan (Denmark) 7 Kheswa
- Beautiful Day (South Africa) 8 Rhythm Child
- Bowl of Cherries (USA) 9 Bomba
- Pomodoro (Australia) 10 Johnny Bregar
- Shoo Fly Pie (USA) 11 Maggie G
- Let`s Bake Cookies (Canada) 12 Donikkl
- Milch (Germany) About this series: Putumayo World Music was established to introduce people to the music of the world`s cultures. The label grew out of Putumayo clothing company, founded by Dan Storper in 1975 & sold in 1997. Co-founder Michael Kraus joined Storper to help launch Putumayo World Music in 1993. Since then the label has become known primarily for its upbeat & melodic compilations of great international music characterized by the company`s motto: “guaranteed to make you feel good!”