Multicultural Children's Songs

By the time the compilation Multicultural Children's Songs was released in 1995, Ella Jenkins had already spent over forty years traveling from continent to continent, absorbing cultural traditions and teaching children music she gathered while traveling. The collection includes many favorites, including "Mexican Handclapping Song" and "Caney Mi Macaro," which teach children new words and rhythms through poetry, rhythm, and song, and “The World Is Big, The World Is Small,” which highlights her lifetime commitment to exploring the world around her. Multicultural Children’s Songs is a celebration of Ella’s decade-spanning influence on multiple generations of children, teaching that though cultures different from our own may seem unfamiliar at first, music and rhythm are universal. Recommended for ages 2–9.

Track Listing

101	The World Is Big the World Is Small	Ella Jenkins	01:27
102	Hello	Ella Jenkins	00:52
103	Greetings in Many Languages	Ella Jenkins	01:50
104	Jambo	Ella Jenkins	02:57
105	Tahboo	Ella Jenkins	01:18
106	On Safari	Ella Jenkins	02:17
107	Counting in Swahili	Ella Jenkins	01:40
108	Mexican Handclapping Song	Ella Jenkins	01:19
109	Dulce, Dulce	Ella Jenkins	01:18
110	In Trinidad	Ella Jenkins	01:36
111	Caney Mi Macaro	Ella Jenkins	01:56
112	A Yodeling Song	Ella Jenkins	02:13
113	Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel	Ella Jenkins	01:03
114	Rabbi Teaches ABC's / English ABC Song	Ella Jenkins	02:20
115	Dance Tunes from Many Lands	Ella Jenkins	05:12
116	Eh-Un-Lan-Weh-Seh-Un-Lan (Greeting in Arabic)	Ella Jenkins	01:16
117	Balloon Song	Ella Jenkins	02:08
118	Maori Chant	Ella Jenkins	00:34
119	Play Your Instruments	Ella Jenkins	04:43
120	May-ree Mack	Ella Jenkins	02:14
121	We Are Native American Tribes	Ella Jenkins	02:29
122	A Neighborhood Is a Friendly Place	Ella Jenkins	02:44
123	Thank You in Many Languages	Ella Jenkins	00:51