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Lullabies and Children’s Songs

Various Artists
Lullabies and Children’s Songs The singing of lullabies and children’s songs knows no geographical boundaries. Featuring many young singers and their mothers, this compilation documents the sounds of playtime and bedtime from Africa, Portugal, the Middle East, Mongolia, Japan, Solomon Islands, and the Nunavut Territory of Canada. Game songs include Baka children from Cameroon playing “the water drum” by splashing rhythmically in a river and Kanoukro girls from Côte d’Ivoire falling into each other’s arms and then pushing away. Some songs are lullabies for calming children, while others are for amusing them. One even warns little girls against running away from their parents.

Track Listing

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Cameroon: Lullaby (excerpt) Six Baka women in a mongulu 04:05
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Cameroon: The Water Drum (excerpt) Baka children 04:05
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Cameroon: Hut Song (excerpt) Thirteen young Baka girls and children 04:01
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Côte d'Ivoire: Song of Two Little Girls Two young girls from Kpouébo village accompanied by a small female choir 02:36
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Côte d'Ivoire: Little Girls' Sung Games (excerpt) Seven girls from Kanoukro village 04:29
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Central African Republic: Nzenzenze Group of Aka children 01:04
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Central African Republic: Balibo sasasa Group of Aka children 01:11
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Central African Republic: Mbola Group of Aka children 03:12
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Central African Republic: Lullaby - Nzakara Nzakara woman 01:13
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Benin: Ere Ere Damii accompanied by three young women 01:59
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Portugal: Aurora teve um menino (excerpt) Solo male voice with choir 04:04
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Portugal: Cançao de Embalar Elderly female singer 02:44
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The Yemenite Jews: Adon hakol mehayyeh kol neshamah (Lord of All, Reviveth All Souls) Aharon and Israel Habshush, dir. by Menahem Arussi 04:06
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Mongolia: Ikh agsal (Quick, Short Movements) Tsembel (a Torgut woman from Bulgan) 00:57
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Japan: Ihumke Kiyo Kurokawa 02:15
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Solomon Islands: Rorogwela (Lullaby) Afunakwa 01:45
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Canada: Two Aqausiit from Ungava Bay Jessie Grey 01:20
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Canada: Aqausiq from Baffin Land Aggeok Pitseolak 00:49
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Canada: Melodic katajjait Qaunak Martha Meekeega, Napache Etidloie Toonoo, Amilie Airo, Annie Annahatak, Maggie Grey, Jessie Tomassie, Soria Eyituk 03:11
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Canada: Assalalaa from Baffin Land Qaunak Martha Meekeega, Temegeak Pitaulassie 00:37