The folks at Putumayo Kids have just released a new album called World Sing-Along, which includes 11 songs from a variety of cool artists (Dan Zanes, Angelique Kidjo, Asheba, Frances England, Father Goose, etc.), and ends with the beautiful “Around the World” by the Pihcintu Multinational Children’s Chorus. This chorus features girls and young [...]

Yeeeehaa! Got a little bit of a soft spot for country music, a fiddle or two, a laid back easy listening beat and splashes of western swing? The folks at Putumayo Kids will be releasing a new cowboy themed album on 22 May, 2012 and today I thought I’d give [...]

I love to blast upbeat music from the speakers of a Saturday afternoon (well, just about anytime really) and get the kids dancing, singing and expressing themselves. However, I equally like to use music as a calming device and I’m always on the look out for chilled out albums for quiet time… enter [...]