Sound & Spirit: Welcoming Children into the World

1	Nursery Rhyme / Baka Forest People 0:33
2	Little Potato / Malcolm Dalglish 3:36
3	O! Que Mueve Mezes / Libana 4:11
4	C'Est la Vie / Henri Dikongue 4:17
5	Happy Adoption Day / John McCutcheon 3:46
6	Circle of the Sun / Sally Rogers 2:31
7	Bay Magalhi / San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble 1:59
8	First Cry / Sharon Burch 3:03
9	Hey, Pretty Baby (Who's My Pretty Baby) / Woody Guthrie 1:46
10	Nepalese Lullaby / Neelam Shrestha 2:09
11	Durme, Durme / Tanja Solnik 2:23
12	On Children / Sweet Honey in the Rock 1:57
13	Mangina Zaza / Rossy 4:23

Barnes & Noble

The world music on this child-focused album is the most requested material from Ellen Kushner's NPR radio show, "Sound and Spirit." This start-to-finish heartwarmer begins with a gigglefest on the Baka Forest People's "Nursery Rhyme," followed by the special charm and innocence of Malcolm Dalglish's "Little Potato." Some tunes -- such as Libana's vocal "ˇO! Que Mueve Mezes" and "On Children" by Sweet Honey in the Rock -- will be over the heads of the little tykes, and John McCutcheon's "Happy Adoption Day" serves a highly specific purpose. There are, however, many lullabies and songs to sing with your children, including the gospel-inspired "Circle of Sun" by Sally Rogers and the rhythmic and raw rendition of "Hey Pretty Baby" by Woody Guthrie. The album ends with the zesty "Mangina Zaza" by Rossa -- perfect music for the kids to turn their beds into trampolines. Carol Wright

All Music Guide

Sound and Spirit: Welcoming Children into the World collects performances from a popular episode of WGBH's Sound and Spirit show for Public Radio International. Artists like Woody Guthrie and Sweet Honey in the Rock perform traditional children's tunes, and the album also includes a Navajo birth chant, Bosnian and Nepalese lullabies, and other children's songs from around the world. Heather Phares