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Welcome to the ROCKtoberfest Giveaway Hop. For this giveaway, I have 4 Children’s Music CD’s for your little one to boogie to!
Ozomatli Presents OzoKidz: ($9.99)
“The big difference with OzoKidz is that the songs are all information-based,” says Abers, who takes a rare lead vocal turn on “Skateboard.” “You will learn how a tree grows. You’ll be tricked into exercising by dancing. We wanted to use upbeat, fun songs to help kids think about social issues, to learn about germs, to be educated about their world, to be healthy and active.”
Tracks on the CD include:
- Trees
- Moose On the Loose
- We are the OzoKidz
- Germs
- Like Its Your Birthday
- Exercise
- Balloon Fest
- Sun And Moon
- Piraña
- Let’s Go To The Movies
- Skateboard
- Water
- Spelling
- Changito
Mister G’s “Chocolalala” ($15)
CHOCOLALALA is a collection of original, bilingual songs from award-winning musician Mister G. Inspired by his concert tours throughout Latin America, the album spans a wide range of musical styles from bossa nova to ska, funk to folk, rap to pop. With captivating Latin rhythms and melodies, the songs appeal to parents as much as their children. Catchy and educational, the songs teach about counting, colors, and nature, and celebrate the joys of eating chocolate, dancing, and riding on the school bus with friends.CHOCOLALALA was produced, engineered, and mixed by Mister G (Ben Gundersheimer). The album features world-class musicians, the voices of bilingual families, and performances by Mister G’s former elementary school students. In addition to writing and singing the songs, Mister G played acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, tres, and percussion.
Tracks Include:
- Colores
- Ahorita
- Mono En Mis Manos
- Chocolalala
- Bailamos
- Naturaleza
- Big Yellow Bus
- Uno Dos Tres
- Señorita Mariposa
- Waiting For The Ball
- Sueños
Randy Kaplan’s “Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie” ($11.99)
2012 release that features Randy Kaplan’s child-friendly versions of Country Blues and Ragtime numbers from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Kaplan is a nationally acclaimed artist that Time Out New York Kids magazine recently named as one of the top children’s performers in the nation. More than two years in the making, Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie includes 17 songs first performed by the likes of legendary blues musicians Robert Johnson, Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Jimmie Rodgers, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, Mance Lipscomb, Pink Anderson, Mississippi John Hurt, Hambone Willie Newbern, the Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Willie Johnson, Dave Van Ronk, Jim Jackson, and Charlie Patton.
Tracks Include:
- The Fathers Of The Blues
- They’re Red Hot
- Runaway Blues
- In A Timeout Now
- Reading Glasses Kaplan
- Kindhearted Babysitter Blues
- Diddie Wah Diddie
- Ice Cream Man Rag
- Oh Papa Oh Mama
- Kickball Kaplan
- Sugar Sweet
- You’ve Been A Good Old Wagon
- Gettin’ Along
- Mayor Kaplan
- Shake That Thing
- That Will Never Happen No More
- Black Mountain Blues
- Papa Waffle Kaplan
- Move To Kansas City
- Way Down In Arkansas
- Green Green Rocky Road
- Kiwi Kaplan
- So Different Blues
- Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie
Barry G and the Dream Jam Kids ($11.99)
The Dream Jam Band are five musicians from the Northeast who write and play an eclectic collection of original music for children of all ages young and old. Their influences range from The Beatles to Mozart from Duke Ellington to Woody Guthrie. When asked how to describe The Dream Jam Band’s music, one member said: “A Marx Brothers movie that you can dance to.”
Tracks Include:
- Huh-uh
- Act Like an Animal
- Into the Valley
- The Captain Was a Monkey
- The Longest Train
- Hammer Ring
- Just Chillin’
- Who’s That Twisting
- Hello Hello
- Are You Sleepy
There’s a show on Disney that my grandchildren like, but I’m not for sure about the name of the show.
selena gomez “i love you like a love song”- – – Paul T/Pauline T aka Paul Tran….. emscout9 at Hotmail dot com
My sons was barney songs and my daughter was do your ears hang low and now that I am engaged he wants to have kids so I am preparing for it all over again
My daughter loves any of the Disney Princess CD’s
They like Pink, Black Eyed Peas, Selena Gomez, Bieber, Jonas Brothers, etc.
Thanks for the chance!
My daughter has grown up around music, as her dad is a musician. Her favorite band is HIS band, and she’ll tell anyone about it! It’s country/bluegrass, she wants her own washboard for Christmas, lol.
We love Laurie Berkner.
My kids absolutely love Laurie Berkner Band
My daughter likes Laurie Berkner
My daughter loves The Bubble Guppies songs!
My daughter likes songs from Disney movies. She likes to sing to the soundtrack from the Muppet Movie.
My grandsons are 3 & 5, they have a preference for rock & roll and songs they hear featured on their favorite movies.
My grandson loves Life is a Highway ever since Cars came out.
My daughter likes Pink and Selena Gomez.
I have quite a few faves – Def Leppard, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Alabama. 🙂 I also love Kentucky Headhunters. 🙂
As far as kid stuff goes, when I was a kid, I used to love Sesame Street. My daughter loved Barney, lol.
Dawn
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i remember listening to Sharon, Lois, and Brahm when i was a kid. i loved them!
barney is my kiddo’s favorite… i guess i should expand his scope of musicians