Looking for quality children's music here in Hong Kong? Need a change from popular Disney tunes? Look no more.
I've brought CDs from the Music for Little People label for your family's enjoyment.
For more info, please call Becky 9025 9775 or email beckylee@footlink.com.hk
To order: Send shipping info and phone number and a check to:
Rebecca Lee, P.O. Box 98081, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Papa's Dream
Grammy Nominee
Parents' Choice Gold Award
3M Award of Excellence
featuring Los Lobos and Lalo Guerrero
Everybody's favorite East Los Angeles band joins with the legendary father of Chicano music to bring children this collection of classic rock'n'roll favorites and traditional Mexican folk songs. Their journey to Mexico aboard a fanciful, magical airship is rich with adventure and tall tales. Includes the favorites La Bamba, Wooly Bully,Cielito Lindo and De Colores.
Gift of the Tortoise
American Library Association Notable Award
Parents' Choice Gold Award
featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, known worldwide for their stunning vocal work on Paul Simon's Grammy Award-winning Graceland album, bring their wonderful harmonies to this captivating collection of 13 South African children's songs, including the classic The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Join us on this exciting and educational adventure through the land of the Zulu people.
"One of the most remarkable things about Music For Little People is that it's not. Just for little people, that is. The acclaimed record label has produced exceptional music for kids of all ages for many years..." --SACRAMENTO BEE
"MFLP produces or promotes some of the best music for
children. Full of spirit and diversity, its recordings invite
singing and dancing in the kitchen or the classroom. High-
quality productions appeal to all ages." --SACRAMENTO BEE
Shake Sugaree
A.L.A. Notable Children's Recording
Naird Indie Award (Best Children's Recording)
featuring Taj Mahal
This legendary blues guitarist creates a classic example of children's music done right! An upbeat collection of folksey, bluesy, sunshiney tunes whose origins reach from West Africa to America's deep South. Soulful singing, unique guitar picking and funky harmonica playing on Fishin' Blues, Brown Girl In the Ring, Quavi Quavi, Funky Bluesy ABC's, Little Brown Dog and 5 more.
For more info or to order, please call Becky 9025 9775 or email beckylee@footlink.com.hk
Shakin' a Tailfeather
featuring
Taj Mahal, Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir and Eric Bibb
Throw a family dance party with "kid friendly" renditions of some of our favorite danceable tunes such as Willie and the Hand Jive, Shakin' a Tail Feather, Land of a Thousand Dances, Rockin' Robin and Name Game.
WARNING: Infectious music likely to sweep you off your feet along with your favorite young dancers.
A Child's Garden of Songs
An Introduction To Classic Poetry Through Song
Produced by Ted Jacobs
Now, lovers of Robert Louis Stevenson's work can listen to his classic poems set to music. The first in Music For Little People's educational Famous Author series, A Child's Garden of Songs features sixteen timeless Stevenson poems, including the adventurous "Pirate Story", the exciting trip into "Foreign Lands", "My Shadow", "Bed In Summer" and the melancholy story of Stevenson himself, as a child, "The Land of Counterpane". The musical renditions of these poems clearly represent the vibrant remembrance of childhood --its innocence and limitless imagination. Guaranteed to make the introduction of poetry to young children a pleasurable and unforgettable experience.
"Music For Little People has been a powerhouse in the children's music industry for ten years now. ...MFLP has continued to release diverse and spiritually centered material that can be appreciated by young and old alike." --ANTHEM MONTHLY
Smilin' Island of Song
Parents' Prize
American Booksellers Association Pick of the List
featuring
Cedella Marley-Booker, Taj Mahal, David Lindley
Who could bring the musical joys of Jamaica to children better than Bob Marley's mom? Children love listening to her marvelous, musical voice as she sings reggae and calypso music and tells the stories of her land where "the people are as bright and warm as the tropical sun".
All Spirits Sing
featuring Joanne Shenandoah
Award-winning Iroquois singer/storyteller, Joanne Shenandoah, presents this epic musical journey of a young Iroquois girl searching for her voice and song. Join in her quest filled with adventure and magic, as she gets crooned by the moon, meets a turtle who speaks in "runny fiddles" and sings with the wolves. The music offers a beautiful blending of traditional Iroquois chants and Joanne's contemporary expression of her culture's values through song. Joanne has performed with Neil Young, Robbie Robertson and Willie Nelson, among others.
Adventures at Catfish Pond
NAPPA Gold
Parents' Choice Gold Award
American Library Association Notable Award
featuring Catfish Hodge
Join extraordinary bluesman Catfish Hodge and a host of friendly musical critters in the backwoods of the sunny South, where blues and jazz were born, as they cook up a colossal pancake feast for every critter in the Endangered Species Orchestra. Fantastically upbeat tunes are woven into an endearing storyline for a combination the kids won't be able to resist.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Music For Little People has garnered one hundred awards, including Parents Choice awards, American Library Association "Notable Children’s Recording" awards, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio awards, National Association of Parenting Publications (NAPPA) awards and Grammy nominations in the "Best Children’s Recording" category. We have also received Parents Magazine Parents Prize awards and National Association of Independent Record Distributors "Indie" awards.
Choo Choo Boogaloo
Parents' Choice Approval
Oppenheim Platinum
featuring Buckwheat Zydeco
The master of the accordian and his fabulous band hold nothing back on this rollicking zydeco train ride to the Mardis Gras. Join us for this musical tour of the bayou country with fun songs like Iko Iko, Get On Board, The Cotton Song, I've Been Workin' on the Railroad, Skip to My Lou and Little Red Caboose.
Seal Maiden
Parent's Choice "Silver"
NAPPA "Gold"
Featuring Karan Casey & Friends
Karan Casey, former lead singer of Solas, one of the most powerful voices in Irish music today, presents the timeless Celtic myth of the Silkie - the seal who becomes a girl. This poignant story (known to many from the movie, The Secret of Roan Inish, comes to life with a new and wonderful telling written by playwright Marina Carr. Karan's animated storytelling combined with original songs and the sounds of Irish fiddles, pipes, whistles and concertinas weave an interactive, family musical experience that explores the mystical and magical traditions of the Emerald Isle. (Ages 3+)
For more info or to order, please call Becky 9025 9775 or email beckylee@footlink.com.hk
Reviews and feature articles about our recordings have appeared in both the national print and electronic press receiving significant recognition and praise from USA Today, as well as The New York Times and Parenting Magazine. We have maintained a high media profile with Newsweek, Time Magazine, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and The Wall Street Journal to name a few.