Music
“Pictures at an Exhibition”
That’s the familiar theme from Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.
“Under the Green Corn Moon”
That’s Lorain Fox singing a traditional Aztec lullaby, “Tu Tu Teschcote,” from a truly remarkable collection of Native American lullabies called “Under the Green Corn Moon: Voices of Native America,” from Silver Wave Records.
“For the Kids”
That’s Steve Page and Ed Robertson singing “La La La La Lemon” from For the Kids, a compilation CD, a portion of the proceeds from which go to benefit the Save the Music Project.
Anna Moo’s “Holy Cow”
That’s Anna Moo, with part of “I Am One,” sung in Manadarin Chinese, from her Parents Choice award-winning CD, “Holy Cow!” — “Holy Songs for Children, a Multi-cultural Celebration of Friendship, God, and Spirit.”
Arbor Day in the Jungle
You’re at the beginning of a long, auditory journey brought to you by the composer and sound poet, Michel Redolfi, with percussions by Steve Shehan, flutes by Luc Martinez, and voicings by Adam — from a striking collaboration of visual and acoustic art called Jungles.
Philadelphia Chickens
That’s the actress Laura Linney in one of the show-stopping tunes on Sandra Boynton’s and Michael Ford’s Philadelphia Chickens — their “too-logical zoological musical review.”
Turntable Timmy
That’s Michael Perry rapping part of Turntable Timmy, his new book for all those aspiring young DJs out there, from Free Will Press in San Francisco.
Taj Mahal
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Taj-Mahal.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/26/2003 Taj Mahal Transcript One of our country’s best bluesmen, who keeps getting better every year, is Taj Mahal, who found the blues when he was a teenager and it changed his life. He grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts, the oldest in a family […]
Hip Kid Hop Books
That’s LL Cool J, backed up by a toy piano, with some words for young people about winning — and losing! — graciously. This book and CD combination is titled And the Winner Is.
Sweet Honey in the Rock’s “I Got Shoes”
I don’t know about you, but I can never seem to get enough of the Washington, DC-based, acapella group, “Sweet Honey in the Rock.”