African Dreamland

My preschoolers love listening to this cd at rest time! Adults enjoy it as well!

I think it had a little scratch on it but I kept it anyway for our class. We made instruments and used them to dance to the music.

I love Putumayo's albums and its emphasis on celebrating the musical heritage of cultures around the world, and I wanted to find something for my son (who is now about 4.5 months old) that would expose him to the beauty and diversity of some of these world musics. I personally love African music, and after previewing the sound clips for "African Dreamland," knew that I would enjoy listening to this album as well. I make a conscious effort to play all sorts of musical genres for my son, from Early Music (medieval, Renaissance, music of the ancient world, etc.) to traditional folk styles to jazz and rock, and I really like that the Putumayo Kids label is putting out music that transcends the stereotype of what constitutes music for children. This album has a nice selection of tracks that provide a good mix of moods, from upbeat to more lullaby and contemplative-sounding. We've already listened to it several times, and it does seem to help him relax and fall asleep.

The kids love it during the day, or even when my daughter drifts off to sleep. Putomayo CD's have always been one of her bedtime favorites. Some nice tracks for her to listen to as she nods off for the night. I even enjoy listening to some of them as they have a good rhythm.Not only does it provide musical entertainment, this one is also a learning piece. Sometimes the kids ask questions about where the music comes from, or what instrument is being played.Highly recommend all Putomayo for those who are "enlightened" and actually find some value in new culture, those other than our narrow own.

I cant really say because its a Christmas gift

I love this cd. It arrived in a timely manner. I am a yoga instructor and am always looking for quiet music. It's a plus if it's African music too, because I teach Kemetic (Ancient Egyptian) Yoga. This cd was perfect. My two favorite pieces are: "Agalilala" (track 5) and "Ikope Ye Tollo" (track 7).

My son has been listening to this and several of the other "Dreamland" Series CDs every night since he was about 3 months. He is now 18 months and gets mad if we forget to turn on his CD when we put him down in his crib. The songs are very soothing and take you to a great relaxing place. Would make a great gift for a baby shower basket! :)

I've had wonderful experiences with previous Putumayo releases but I'm disappointed with the two CDs that I bought from their "dreamland" series of lullaby collections. On both disks, the songs are lovely but each disk has less than 30 minutes of music.At the price of a full album, I expect a full album's worth of music. This collection was disappointingly short.

Nice music. I personally don't like all the songs and my baby's too young to say what he thinks (that's why 4 and not 5 star). We have it on for calm activity time before bed. I think it's nicer than some other lullaby cds you get for children. Worth buying if you want more grown up, not babyish, sounds for your children that they can use for as long as they need and not grow out of.

Awesome CD. We were given another one from this series from my brother and my daughter and I love it. So I bought this one for a friend. They are lovely gifts and have all the lyrics too. Highly recommended.

I love putting these on at night - as great for kids as for parents, it's really beautiful soothing music.

Soothing, relaxing music and definitely not just for children and bedtime. Also an excellent choice for creative background music.Came in a beautiful CD cover with an interesting booklet detailing the history of each song and singers.Glad I gave this one a try.😏

sweet and peaceful african music, for children or adults.Very good voices!This collection of putumayo is really intresting, even if not all the cd are at the same level for quality and arrangments