Picnic Playground

Music, food and good times just seem to go together!

This summer, Putumayo Kids celebrates the joys of eating with a brand new, globe-trotting CD from their award-winning children’s Playground series.

Just in time to enhance summer get-togethers, Picnic Playground serves up a colorful basket full of tasty musical treats.

Picnic Playground provides a veritable feast of international songs about food, cooking and healthy eating in a global gumbo of musical styles and languages.

American artist Jay Mankita’s opening song "Eat Like a Rainbow" sets the tone for the album, and the delectable songs that follow from Australia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Canada and Trinidad add to the exuberant musical smörgåsbord.

These fun, upbeat songs will help get kids moving and dancing to the rhythms. The artists on Picnic Playground sing so joyously about delicious food that you can almost taste it. Try Jose Conde’s wonderful "Bolitas de Arroz con Pollo," chomp your way through Rhythm Child’s "Bowl of Cherries" and taste the tropical flavors of Asheba’s Caribbean "Ice Cream." Before you go, finish off the picnic with milk and cookies, courtesy of Donikkl’s song "Milch" and Maggie G’s "Let’s Bake Cookies".

Picnic Playground includes liner notes in three languages, English, French and Spanish, a child-friendly overview of the foods mentioned in the songs, as well as two recipes showing how to "Eat Like A Rainbow" by child nutritionist Barbara Storper, founder of FoodPlay.

A portion of Putumayo’s proceeds from the sale of Picnic Playground will be donated to Vitamin Angels, providing essential nutrients to children in the U.S. and around the world.

Putumayo World Music was established in 1993 to introduce people to the music of the world’s cultures. The label grew out of Putumayo clothing company, founded by Dan Storper in 1975 and sold in 1997. Co-founder Michael Kraus joined Dan to launch Putumayo World Music and establish a non-traditional sales division.

Putumayo World Music has become known primarily for its upbeat and melodic compilations of great international music characterized by the company’s motto: "guaranteed to make you feel good!" Putumayo’s CD covers feature the distinctive art of Nicola Heindl, whose colorful, folkloric style represents one of Putumayo’s goals: to connect the traditional to the contemporary. By combining appealing music and visuals with creative retail marketing, Putumayo has developed a unique brand identity - a rarity in today’s artist-based music industry.
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