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Twenty-six songs, play-party games, and poems selected from over 200 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and Folkways Records present a panorama of music performed for and by young children. Includes notes, song texts, and a complete list of recordings for children. Well-loved songs and unexpected treasures from Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Langston Hughes, Ella Jenkins, Suni Paz, Pete Seeger, and others. Country(s) Argentina; Canada; Ghana; Mexico; Trinidad and Tobago; United StatesCulture Group(s) African American; African Caribbean; Anglo-American; Apache; Ewe; Hispanic; JewishKeyword(s) American Indian; Calypso (Music); Folk songs--United States; Folksong revival; Jewish; Music--Juvenile; Spoken word; String band; World musicInstrument(s) Appalachian dulcimer; Banjo; Fiddle; Guitar Year of Recording 1998 Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Credits Produced by Anthony Seeger ; Compiled by Anthony Seeger ; Liner Notes by Anthony Seeger ; Mastered by Charlie Pilzer ; Design by Visual Dialogue
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