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Uniform Title Comptines de Cajou et de Coco. English
Title Songs in the shade of the cashew and coconut trees : lullabies and nursery rhymes from West Africa and the Caribbean / songs collected by Nathalie Soussana ; musical arrangements by Jean-Christophe Hoarau ; illustrations by Judith Gueyfier.

Publication Info. [Montréal, Québec] : The Secret Mountain, [2019]
©2019

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Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.)
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performed music prm rdacontent CD
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CD audio CD
Note Cover title.
"Musical picture book"--Cover.
"First published in France by Didier Jeunesse, Paris, 2018"--Colophon.
Language Text of partial song lyrics in English, translated from thirteen different West African and Caribbean languages and dialects; back matter includes full lyrics for all songs in both English and their original languages.
English translation of the original edition in French.
Note Accompanying CD comprises performances of all songs in their original languages.
Summary An illustrated collection of partial lyrics from twenty-three traditional songs pays homage to the cultural heritage and multilingual communities of West Africa and the Caribbean. Back matter includes full lyrics for all songs, a world map, language notes, historical and cultural notes, and performance credits for the accompanying CD.
Contents CD: N'téné (1:34) (Guinea-Bissau) -- Bikilou (1:54) (Angola/Democratic Republic of the Congo) -- Day-o (1:05) (Jamaica/Trinidad and Tobago) -- Lóba (3:17) (Cameroon) -- Ninância (1:20) (Cape Verde) -- Amina (1:16) (Gabon) -- Kumandja (1:21) (Guinea-Bissau) -- Owanon bélé nana (:56) (Gabon) -- Oyiri Marie (1:49) (Burkina Faso/Ivory Coast/Ghana/Ghinea) -- Kǔkǔ ē (2:38) (Cameroon) -- Blimundo (1:59) (Cape Verde) -- Gandú ê (1:48) (São Tomé and Príncipe) -- Hormiguita retozona (1:51) (Cuba) -- Yindulé (2:05) (Republic of the Congo) -- Iro yé (1:42) (Benin) -- Ogoun Feray (2:23) (Haiti) -- Doodonin konoma (1:48) (Burkina Faso/Ivory Coast/Ghana/Ghinea) -- Ahlínhán (1:14) (Benin) -- Gongon (3:32) (Cape Verde) -- I da je (2:46) (Burkina Faso/Ivory Coast/Ghana/Ghinea) -- Nénné yô (1:07) (Guinea-Bissau) -- Sala ye mwana (1:22) (Angola/Democratic Republic of the Congo) -- Papa Danmbala (3:09) (Haiti).
Subject Children's songs -- Africa, West -- Texts.
Children's songs -- Caribbean Area -- Texts.
Lullabies -- Africa, West -- Texts.
Lullabies -- Caribbean Area -- Texts.
Genre/Form Lullabies (Songs)
Nursery rhymes.
Added Author Soussana, Nathalie, editor.
Hoarau, Jean-Christophe, arranger of music.
Gueyfier, Judith, illustrator.
ISBN 9782924774533 (hardcover)
2924774535 (hardcover)

 
    
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