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| Putumayo Kids Presents: Hawaiian Playground | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Putumayo World Music
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
Buy New: $9.38
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 53625
Language: French (Unknown)
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 274
UPC: 790248027425
EAN: 0790248027425
ASIN: B000YHSR36
Release Date: January 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Right On - The Moonlighters | | • | Holoholo Ka'a - Willie K | | • | Moloka'i Slide - Ehukai | | • | The Cockeyed Mayor Of Kaunakakai - Teresa Bright | | • | Pule O'o - Justin Young | | • | Come To Hawaii - Joe McDermott | | • | Po La'ila'i - Paiatea | | • | Pi'i Mai Ka Nalu - Robi Kahakalau | | • | Local To the Max - Imua | | • | Toad Song - Keali'i Reichel |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Putumayo Kids is committed to introducing children to other cultures through fun, upbeat world and folk music. These CD's feature songs with child-friendly lyrics and liner notes that educate and inspire cultural curiosity. Hawaiian Playground is a lively collection that explores the playful side of Hawaii's musical offerings. With selections featuring the sounds of ukuleles, steel guitars and harmonious vocals, this album is as colorful as the islands which inspired it. Featured artists include Keali Reichel, Teresa Bright, Willie K and others. A portion of the proceeds for the sale of this album benefits PACT (Parents and Children Together) Hawaii.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Sunny music for a cool day- but too short March 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love the Playground series from Putumayo and this, their newest release, is lots of fun too. Kids may like it but adults will too! Though three of the 10 tracks are more reggae than "hula", Willie K's track has a cool 30s swing arrangement and Joe McDermott (an Austin, Tx singer who's never been to Hawaii!) starts off his track with added surface noise to replicate an old 78rpm record! The Moonlighters (another non-Hawaiian group - they are from New York City) have a doo-wop sound.
One highlight - at least for me - is the track by Raiatea, which has a melody that will make you hit the "Repeat" button and a great extended solo on the slack-key guitar.
That said, the real disappointment is the CDs length. The 10 tracks fill less than 30 minutes! Surly Putumayo could have licensed tracks for performers like the young uke player Jake Shimabukuro (check him out on You Tube), or added a historic recording by the great Sol Hoopi. It's because of the length that I downgraded my rating. Otherwise it's a fun disc for kids and adults alike.
One additional gripe: The liner notes try to teach children how to pronounce unusual words and, in this case it's the word "ukulele". Though SOME Amwerican's pronounce it "YOU-Ke-Leh-lee", the proper Hawaiian pronunciation is "Oo-koh-leh-lee". Someone slipped up here.
Steve Ramm
"Anything Phonographic"
 Mellow. February 22, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this with the hopes of staving off some late winter blahs (influenza with toddlers trapped in the house, anyone?). I can't say it really recalled that serene feeling that I had on our honeymoon. The tracks were authentic but came over as flat and similar with no real upbeat songs.
Probably exactly what it was supposed to be, just not the kind of album I will play over and over, unlike Putamayo's "Animal Playground" "Folk Playground" and "Latin Playground." I also recommend They Might Be Giants, Father Goose, and the Hipwaders for kid-music.
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