African Lullaby

Editorial Reviews
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As with other Ellipsis Arts releases, African Lullaby is more than a stellar music collection. Its delightful liner notes provide ample context for these "love songs for children" and the collection's innovative earth-friendly packaging is a work of art unto itself. Commencing with the bewitching Zulu harmonies of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, "Thula Mtwana" sets the tone, creating an atmosphere of warmth, safety, and peace, and is followed by a baker's dozen that reflect the gentle rhythms of an abundantly diverse continent. "Kounandu Deni" marries the dancing melody of Malian guitar and African harp with lyrics of paternal providence. Broadway's Sarafina! and The Lion King cast member Ntomb'khona Dlamini wails soulfully on "Thula Thula," and "Chitsidzo" is a mystical reverie of parental love and spousal longing accompanied by the intense beauty of a mbira (thumb piano). Standing head and shoulders above others in its class, African Lullaby is testimony to the awesome power of music. --Paige La Grone

From Parents' Choice®
"Oh my child, you are growing up so quickly; you are my tender and beautiful baby..." You don't need the printed translations of these loving African-language lullabies. Sung by such top traditional and Afropop artists as velvet-voiced Ladysmith Black Mambaza and the breathtaking Mor Dior Bamba, every song embraces and soothes. A 1999 Parents' Choice® Gold Award Winner. (Lynne Heffley, Parents' Choice®)

Album Description
African Lullaby

This collection of lullabies reflects the warmth, musical richness, and soothing rhythms of the African continent. It is a gathering of talented singers and musicians whose gifts are recognized internationally.

Young and old ears will delight in the magical sounds of mbira, balaphone, kora, a capella vocals, guitar, bamboo flutes, dundun, and talking drum.

The lyrics sing of folklore, family, and village life in the traditional languages of the Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, and South Africa. They communicate the love that these African artists feel for children and humankind—a love that transcends language.

Features Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ayub Ogada, Samite, Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, and more.

The notes include original lyrics and English translations.

African Lullaby

African Lullaby, Music, Various Artists, Africa, African Folk, Afro-Pop, Children's Collections, Childrens, Guinea, Int'l & World Music, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mbube, Neo-Traditional, Nigeria, Pop, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Worldbeat, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Average customer rating:

Our favorite

Not a lullabye CD

Great for babies and adults

Great lullaby CD - it really works!

love this CD!

African Lullaby
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Ellipsis Arts
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Brazilian Lullaby

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Planet Sleeps

Latin Lullaby

ASIN: B00000JCRJ
Release Date: 1999-06-22

Tracks:

Thula Mtwana - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Omo - Kemi Akanni
Kounandi Deni - Abdoulaye Diabate
Mayo Mpapa - Muriel Mwamba
Nyandolo - Ayub Ogada
Ayo Nene Touti - Mor Dior Bamba
Thula Thula - Ntomb'khona Dlamini
Webake - Samite
Oluronbi - Floxy Bee, The Hikosso Queen
Diriyo Nakana - Sadio Kouyate
Diyore - Abou Sylla
Sigalagala - Anindo
Tesegu - Danone O'Sow
Chitsidzo - Stella Rambisai Chiweshe

Amazon.com

As with other Ellipsis Arts releases, African Lullaby is more than a stellar music collection. Its delightful liner notes provide ample context for these "love songs for children" and the collection's innovative earth-friendly packaging is a work of art unto itself. Commencing with the bewitching Zulu harmonies of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, "Thula Mtwana" sets the tone, creating an atmosphere of warmth, safety, and peace, and is followed by a baker's dozen that reflect the gentle rhythms of an abundantly diverse continent. "Kounandu Deni" marries the dancing melody of Malian guitar and African harp with lyrics of paternal providence. Broadway's Sarafina! and The Lion King cast member Ntomb'khona Dlamini wails soulfully on "Thula Thula," and "Chitsidzo" is a mystical reverie of parental love and spousal longing accompanied by the intense beauty of a mbira (thumb piano). Standing head and shoulders above others in its class, African Lullaby is testimony to the awesome power of music. --Paige La Grone

Album Description

African Lullaby

This collection of lullabies reflects the warmth, musical richness, and soothing rhythms of the African continent. It is a gathering of talented singers and musicians whose gifts are recognized internationally.

Young and old ears will delight in the magical sounds of mbira, balaphone, kora, a capella vocals, guitar, bamboo flutes, dundun, and talking drum.

The lyrics sing of folklore, family, and village life in the traditional languages of the Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, and South Africa. They communicate the love that these African artists feel for children and humankind—a love that transcends language.

Features Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ayub Ogada, Samite, Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, and more.

The notes include original lyrics and English translations.

Customer Reviews:

Our favorite.......2007-04-03

This is my son's favorite cd to listen to when he is falling asleep and we don't mind overhearing it on the monitor! I spent a few years in Africa and a few of the lullabies remind me of singing with my coworkers and friends. Just beautiful.

Not a lullabye CD.......2007-03-01

While I love this album - especially the first track by Ladysmith Black Mambazo - I don't find it very soothing. The rhythms are not sleepy, but rather sweet and uplifting. I can't imagine a child in Africa being sung to sleep by most of these songs - these are the equivalent of slow pop songs from the 70s like "Time in a Bottle" - basically, love songs. Sappy and slow, but not lullabyes. I've heard a few African lullabyes, and other than the LBM track and one or two others this isn't it. Buy the album - but then request the publisher release an album of songs to soothe your kid to sleep.

Great for babies and adults.......2007-01-09

I bought this for my daughter as a change from the rest of the lullabies and we both enjoy it.

Great lullaby CD - it really works!.......2006-09-10

It's great. The songs are wonderful and it puts my 7mth old daughter to sleep in mins. At home or on long driving trips it is very soothing. Adults be careful...it also works on us too! Guarenteed to put YOU to sleep in seconds!
I will also recommend 'Gift of the Tortoise' by Ladysmith Black Mambazo...wonderful and educational CD.
Happy shopping!
Trinitaria

love this CD!.......2006-03-04

i listened to this while pregnant, then while nursing. now we listen to it at bedtime, and sometimes in the car. the music is so beautiful and soothing, it's one of my favorites in any category.

Lullabies: A Songbook Companion

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Wonderful!
Simple and sweet songs
Marvellous cd, enchanting music
Good if you want to sing from the book but can't read music
Didn't like the voice.

Lullabies: A Songbook Companion

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Lullabies: An Illustrated Songbook
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The Library of Children's Song Classics

ASIN: B00000083Z
Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

Amazon.com

Released as a companion piece to the award-winning book Lullabies: An Illustrated Songbook, this hour-plus of music is a wonderful mix of stately classical themes and child-friendly vocals. The selections range from "All the Pretty Little Horses" to a global spread of lullabies drawn from classical and folk traditions. The music is spare, with Kapp on piano, Julianne Baird and Kapp's daughter Madeline on vocals, and Mela Tenenbaum on violin, viola, and occasional vocals. Most of the classical selections (from Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Edmund Elgar, W.A. Mozart, et al.) get a straight-ahead, accomplished treatment. Lest you think the project stuffy, each of the melodies is in the one- to two-minute range, which effectively mandates a stronger sense of flow than most children's collections. Kapp, who managed to create a visual and poetic flow in the Lullabies book, keeps things nicely in a groove here, knowing enough to segue into silly tracks about halfway through the CD to provide a wider emotional range. This album every bit as accomplished as the book. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful!.......2007-02-14

I love this CD. It's very well-done, and the approach is different than most children's CDs - very refined, yet soothing. I don't get tired of listening to it the way I do others -- which is important when trying to get a little one to sleep! I highly recommend it and the companion book.

Simple and sweet songs.......2006-04-02

With just piano, violin and vocals, this is a simple and heartfelt album. Ms. Baird's voice conveys the full emotions that a mother feels for her new baby with clean and open singing. The first track in particular, "All Through The Night," still makes me teary. I played this in the hospital when my son was born, and we use it as part of our wind-down ritual. I do agree that some of the songs are a little upbeat for bedtime. We just skip those in the evening (using iTunes).

Marvellous cd, enchanting music.......2005-10-18

Our whole family loves this cd. I am continually charmed and refreshed by the subtlety, taste and musicianship that has gone into these arrangements of well- and lesser-known gems. Apart from the joy of the simple yet perfect chordal progressions, listen to the warm, caressing tone imparted by the low bass notes in the piano in many of the tracks. The pace is so wonderfully leisurely, there is time to savour each song or piece, and yet each lasts only two or three minutes. The three diverse yet complementary singers, each with a tender and gentle presence suiting the subject matter, give a sense of a 19th century family musical evening. Magical.

Good if you want to sing from the book but can't read music.......2004-02-10

I bought this solely because I have the book and wanted to sing the lullabies to my kids, but I can't read music. For this purpose it is fine. The songs are not in the same order as in the book but I can deal. As a stand-alone lullaby CD I wouldn't really recommend it--the songs are not sung in a soothing manner, there's lots of variety in tempo and volume, some are even sung up-beat. The voices are not pitched high enough for babies either. That being said, I am back on Amazon today to buy it for my sister who is due any day now with her 3rd kid--we both like to sing and have the book, and songs (in book or music form) are a great present that the baby won't grow out of for a long time, and helps you bond with your little one too.

Didn't like the voice........2002-12-11

I bought this cd to go with the book and it is very frustrating because the songs on this cd are not even in the same order as the book. The singing voice fluctuates too much, it will be really soft and then it gets really high pitch. And if you have the volume set at a lower level for some songs then you can't hear other songs. I think there are better cds to buy than this one.

Spirituals

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Spirituals Masterpiece
A winner from start to finish
Wonderful
I give this recording my highest recommendation!
I give this recording my highest recommendation!

Spirituals

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Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vespers (Mass for Unaccompanied Chorus)

ASIN: B00000165I
Release Date: 1999-05-01

Tracks:

Deep River
Po' Mo'ner Got A Home At Las'
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
My Lord, What A Mornin'
Ain't Got Time To Die
Plenty Good Room
Feet Of Jesus
Bright Morning Stars
Before The Marvel Of This Night
Amazing Grace
Lullaby For Joe Robin, Op. 13
Anthem For The Homeless, Op. 18
Toccata In D Major, Op. 20
Honono

Customer Reviews:

Spirituals Masterpiece.......2007-01-22

This is a northern European choir doing southern negro spirituals. Sounds odd but it is one of the best that I have heard. The best single is "Ain't Got Time To Die".

A winner from start to finish.......2000-11-22

A cyberfriend from the N. Y. Times Classical Music Forum, an American ex-patriot living in Sweden, knowing my liking for the music of Paul Winter, particularly his sax/organ duets with Paul Halley, recommended this Anders Paulsson album. His reasoning was straightforward: This unique and totally fresh album includes three such duets: Lullaby for Joe Rubin, Anthem for the Homeless, and Toccata in D, all written by Paulsson.They are brilliant, and brilliantly performed, in a style that is quite unlike the "Cathedral blues" style of Winter and Halley, now celebrating the 20th year of their collaboration.

Paulsson is an instrumentalist on this horn the likes of which I don't believe I've ever heard. I consider myself a "student" of Paulsson's instrument, thanks to Winter, and am therefore familiar with other European soprano saxophonists such as Jan Garbarek and John Harle. But I was totally unprepared for Paulsson's technique, which is, in a word, staggering. While I continue to prefer Paul Winter's way with phrasing and improvisation, and, most particularly, embrochure and tone quality, I cheerfully concede that Anders Paulsson may well be the most proficient technician of this often-misplayed instrument. (Think "Kenny G" to get my point.) Pride of place in these three duets clearly goes to Toccata in D, Paulsson's Op. 20, a tour de force for him and Andrew Canning on organ.

But the album title is about singing, and singing of some well-known and not-so-well-known spirituals is the main focus of the album. And the singing is simply drop-dead gorgeous, by the St. Jacob's Chamber Choir of Stockholm. Led for more than fifteen years by Gary Graden, another American ex-patriot, their voices, and their clear English diction, might well have come from a gospel choir in these United States. The opening track, Deep River, is worth the cost of the album by itself.

Approximately in the middle of the album is a cantata in seven parts entitled Feet of Jesus, based on texts by Langston Hughes, the great African-American "blues poet" of the Harlem Renaissance. Written by Judith Cloud, a composer from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, this cantata is the centerpiece and the true highlight of the album, notwithstanding all the good points already mentioned about both the spirituals and Paulsson's own compositions and duets. Very moving; beautifully done.

In preparing this review, I of course had the opportunity to read Professor Cloud's comments about her composition and its inspiration, written elsewhere on this album page. It's a small world indeed when one reads that a large part of her inspiration came from a performance by Anders Paulsson that she had earlier heard in the marvelous acoustic space of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, where Paul Winter is the principal artist in residence.

I thank my American friend living in Sweden for bringing this terrific album to my attention. Otherwise, I might well have missed it completely. Here's hoping that my thoughts on it will work the same wonders on you that the music has on me.

Bob Zeidler

Wonderful.......1999-09-01

This is no easy listening or spectacular commercial gospel. But this music is so warm and heartfelt it really touches you deep inside. Astonishing work by one of the best choirs in the world.

I give this recording my highest recommendation!.......1999-05-26

Gary Graden's Kammarkör proves, again, the power of music to soothe the spirit and inspire the soul. "Spiritual" not just as it evokes the rich repertoire of African-American song, this recording moves the spirit in contemporary ways from Anders Paulsson's plaintive soprano sax to John Williams's (baritone) urgent rendition of "Before the Marvel of the Night" and the concluding South African "Honono." Williams joins Marymal Holmes (soprano) in an exquisitely beautiful rendition of "Bright Morning Stars" also arranged by Paulsson. Judith Cloud's "Feet of Jesus" is, from warm saxophone introduction to dramatic close, an elegant addition to American spiritual music. Cloud sets the Langston Hughes poem perfectly. Her spirited "Shout" and "Fire" complement a loving "Gather up in the arms of your pity the sick, the depraved, the desperate, the tired...." reaching the innermost recesses of the spirit and pulling from it something redeeming of humankind. The recording techniques are first-rate. To those who expect not only professional technique, but also heartfelt music, put this CD in your player and you'll never take it out!

I give this recording my highest recommendation!.......1999-05-26

Gary Graden's Kammarkör proves, again, the power of music to soothe the spirit and inspire the soul. "Spiritual" not just as it evokes the rich repertoire of African-American song, this recording moves the spirit in contemporary ways from Anders Paulsson's plaintive soprano sax to John Williams's (baritone) urgent rendition of "Before the Marvel of the Night" and the concluding South African "Honono." Williams joins Marymal Holmes (soprano) in an exquisitely beautiful rendition of "Bright Morning Starts" also arranged by Paulsson. Judith Cloud's "Feet of Jesus" is, from warm saxophone introduction to dramatic close, an elegant addition to American spiritual music. Cloud sets the Langston Hughes poem perfectly. Her spirited "Shout" and "Fire" complement a loving "Gather up in the arms of your pity the sick, the depraved, the desperate, the tired...." reaching the innermost recesses of the spirit and pulling from it something redeeming of humankind. The recording techniques are first-rate. To those who expect not only professional technique, but also heartfelt music, put this CD in your player and you'll never take it out!

Howard Skempton: Surface Tension

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Howard Skempton: Surface Tension

Manufacturer: Mode
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ASIN: B000005ZK8
Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

Passing Fancy
Drum Cannon 2
Bends
Call
Fire
Melody
Recessional
Tree Sequence: From The Palm Trees
Tree Sequence: Willow
Tree Sequence: Laburnam
Tree Sequence: Duet
Tree Sequence: Mountain Ash
Surface Tension I
Three Pieces
Surface Tension 2
Moto Perpetuo
Lament
Small Change
The Gipsy's Wife's Song
Gemini Dances, #6
Lullaby
Bagatelle - Sarah Leonard/Howard Skempton S
Prld
Intermezzo
Under The Elder
African Melody
Agreement
Trace

Hungarian Musical Mother Tongue

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Hungarian Musical Mother Tongue

Manufacturer: Hungaroton Classic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009OOJ1
Release Date: 2003-07-29

Tracks:

Sa Szemem, Hull Az Kem (My Eyes Weep, I Shed Tears)
Haragusznak a Jzd(The Good Farmers Are Angry)
SzilvFaluj Vidri a Nevem (My Name Is Vidri from the ...)
Nagy Udvara Van a Holdnak (There Is a Circle Round the Moon)
Nal HosszulyFolksongon a Long Flute)
New Vttem Semmit HazFalujk (I Have Done No Harm to My Village)
Olyan Felesm Vagyon (My Wife Is of the Sort)
Rott a P MegyehFal (The Peacock Has Flown Onto the Wall
Leszott a P Verye Ka (The Peacock Has Settled on the ...)
Lovam HajLefela Sz(The Wind Blows Back My Horse's Mane)
es Jtenem, Indd Meg vizet (Good Lord, Let the Flood Free) - Gyula Gercuj
Egy Kicsi Mada... (A Small Bird)
Egy Kicsi Mada... (A Small Bird)
Rj, P, Rj (Fly, Peacock, Fly)
Dance Melody - Balint Sarosi
Kiszdt a T [The Lake Has Dried Up] - Lajos Murguly
Lehullott a Js V [Jesus' Blood Has Been Shed]
Jaj, Lelkem, Lelkem Jrsam... (Woe, My Dear, My Dearest Good ...)
Amhara Epikus ek (Amharic Epic Song) - Balint Sarosi
Siralmas Volt Nm Szm (It Is Lamentable That I Was Born ...)
T Lja (Chicken and Goose Liver)
LCsikL. (Mount the Horse, Horse-Herder)
Beli Buba, A Bbe (Sleep Baby in the Craddle)
Csordaptorok... (Herdsam...) - Balint Sarosi
Ne Hagyj Elesnem (Don Not Let Me Fall)
Ne Aludj el, KSzemenek Vil (Do Not Drop Asleep, My Eyes)
FelnyAz Mellett KSzMajora (Two Pieces of Marjoram Have
VAz Erdei Utat (The Forest Road Is Being Cleared) - Ferenc Ballai
Rongyot, Asszonyok! (Rags, Women!) - Balint Sarosi
Magyar Asszonyok, Magyar Any (Hungarian Women, Hungarian Mothers!)
Hejde, Betett Nm a Gyulai Vr (The Market of Gyula Has Done ...)
Az vIstene Azt el Nem Neti (The God of the Orphans Cannot ...)
Felja Fes Hold Az K (The Bright Moon Has Risen ...)
Ennek a Gazdk SzKocsija Van (This Farmer Has a Nice Cart) - Balint Sarosi
Ha a Dunna Sz Tudna (If the Eiderdown Could Speak)
DudanDud(Bagpipe Melody Performed on Bagpipe)
Magyar Verbunk
FordulTurning Dance) - Balint Sarosi

Around the World

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absolutely magnificent
Carreras at his best!
Wonderful!!
Absoltuely Stunning!

Around the World

Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000059ZHY
Release Date: 2001-10-02

Tracks:

Hymne a l'Amour
Paraules d'amor
Quando Sento che mi ami
Alfonsina y el mar
Kawa no nagare no yoni
Vurria
Kumbaya My Lord
Manha de Carnaval
Nosotros
A la luz de una luna azul
Hine e hine
Wind of Change
With Love
Volver
Island in the Sun
Sorrow of the Red Beans
Greensleeves
Senza Ritorno (Jezeli)

Customer Reviews:

absolutely magnificent.......2003-12-17

This CD is a collection of songs from all over the world! What I am going to say is that it even contains a Chinese song which is originated from one of the four famous ancient novels in China--Dream of the Red Mansion. Amazingly,Jose Carreras pronouces those Chinese characters very well.
It's an awesome CD for JC fans AROUND THE WORLD~~

Carreras at his best!.......2001-10-16

The golden voice still got its old magic. A marvellous collection of songs that suit that world-famous tenor voice like tailored up for it. José Carreras sings these popular classics with the velvet sound he is so famous for. I'm sure this album will win the maestro a lot of new fans!

Wonderful!!.......2001-10-09

This CD is wonderful. I think it's his best recording in several years. Carreras' facility with so many languages is remarkable and this album showcases that ability in every way. There's no opera, but a variety of pieces sung with the passion and nuances we've come to expect from him. All of it is in the voice range in which he still has the beautiful timbre and tone that have kept him so successful for so many years. When you listen to Wind of Change, one realizes that he probably could have been a "pop" star if he'd gone that direction instead of opera.

Absoltuely Stunning!.......2001-10-04

In Jose's so called "Autumn" of his carreer he has never failed to amaze me. Around The World features several different types of songs that convey Jose's fondness of the world in which we all live. This is evident in songs like "Wind Of Change" featuring a duet with Klaus Meine (from The Scorpions), "Kawa No Nagare No Yoni" from Japan, "Vurria" from Italy, & "Hine E Hine" from New Zealand. You are not going to hear Jose belt out high c's on this one. What you are going to hear is Jose sing, with his golden velvet voice, evergreens of love and passion. In my opinion Jose sounds every bit as fresh and in command with his voice as he did in the late 80's and early 90's. This is a must for all who love Jose and enjoy great singing from the soul.

Discover the Best

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Discover the Best

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ASIN: B00000JIRO
Release Date: 1999-07-20

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Dahomeyan Rhap - BRTN PO Brussels/Alexander Rahbari
Trio Pathetique: Scherzo - Trio Apollon
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'Songs Without Words', Op.38 No.6 - Dana Protopopescu
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Herbert Howells: Complete Songs for Voice & Piano

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Herbert Howells: Complete Songs for Voice & Piano

Manufacturer: Chandos
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Release Date: 1994-05-31

African Lullaby

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African Lullaby
Ladysmith Black Mambazo , Ayub Ogada , Samite , and Stella Rambisai Chiweshe
Manufacturer: Ellipsis Arts
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ASIN: B000JI3BJU

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