Brazilian Lullaby

Editorial Reviews
From Parents' Choice®
Soothing rhythms and gentle tones from a variety of musical styles combine with traditional songs, well-known Brazilian instrumental music, and original compositions to create an exquisite collection of lullabies and songs for the very young. The collection is as inviting and playful as it is enchanting. Gentle male and female voices sing in Portuguese; the production employs instruments indigenous to the culture. "Murucututu", a song recorded in the Brazilian rainforest, tells of the owl known in Brazilian mythology as the mother of sleep. This collection is a true labor of love for sleeping babies everywhere. A 2000 Parents' Choice(r) Silver Honor Winner. (Oralia Garza de Cortes, Parents' Choice®, 2000)

Tracks:

Se Essa Rua Fosse Minha - Tomaz Lima
Soneca - Monica Salmaso
Pro Nene Nanar - Geraldo Leite
Acalanto - Priscilla Ermel
Nhanderu Rymbaje - Tenonde Pora
Bambalalo - Grupo Roda Piao
Paula Sonhando - Luiz Bueno
Dorme - Arnaldo Antunes/Zaba Moreau
O Boi E O Carneirnho - Priscilla Ermel
Tutu Evora - Mawaca
Boi De Cara Preta/Tutu Maramba/Nana Nenem - Tomaz Lima
Nana Pra Brinca - Vange Milliet/Paulo Lepetit
Tres Beijinhos - Rodrigo Alzuguir
Sono De Gibi - Helio Ziskind
Carneirinho 1, 2, 3 - Sandra Peres
Curio - Marcio Lott
Murucututu - Magda Pucci

Customer Reviews:

W O R S T cd ever!!!!!.......2007-05-14

I am brazilian and I tought I could listen to this songs with my baby boy. I was wrong!!! This songs are not part of the brazilian culture. They are depressing. Brazilian songs are happy and full of life.
I hate this CD. My baby is not listening to this.

isso e que o papai faz 'pra nene nanar-this is the key to making baby sleep!.......2006-09-09

This CD has been in my daughter's CD player now since I bought it. She even starts to sing the title song 'nene nanar' before dozing off. The lyrics are magical and the music has enough variety to match any pre-sleeping hyperness. In my opinion, this is the best children's music CD I've purchased to date.

Esse CD esta na maquina de tocar CD agora desde que eu o comprei - faz quasi cinco meses! Elha tambem canta com a cancao principal 'nene nanar' antes de 'nanar.' As palavras sao poemas magicas e a musica tem uma variedade que pode sossegar qualquer agitacao pre-dormir. Eu acho que este CD e o melhor dos que tenha comprado ate a data (e meu esposo lhe dira que ja sao demasiados!)

excellent lullaby CD.......2005-03-18

This is my favorite of the world lullaby CD's available at babiesrus.com. I like all of the songs on the CD. My baby also seemd to enjoy the nice melodies and fun sounds that he hears on some of the tracks.

Great lullabies!.......2005-01-22

I love this CD, although I have to admit that I am biased. I registered for this CD because my mother is from Brazil and I wanted my son to hear some Brazilian music, and I just love Brazilian music anyway. Well, a friend bought this for me for our baby shower and it turns out my first cousin wrote and performed two of the songs!! I had no idea! (She is a musician, but I was surprised to randomly stumble upon her songs on an album I got through Amazon.com. <:-) I also like the other songs too. They are all so nice and soothing. We'll be listening to this CD for a long time. And it's so great that my cousin can sing lullabies to my son!

What a series, what a concept!.......2003-01-27

I stumbled on this CD at Borders and was I shocked how good it (and the others I bought) were. I thought they would be a nice change from the silly lullaby CDs that most of us know and was I amazed at how sophisticated they all were. I have Brazil, Cuban and Mother Earth and "this ain't kids music"....Two of them are still in my car.....

Average customer rating:

this CD could make your kid a rap star
Could've been a 5-star if not for the heinous tracks
Not too happy
this sux chizzle dawgs
Beware of the obnoxious tracks!

Baby's First: Lullabies

Manufacturer: St. Clair Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000023VRB
Release Date: 1999-10-12

Tracks:

Go To Sleep (Brahms Lullaby)
Canon In D Major
Hush A Bye Baby
For Elise
Serenade In D Minor
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Autumn (Adagio Molto)
Winter (Largo)
Prelide In A Minor
String Quartet In G Major
Frere Jacques
Sonata In A Minor (Excerpt)
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 In B Major (Affectuoso)
When You Wish Upon A Star

Customer Reviews:

this CD could make your kid a rap star.......2005-03-08

If you want to turn your child off classical music forever, this CD may well do the job.
It has absolutely nothing to recommend on it.
# 1, the volume fluctuates, and like ads on TV, the worst tracks are usually the loudest.
# 2, many of the tracks are badly performed; ponderous, scratchy, and amateurish takes on what should be good listening, but isn't.
# 3, there are 4 vocals. WARNING to all mothers: Baby might think this awful voice is you singing to him/her, and cause deep feelings of resentment, needing years of psychiatry to unravel.

I am a huge believer in the importance and value in what we feed our ears. Many worry about the effects of 2nd hand smoke, I preach about the dangers of 2nd hand boom-box, and the horrors and negativity of rap music. Few things are more important than what your baby listens to, whether verbal or musical, and there are many "Adagio" recordings that are expertly performed on the market that would be a pleasure for baby's ears, an education for his mind, and a joy for his soul; this CD is to be avoided at all cost. Total playing time is 50'29 dreadful minutes.

Could've been a 5-star if not for the heinous tracks.......2004-10-03

I'm bobbing my head up and down with the other reviewers about the obnoxious non-lullaby tracks thrown in on this CD. After burning a new CD and leaving those tracks off, the CD is great and one of my favorites.

Not too happy.......2004-03-11

I purchased this CD under the impression that it was all instrumental music - WRONG! Interspersed with rather lovely renditions of classical favorites -- perfect for bringing a baby to sleepyland -- are painfully perky upbeat vocal variations on a few traditional lullabies that have a tendancy to jar a baby awake! Rather antithetical to the purpose.

this sux chizzle dawgs.......2004-03-06

this g-unit cd is off da hook

i give it 3 starz

oh classic music sux bach

Beware of the obnoxious tracks!.......2004-03-02

I saw this CD and thought it would be great for my daughter whom I like to expose to as much wonderful music as possible, particularly at bedtime. The first night I played it, I stayed in her room and listened to the first 2 songs - they were charming versions of some well-known classics. Then, I turned on the baby monitor and went into the other room.

Suddenly, my ears were accosted by the most obnoxious, laughable sound of track 3. It is a synthesized, incredibly upbeat version of Hush A Bye Baby sung by a woman with the most grating voice. The same can be said of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Frere Jacque (tracks 6 & 11). Besides being irritating, these songs are actually LOUDER than the rest of the instrumental songs and could easily jolt a sleeping baby out of slumber.

Tracks:

Morel: Sonatina - I. Allegretto
Morel: Sonatina - II. Andante Espressivo
Morel: Sonatina - III. Allegro
Morel: Morel - Romance Criollo
Morel: Danza Brasilera
Lobos: Prelude I.
Lobos: Prelude V.
Lobos: Prelude IV.
Ponce: Prelude
Ponce: Balletto
Ponce: Gigue
Albeniz: Pavana Capricho, Op.12
Albeniz: Rumores De La Caleta
Anonymous: Afro Cuban Lullaby

Customer Reviews:

Very pretty..........2001-01-03

Afro Cuban Lullaby is worth the price of admission alone. One of the sweetest songs I've ever heard. The entire album is clean, well played by Hilary Field, and very pretty. Not a lot of fancy production, just really nice guitar playing.

Her other album, Ballad Stories is also very good.

Lullaby and Other Music
Average customer rating:
Lullaby and Other Music

Manufacturer: RobSound
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA8HIK
Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

Hands
Voice Sings, The Hands Play
Mermaids Only Sing in Minor Keys
Human Voice
Missing Music
Mica Contemporea Era O Dito Popular
Euthanasia?!
Pictures of Death?!
Lullaby
Hands of the Children

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Nordic Tunes for Flute & Harp

Manufacturer: Classic Talent
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000002K46
Release Date: 2000-09-30

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