Mediterranean Lullaby

Editorial Reviews
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All too often the notion of creating webs of gentle sounds to help ease babies, toddlers, even children into sleep leads to overly synthetic musical concoctions. Mediterranean Lullaby (like its sibling Cuban, Brazilian, Celtic, Latin, African, and Guitar lullaby collections) takes a very different, more organic approach. Here you have singers and music from Mediterranean regions, including Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, and Spain. The music is so unadorned that you can't miss the heartfelt reverence for children, the respect for their ears, and the overall commitment to gentle sweetness. Guitar and vocals are the main fare, but there are mandolins, sentirs, nay flutes, and more--all played as if the musicians were able to show up in your child's room to soothe them after a day at play. --Andrew Bartlett

Album Description
Mediterranean Lullaby

Soothe your little ones to sleep with this heartfelt collection of lullabies gathered along the sun-warmed shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Sung sweetly in the native tongues of Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, and Morocco, these beautiful renditions are performed by acclaimed artists from each land.

Gentle voices are accompanied by local instruments of the regions. The Middle Eastern oud, classical guitar, nay flutes, harp and soothing sentir welcome your children to a world in which a parent’s love is universal.

The notes include original lyrics and English translations.

Tracks:

Nanourisma - Savina Yannatou
Fais Dodo - Alexandra Montano/Ruth Cunningham
Duerme Negrito - Nadia Valiente/Costa
Bo E La Ri Bo - I Giullari De Piazza
Fils De La Terre - Cesar Berlanga/Mora Ankaro
Nami, Nami Ya Zgherei - Bassam Saba
Durme Hermoza Donzella - Judy Frankel/Jeff Warschauer
Sogni D'Oro Sebastiano - John LaBarbera
Laila Laila - Tanja Solnik
Nia, Nia - Alessandra Belloni
Campanas Del Alba - Ricardo Cobo
Ninni Mommo - Said Hakmoun
Au Clair De La Lune - Alexandra Montano/Luna Montano
Entre Las Nubes Blancas - Cesar Berlanga/Mora Ankaro
The Son Of Mary - Melinda Johnson

Amazon.com

All too often the notion of creating webs of gentle sounds to help ease babies, toddlers, even children into sleep leads to overly synthetic musical concoctions. Mediterranean Lullaby (like its sibling Cuban, Brazilian, Celtic, Latin, African, and Guitar lullaby collections) takes a very different, more organic approach. Here you have singers and music from Mediterranean regions, including Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, and Spain. The music is so unadorned that you can't miss the heartfelt reverence for children, the respect for their ears, and the overall commitment to gentle sweetness. Guitar and vocals are the main fare, but there are mandolins, sentirs, nay flutes, and more--all played as if the musicians were able to show up in your child's room to soothe them after a day at play. --Andrew Bartlett

Album Description

Mediterranean Lullaby

The notes include original lyrics and English translations.

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing.......2006-02-18

While this collection is certainly a passable lullaby CD (the songs are soothing and gentle), the Mediterranean aspect of the disc is overplayed.

First, the style of the songs is only faintly Mediterranean. The instrumentation and arrangements are very Western. This makes the CD palatable to Americn ears, but it is not remotely authentic. This failing may stem in part from the fact that many of the artists live in the United States instead of the country the represent on the CD. In any event, very few babies in Mediterranean countries are rocked to sleep with tunes like these.

Second, the vast majority of the tracks represent Europe (Spain, France, and Italy). Asia minor, the Middle East, and North Africa barely factor into the collection. The Euro-centricity of the album is not problematic per se, but will disappoint parents who are seeking an alternative from the popular (and often superior) American and Celtic lullaby CDs.

Overall the CD is not a disaster, but it does come up decidedly short of its billing.

sublime.......2005-03-23

The editorial reviews underline the gentleness of this cd, and that point cannot be overemphasized; too many so called lullaby cd's are really rousing happy versions of children's songs. But this music is wonderful, reflective, and very rooted in Mediterranean cultures. I feel as though grandmothers and grandfathers from each village are crooning their beautiful emotional songs to me & baby. This is the cd I put on every single night for the past 4 months while I breastfeed my baby to sleep. In the beginning, I would get so emotionally drawn into the music (combined with post-partum emotionality) that I would cry through the songs - especially tracks 5, 7 and 9; so beautiful! The liner notes make it easy to sing the syllables to these foreign languages. I'd say only one song approaches a slightly rousing lilting quality, but it's track 3, early on the cd, and it's still gently sung. I don't care much for track 10, the womens' voices are a little too shrill for my taste. The guitar pieces are all lovely. There's a sweet 'au clair de la lune' with the singer's young daughter providing a cute whispery high soprano. Two tracks are sung by male vocalists and are very droning and sleep inducing, I imagine the grandfathers softly crooning in old rocking chairs. It's really a cd you can float into, and away towards slumber.

Very soothing and peaceful CD.......2003-12-04

I bought this CD for my daughter to help her relax when I lay her down. And so far it has done the job. I especially like the mix of music from around the mediterranean, the songs come from a variety of countries including Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Lebanon, Israel, and Catalonia. All the songs are beautiful and calming. Basically a wonderful CD.

The CD I listen the most without getting bored.......2003-01-30

This is a wonderful CD, my baby enjoys it as much as I do. The songs are soothing and melodic. The selection of songs from countries around the Meditterranean is great. I memorised some of them even though I don't know the language, I sing them to my little one when we are not home or simply when I want a peaceful and intimate moment with her. I recommend this CD very much.

Gorgeous!.......2002-07-01

I'm so glad I registered for this CD! Its SO beautiful!

Average customer rating:

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Manufacturer: MCD World Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00029CP4S
Release Date: 2004-03-08

Tracks:

Alleluia Psallite
Buena Semana
Ha Mavdil
Mediterranean Haleluya
Regina Caeli
Ani Le Dodi
Yedei Rashim
La Consagracion De Moses
Bendigamos Al Altissimo
Halelu Haleluya
Rorate Caeli (I Modo)
Nana De Salonika
Luz Azul

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Bax: Piano Music

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Lullaby
Country-Tune
Not Too Fast And Very Decisive In Rhythm - Allegro Passionato
Tempo I (Allegro Deciso) - Piu Lento
Tempo I - Languido E Lontano - Allegro Moderato - Broad And Triumphant
Winter Waters
Lento. Tenebroso. Slow - Moderato Eroico - Allegro Moderato - Presto
Lento - Vivace - Tempo I
Tempo I - Molto Largamente - Lento

Tracks:

I Allegro Moderato - Vivo - Andante Con Moto - Tempo I - Vivace
II Lento Moderato
III Allegro - Moderato Molto Espressivo - Tempo I
Water Music
A Hill Tune
In A Vodka Shop
I Allegro Giusto - Largamente - Vivace
II Allegretto Quasi Andante
III Allegro - Allegro Maestoso - Trionfale - Tempo I

Tracks:

Nocturne (May Night In The Ukraine)
Gopak (National Dance)
The Maiden With The Daffodil
The Princess's Rose Garden
Apple-Blossom-Time
On A May Evening
O Dame Get Up And Bake Your Pies
Nereid
Sleepy Head
A Romance
Burlesque

Tracks:

Whirligig
What The Minstrel Told Us
Legend
Dream In Exile
A Mountain Mood
Mediterranean
Serpent Dance
Ceremonial Dance
The Slave Girl
In The Night
Toccata
Paean
II Lento Espressivo

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