About Caribbean Playground

1 Atlantik • All Aboard • (Trinidad)
2 Luc Leandry • Votez Zouk • (Guadeloupe)
3 Desmond Dekker • Jamaica Farewell • (Jamaica)
4 Erna Letemps • Salutations • (Haiti)
5 Asheba • Little Anancy • (Trinidad)
6 Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues • Great Big Boat • (USA)
7 Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band • Three Little Birds • (USA)
8 Ska Cubano • Malanga Ska • (Cuba/Jamaica)
9 MissionIriez • Reggae Dancin' • (Jamaica/Tonga)
10 Lole-Lolay • Pa 'Piye Sou Do M' • (Haiti)
11 Kingston Ladies • Train is Coming • (Jamaica)

Putumayo Kids invites children and families on a fun musical cruise to the Caribbean with Caribbean Playground, part of the label’s award-winning Playground series. Filled with upbeat songs, informative liner notes and colorful artwork, Caribbean Playground is a festive carnival.

Caribbean Playground features diverse music such as zouk from the French Caribbean, soca from Trinidad, reggae from Jamaica, bomba from Puerto Rico and more. International stars Taj Mahal, Desmond Dekker and the Wailers are featured alongside some of the Caribbean’s most popular artists such as Kali, Atlantik and Luc Leandry, as well as other exciting new discoveries.

Caribbean Playground includes full-color liner notes in English, Spanish and French with song descriptions and cultural information.

The Playground series has won Parents’ Choice Awards, NAPPA Gold and ‘Best of’ from Scholastic publications.

Awards:
2004 NAPPA Gold Award