Traditional Songs of Singing Cultures

Traditional Songs of Singing Cultures: A World Sampler
By Patricia Campbell, Sue Williamson and Pierre Perron
Book and CD
64 pages

20 songs from 13 countries such as the Netherlands, Uganda, Japan, Barbados, and Argentina. Each song has cultural information about the area, information about the song, and teaching suggestions and extensions. Each also has notation and is in the native language with translation. The accompanying CD has performances by the musician-teacher who selected the song and whose first language is of the area represented.

For pre-K and up.
 
Song titles:
Quien Es Ese Pajarito (Argentina)
Kommt Ein Vogel Geflogen (Austria)  
Pack She Back to She Ma (Barbados)  
Pirulito (Brazil)  
Ah Si Mon Moire Voulait Danser (Canada)  
Billy Boy (England)  
Meseraseri (Eritrea)  
Sur le Pont D'Avignon (France)  
Alle Meine Entchen (Germany)  
Eg A Gyertya (Hungary)  
Toryanse (Japan)  
Arirang (Korea)  
Komt Vrienden (Netherlands)  
Kia Kalu Kia Toa E (New Zealand/ Maori)  
Indo Eu (Portugal)  
Tioo Bai Lo Ho (Taiwan)  
Tuula Tuula Wakati (Uganda/ Bakiga)  
Mutabaruke Emihanda (Uganda/ Bakiga)  
Simple Gifts (USA)  
Sheyn Bin Ich Sheyn (Yiddish)