An enchanting collection of 25 traditional Songs pays homage to the rich cultural heritage and multilingual communities of East and Southern Africa.
Julie Gueyfier , a graduate of the Duperré School in Paris, has illustrated several picture books..
Jean-Christophe Hoarau has worked with musicians like Richard Galliano and Georges Moustaki, and he\'s been awarded many times the Grand Prix Charles-Cros in France.
Nathalie Soussana has written several musicals and created the Parents\' Choice Gold Award-winning Songs from the Garden of Eden .
She has illustrated children\'s books for several French publishing houses, including Milan, Flammarion, Gallimard Jeunesse, and Nathan.
In 2002, she obtained an illustration degree at the highly respected École Estienne in Paris.
All through her life she has enjoyed painting and sculpture.
About author(s): Magali Attiogbé was born in Atakpamé, Togo and moved to France at the age of 3.
This picture book is accompanied by a CD featuring 25 recorded Songs along with unique code for the digital download of the audio.
Lyrics appear transcribed in their original language and translated to English followed by extensive notes describing the cultural background of each song and a map of East and Southern Africa.
Vibrant compelling artwork and homegrown instruments, such as the tube zither, the kayamb, the bobre, the segakordeon and ravanne drums round off this wonderful celebration of history, language, and culture.
A wide array of styles--skipping rope Songs from Mozambique, Lullabies from South Africa, counting Songs from Réunion, traditional dance tunes from Madagascar--are all performed exquisitely by men, women, and children in more than a dozen languages and dialects.
The resulting highly mixed musical styles that are unique to each region demonstrate how they welcomed new horizons through contact with others.
An enchanting collection of 25 traditional Songs pays homage to the rich cultural heritage and multilingual communities of East and Southern Africa
