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Track Listings
| 1. Jump Up |
| 2. Rock Island Line (with the Rocket Ship Revue) |
| 3. Malti (With Barbara Brousal) |
| 4. The Hokey Pokey (with Father Goose a.k.a. Rankin’ Don and the Dandelion Chorus) |
| 5. Water For the Elephants (with Donald Saaf) |
| 6. Linstead Market (with the Sandy Girls) |
| 7. Fooba Wooba John (with Rosanne Cash) |
| 8. Wonder Wheel (with the Rocket Ship Revue) |
| 9. Yo-Yo Sweet Yo-Yo (with the Rubi Theatre Co.) |
| 10. All Around the Kitchen (with Loudon Wainwright III) |
| 11. In the Evening (with the Rocket Ship Revue and the Dandelion Chorus) |
| 12. Flowers Of Edinburgh |
| 13. Thrift Shop (with Sandra Bernhard) |
| 14. Skip To My Lou (with Father Goose a.k.a Rankin’ Don) |
| 15. The Good Night Waltz (with Donald Saaf and Lyris Hung) |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
At a moment when mainstream music is clogged with a surfeit of stale, formulaic songs and huge egos, Dan Zanes has found the Drano. Family Dance, his second kids' record (after the fab Rocket Ship Beach), again comes through with big-name helpers--Sandra Bernhard, Rosanne Cash, and Loudon Wainwright III among them--but instead of assembling a mixed bag of self-important numbers, Zanes, who produced and plays on all but one of 15 tracks, maintains a cohesive vibe that's low-key and playful. Yet here's a disc that's all over the map, genre-wise. Gruffster Rankin' Don, a.k.a. Father Goose, rasta-raps his way through "The Hokey Pokey" and "Skip to My Lou," the Sandy Girls carry us off to a colorful Caribbean village for "Linstead Market," Cash folks up "Fooba Wooba John," and Leadbelly's "Rock Island Line" makes a stop in Memphis bluesland. Zanes's originals--"Jump Up," "Wonder Wheel," and "Thrift Shop," performed as a duet with Bernhard--manage to be wholesome, happy, and hip all at once, no mean feat. But it's the music making on Family Dance that impresses most of all. Fiddles, beatboxes, mandolins, tubas, banjos, and concertina elbow their way onto these tracks, and they're balanced by Zanes's arrangements and backup singer Barbara Brousal's graceful voice and guitar work. Kids 2 and up will be likewise captivated by the chunky board-book packaging, again with original artwork. --Tammy La Gorce
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
Sit still and keep a straight face
Nov 4 2003
Format:Audio CD
Two things you WILL NOT do when listening to this cd is sit still or keep a straight face. Watch out as the good medicine of music makes you dance and smile. Thanks for the happiness Dan Zanes and Friends!
I can sing them in public and not feel stupid!
May 8 2003
Format:Audio CD
This is a great CD for you to enjoy as much as your kids. I can find these songs stuck in my head and not be annoyed! There's a combination of funky renditions of traditionals ("Hokey Pokey," "Skip to My Lou"), international tunes (My son's West Indian babysitter knows "Linstead Market," and it's one of my favorites on the CD) and savvy originals. My son appreciates them while being too young to understand the words at five months, and it's a friend's two-year old's favorite too.
Dan Zanes Rocks!
Mar 26 2003
Format:Audio CD
Finally, kids music that engages all ages! Dan Zanes has a wild ability to entertain all musical interests, plus introduces young kids to multiple genres. We love his CDs and especially like Malti on Family Dance. The CD itself is a work of art.
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aptly titled CD
My little girls (3 and a half years & 18 months) dance with wild abandon to this CD. I love it too, there is a wonderful mix of musical styles, original tunes and... Read more
Published on Mar 1 2003
Best kids' CD yet
The whole family loves this CD. It's is Zanes' best yet. We play it over and over and don't get sick of it one bit. Read more
Published on Feb 6 2003 by Emily Evans
We love this CD
We saw Dan Zanes in concert this summer (a surprise treat, as we had never heard of him but the concert was part of a children's series). Read more
Published on Jan 15 2003
Distinctive Dan Zanes Music
Buy it now! You won't be sorry...
Way to Dan!
Way to Dan!
Published on Dec 8 2002 by Fullnelsonreilly
My kids virtually wore this CD out!
Dan Zanes has refocused his music career on entertaining families, and we are all the better for it! This is a rare CD--it entertains kids without pandering to the latest fads. Read more
Published on Dec 4 2002 by fair_deal_guy
When you've had enough
When you've had enough of the same old kids songs, order this! My 6 year old loves it, my 2 year old dances to it, and I've even caught my husband listening without the kids... Read more
Published on Nov 12 2002 by "cdiday"
Rockin' good time for all ages
... We all listen to it. On our recent summer vacation (read as serious time in the car) we listened to this and Rocket Ship Beach plenty without diminshing the enjoyment for any... Read more
Published on Sep 19 2002 by E. Coburn
Dan Zanes saves the world from Barney and Disney
I feared having a child would mean ceding the stereo to "Cartoon Monkey Love Song" and whatever other dreck Disney and other companies pass off as kids' music. Read more
Published on Aug 21 2002 by Will Lingo
Great for older kids
I bought this disc at the recommendation of my wife's friends, even though my son was too young to enjoy and appreciate it. The music is right up my alley. Read more
Published on Aug 2 2002 by Jeff McCloud
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