By the time the compilation Multicultural Children's Songs was released in 1995, Ella Jenkins had already spent over forty years traveling from continent to continent, absorbing cultural traditions and teaching children music she gathered while traveling. The collection includes many favorites, including "Mexican Handclapping Song" and "Caney Mi Macaro," which teach children new words and rhythms through poetry, rhythm, and song, and “The World Is Big, The World Is Small,” which highlights her lifetime commitment to exploring the world around her. Multicultural Children’s Songs is a celebration of Ella’s decade-spanning influence on multiple generations of children, teaching that though cultures different from our own may seem unfamiliar at first, music and rhythm are universal. Recommended for ages 2–9.
1 The World Is Big the World Is Small 2 Hello 3 Greetings in Many Languages 4 Jambo 5 Tahboo 6 On Safari 7 Counting in Swahili 8 Mexican Handclapping Song 9 Dulce, Dulce 10 In Trinidad 11 Caney Mi MacAro 12 A Yodeling Song 13 Dredle, Dredle, Dredle 14 Rabbi Teaches Abcs/English ABC Song 15 Dance Tunes from Many Lands 16 Eh-Un-Lan-Weh-Seh-Un-Lan (Greeting in Arabic) 17 Balloon Song 18 Maori Chant 19 Play Your Instrs 20 May-Ree Mack 21 We Are Native American Tribes 22 A Neighborhood Is a Friendly Place 23 Thank You in Many Languages
