Various Artists - The Rough Guide to World Lullabies 2011

Lullabies are sung to children the world over and form a much-loved part of all our lives; we hear them as babies and in turn sing them to our children as we become parents. Celebrate this joyous legacy while exploring the soothing melodies and gentle rhythms of lullabies from around the world.


This makes for a very pleasant hour: lullabies are the most universal of art forms, and the wishes expressed by these mothers are both multifarious and significant.





An African wants her child to be as strong as a lion, a Russian wants hers to become a tough peasant who will never know hunger; a Turk prays that her baby will be safe from the evil eye.

 Omara Portuondo, Ali Farka Touré, and Toumani Diabaté star, though my favourite tracks come from Armenia and Corsica.

Track List :

01. Drume Negrita - Omara Portuondo
02. Tiare No Tahiti - Kalei Napalapalai & Terii Tumahai
03. Naweye Toro - Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
04. P't*t Galop Our Mamou - Michel 'Beausoleil' Doucet
05. Torre Das Mercês - Axial
06. Dodo Titite - Ginou Oriol
07. Ciucciarella - Anghjula Potentini
08. Hasheina Hi Metuka (Sleep Is Sweet) - Chava Alberstein
09. Nazei Oror - Hasmik Harutyunyan & The Shoghaken Ensemble
10. Lu Gattu La Sonava La Zamponga - Lucilla Galeazzi
11. Vorombazaha - Vakoka
12. Mami Wata - Totó La Momposina
13. Kuzanga - Netsayi
14. A Chuachag Nam Beann - Teresa Doyle
15. Théid Mi Dhachaigh (The MacKenzie Lullaby) - Talitha MacKenzie
16. Khuluma Lami (Bonus Track) - The Black Umfolosi 5
17. Uthando (Bonus Track) - The Black Umfolosi 5
18. Me, Myself, I (Bonus Track) - The Black Umfolosi 5
19. Uma Sithethela (Bonus Track) - The Black Umfolosi 5
20. Ikhaya Elihle (Bonus Track) - The Black Umfolosi 5
21. Yes Lord (Bonus Track) - The Black Umfolosi 5
22. Sibongile (Bonus Track) - The Black Umfolosi 5
23. Summertime (Bonus Track) - The Black Umfolosi 5
24. Ungangishiyi (Bonus Track) - The Black Umfolosi 5
25. I Remember (Bonus Track) - The Black Umfolosi 5