Timbuktu to Bombay

By Kattam Tam Productions
Price $15.00
Age 0-12 yrs.

Timbuktu to Bombay is one of the most engaging and appealing children's music albums we have heard in some time. Kattam is a master percussionist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Song after song, he weaves disparate vocals, tempos, timbres and rhythms into wildly entertaining musical stories that hold young listeners rapt. From the mesmerizing marimbas of 'Village,' to the irresistible rhythms of 'Rapping Africa,' Timbuktu to Bombay promotes active listening and gets kids on their feet, moving and grooving, singing along, deeply absorbed in the musical grandeur. The album's wide-ranging instrumentation includes balafons, djembes, gongoma, doum doums, krin, shekere, bendhirs (and much more) expertly played in compositions that span traditional, pop, trans, techno, electro, dance, bhangra, rap, funk and dub! While each of the album's 14 tracks is highly enjoyable in its own right, together they form an exciting and carefully crafted whole, a riveting musical adventure in which listeners travel the world, absorbing diverse, delectable cultural flavors as they go!