"Take one sheep and multiply it by fourteen. Now add a taxi, five musical instruments. a shongololo and some rulers and erasers. Next, throw them into a large, three-legged African pot, add some herbs and spices from the market. What do you get? A truly African stew of songs about numbers"
The African Numbers CD is out now - and those families who are already fans of SAMA nominated team African Treehouse's previous albums The African Alphabet and Stories from the Alphabet Tree will be eager to get their hands on this next 'Afro-funky-cational' offering. (Yes, I made up that word. But it fits...)
As with its predecessors, the new album is fun and fabulous, filled with African words, imagery and music that will make your children (and you!) want to get up and dance. The kids will be learning their numbers and number concepts without even realising it, and you won't be tearing your hair out from the agony of listening to the usual pseudo-fun American voices and canned music that comprise so many kids CDs.
From the official press release (which uses words already in existence)
The African Treehouse studio is situated in the heart of buzzing Johannesburg, which has served as an inspiration for the locally-flavoured music on the CD. Composers Erika Strydom and Graeme Sacks have drawn on the multicultural melting pot of their surrounds. The result is an album of charming children's music that even adults will find irresistible.
As my own son is 12 and more into punk rock these days, I gave my copy of African Numbers to a colleague, Candice (from Portfolio Online Reservations) who is expecting her first baby next month. He's too small to really voice an opinion on the music, but Candice's nephews Alex (1) and Josh (5) test drove it for me. Alex put his hand in the air (like he just didn't care) and started dancing the minute the music began, while a more circumspect Josh had a good listen and then agreed that it was 'educational'. Both boys enjoyed the album, and we're sure your kids will too!
