{"id":8022,"date":"2015-01-28T08:27:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/28\/kids-music-for-black-history-month\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T20:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T20:24:37","slug":"kids-music-for-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/kids-music-for-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids&#039; Music for Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don&rsquo;t limit your child&rsquo;s exploration of the vast landscape of African American history to the shortest, coldest month. Discover these marvelous contributions any time of year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&ldquo;Sister Rosa&rdquo;<\/strong> &mdash; The Neville Brothers&rsquo; homage to Rosa Parks is from their 1989 <em>Yellow Moon<\/em> CD.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JKCsZc37esU\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kim and Reggie Harris<\/strong> &mdash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimandreggie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The folk duo&rsquo;s website<\/a> offers a wealth of information about their CDs, downloads and programs celebrating black history. The <em>Steal Away<\/em> and <em>Get on Board<\/em> CDs grew from their wonderful shows that bring the time of the Underground Railroad to life. They also offer new and traditional songs of inspiration with classroom activities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vcwnQBNWQe8\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"right-justify-pic\" src=\"\/content\/uploads\/data-import\/3a165944\/Im20Gonna20Let20It20Shine.jpg\" \/>I&rsquo;m Gonna Let It Shine<\/em><\/strong> &mdash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billharley.com\/store_level3.asp?ProductID=26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bill Harley&rsquo;s legendary CD project<\/a>&nbsp;includes Kim and Reggie along with Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer and other kindie voices raised in songs of the modern civil rights movement. Classroom resources are available.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>American Heroes<\/em> CDs<\/strong> &mdash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonsprout.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Sprout&rsquo;s brilliant series <\/a>offers four CDs (so far) full of choices, including &ldquo;Martin&rdquo; on the first. <em>More American Heroes <\/em>is a particular treasure trove, with songs about Sojourner Truth (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonsprout.com\/cms\/my-hero-links\/34-sojourner-truth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&ldquo;Aren&rsquo;t I a Woman&rdquo;<\/a>), Jackie Robinson (&ldquo;Break the Barrier&rdquo;) and Frederick Douglass (&ldquo;Agitate&rdquo;). Explore the entire series as Sprout brings history alive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next page: Kids&#39; yoga tunes &amp; seafaring story in music<\/p>\n<div><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Story\/Song Combos<\/h3>\n<p><em><strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"right-justify-pic\" src=\"\/content\/uploads\/data-import\/3a165944\/Kira20How20To20Be20a20Cloud.jpg\" \/>How to Be a Cloud<\/strong><\/em>, songwriter\/&rdquo;yogini&rdquo; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kirawilley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kira Willey<\/strong><\/a>&rsquo;s third &ldquo;Yoga for Kids&rdquo; release,&nbsp;is a well-balanced blend of original songs (&ldquo;Gotta Lotta Happy&rdquo; is especially infectious) and yoga instruction. The CD&rsquo;s second half repeats the first half&rsquo;s songs, accompanied by Willey&rsquo;s clear, imaginative yoga guidance. This fun CD changed my misconception of &ldquo;yoga music&rdquo; as the realm of New Agers. Willey&rsquo;s approach gives you a real workout, musically energizing the body while encouraging mindfulness.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ky7iePRLjMA\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"right-justify-pic\" src=\"\/content\/uploads\/data-import\/3a165944\/Peculiar20Tales20SS20Bungalow.jpg\" \/>Portland, OR continues to spawn great kindie entertainment.&nbsp;The two-CD collaboration <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssbungalow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>The Peculiar Tales of the SS Bungalow<\/strong><\/em><\/a> from <strong>Big World Audio Theatre<\/strong> combines imaginative narrative with spectacular original music. Somehow, this &ldquo;ragtag&rdquo; group of Portland musicians has created a nautical story\/music CD that makes me feel like I&rsquo;m on a great Disney ride. The production is exquisitely compelling. The music stands alone as an album, but the music\/story combination withstands repeated listens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Kathy O&rsquo;Connell is a contributing writer to<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>MetroKids<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>and host of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/MetroKids\/October-2013\/Happy-25th-Anniversary-Kids-Corner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kids Corner,<\/a>&nbsp;weekdays&nbsp;7-8pm&nbsp;on&nbsp;WXPN&nbsp;88.5 FM.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathy O&#8217;Connell&#8217;s playlist for black history month, plus kids&#8217; story\/song combo CDs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,831],"tags":[21443,22504,22500,359,22502,22499,853,832,22497,22501,22498,22496,22503],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kids&#039; 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