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Putumayo Kids
Celebrated children’s record label Putumayo Kids introduces children to other cultures through its best selling CD collections that entertain, educate and inspire curiosity about the world. The songs are carefully selected and feature child-friendly lyrics and rhythms by exceptional international artists.
For each release, Putumayo World Music’s ethnomusicologist chooses songs with children-friendly lyrics and rhythms by both renowned and undiscovered international artists.
The CDs and our World Playground Activity Kit have won numerous national awards, and regularly make the “Best of the Year” lists in educational and parenting magazines. Some of the awards include: Parents’ Choice Awards; National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA); Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Awards; American Library Association Notable Recordings for Children Awards.
Thousands of teachers use Putumayo Kids teaching guides, our World Playground Activity Kit, and CDs in classrooms around the world. Putumayo has also provided multicultural teacher training programs to school districts. The company has donated thousands of CDs and kits to schools and organizations with various global education initiatives.
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- Larkin Poe
- Seth Lakeman
- Kitty Macfarlane
- Karine Polwart
- Richard Thompson
- Eddi Reader
- Cécile McLorin Salvant
- Jackie Oates
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Rachael McShane & The Cartographers
- Ahab
- Aidan O'Rourke
- Allison Moorer
- Amy Lavere
- Anathema
- Annie Keating
- Aoife O'Donovan
- Asian Dub Foundation
- B.B. King
- Baaba Maal
- Bachman
- Bap Kennedy
- Bella Hardy
- Bellowhead
- Ben Glover
- Benji Kirkpatrick
- Beverley Martyn
- Bill Wyman
- Blair Dunlop
- Bobby Bare
- British Sea Power
- Bruce Cockburn
- Buzz Cason
- C Duncan
- Cara Dillon
- Cheetah Chrome
- Chris Stout & Catriona McKay
- Chris Wood
- Chuck Mead
- Ciaran Lavery
- Clannad
- Courtney Barnett
- Cowboy Junkies
- Dan Walsh
- David Bowie
- David Gray
- David Wax Museum
- Del Barber
- Don Felder
- Dr. John
- Edgelarks (Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin)
- Eliza Carthy
- Embrace
- Emily Smith
- Eska
- Esperanza Spalding
- Eve Selis
- Ewan MacColl
- Fabian Holland
- Fairport Convention
- Faustus
- Fay Hield
- Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party
- Fiona Bevan
- Fisherman's Friends
- Flats And Sharps
- Focus
- Frank Sinatra
- Frazey Ford
- Gavin Bryars
- Gazpacho
- Gilmore & Roberts
- Gregory Porter
- Gretchen Peters
- Half Man Half Biscuit
- Hannah Read
- Hayseed Dixie
- Heidi Talbot
- Henry Priestman
- Holly Williams
- Ian Hunter
- Infinite Sunday
- J.D. Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers
- Jake Shimabukuro
- James McCartney
- Jason Isbell
- Jeff Healey
- Jim Causley
- Jim Lauderdale
- JJ Grey & Mofro
- Jo Harman
- Joan Baez
- John Mayall
- John McCusker
- Johnny Winter
- Jon Boden
- Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
- Joss Stone
- Julian Sas
- Julie Fowlis
- June Tabor
- Karine Polwart With Pippa Murphy
- Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
- Kathryn Tickell & The Side
- Katie Armiger
- Katy Carr
- Keith Jarrett
- Kris Drever
- Kris Kristofferson
- Labi Siffre
- Lau
- Levellers
- Leveret
- Linda Thompson
- Lisa Knapp
- Los Lobos
- Lucinda Williams
- Lucy Ward
- Luke Jackson
- Lynched
- Malted Milk & Toni Green
- Martha Tilston
- Martin Harley
- Martin Simpson
- Martyn Joseph
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Mary Gauthier
- Mawkin
- Megson
- Michael Kiwanuka
- Miracle Mile
- Molly Warburton
- Moulettes
- Nanci Griffith
- Nancy Kerr
- Neil Cowley Trio
- Neil Finn
- Neil McSweeney
- Nic Jones
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- Nick Lowe
- Nicole Atkins
- Norma Waterson & Eliza Carthy With The Gift Band
- O'Hooley & Tidow
- Ondatropica
- Orbital
- Oysterband
- Ozric Tentacles
- Paper Aeroplanes
- Patrick Sweany
- Paul Brady
- Paul Burch
- Paul Carrack
- Peatbog Faeries
- Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin
- Poltergeist
- Porcupine Tree
- Portico Quartet
- Ralph McTell
- Randy Bachman
- Robb Johnson
- Roller Trio
- Ruth Theodore
- Sam Brothers
- Sam Carter
- Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys
- Sam Lee
- Sean Taylor
- Shelby Lynne
- Siobhan Miller
- Show Of Hands
- Small Town Jones
- Songs Of Separation
- Sonny Landreth
- Southern Tenant Folk Union
- Spiers & Boden
- SPIRO
- Steeleye Span
- Steve Cradock
- Steven Wilson
- Stick In The Wheel
- Suzanne Vega
- Tangerine Dream
- Teddy Thompson, Kelly Jones
- The Albion Band
- The Albion Christmas Band
- The Ghost Wolves
- The Hot 8 Brass Band
- The Magic Band
- The Tea Party
- The Transports
- The Waifs
- The Wailin' Jennys
- The Waterboys
- The Willows
- The Young'uns
- Tom Russell
- Trapper Schoepp
- Vashti Bunyan
- Wishbone Ash
Featured Labels
- Smithsonian Folkways
- Dixiefrog
- World Music Network
- Topic
- Hudson Records
- Navigator Records
- Proper Box
- ECM
- Documents
- Proper Records
- Abstract Logix
- Alcopop
- Alligator
- Analog Africa
- Angel Air
- Attack Attack
- Australian Eloquence
- Beautiful Jo
- BGO Records
- Charly
- Cherry Red
- Communion
- Compass
- Complete Blues
- Cooking Vinyl
- Corazong
- Crammed Discs
- DELMARK RECORDS
- Demon Records
- DOL
- Dome Records
- ECC Records
- ECM New Series
- Edsel
- Fargo
- Far Out Recordings
- Fellside
- Fledg'ling
- Folkwit Records
- GB Records
- Green Linnet
- Greentrax
- Hands On Music
- Hep
- Highpoint Recordings
- Honest Jon's Records
- Hux Records
- Hypertension
- IML
- Irregular
- Jasmine Records
- Jazz for Babies
- Jazzhouse
- Just Music
- Kscope
- Lake
- Leola
- Magic Bullet
- Manifesto
- MaxJazz
- Megaforce
- Memory Lane
- Motema
- Mulligan Records
- Naim Edge
- Naim Jazz
- Nettwerk Records
- Oh Boy
- Park Records
- Peaceville
- Plowboy Records
- Probe Plus Records
- Proper Associates
- Proper Films
- Putumayo Kids
- Raven
- Real Gone Music
- Recall
- Record Store Day
- Reveal Records
- Rooksmere Records
- R.U.F.
- RUF
- Ruf Records
- Seamless Records
- Soundway
- Sepia
- SteepleChase
- Stoney Lane Records
- Stony Plain
- Skint
- STL Technologies
- True North Records
- Tru Thoughts
- Weatherbox
- Whirlwind Recordings
- World Circuit
- Xtra Mile Recordings
- Yep Roc
