Cruising In El Minivan: Alt.Latino Surveys The State Of Kids' Music
Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis of Lucky Diaz & The Family Jam Band. Corey Nichols/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis of Lucky Diaz & The Family Jam Band.
Corey Nichols/Courtesy of the artistMy Alt.Latino co-host, Jasmine Garsd, has never shown much interest in an episode about children's music. She doesn't have kids, so the magic of the idea is lost on her. So I enlisted two of my fellow NPR dads, Eyder Peralta and Rolando Arrieta, for a discussion of what we enjoy — and don't enjoy — about music for kids.
We take a stroll down memory lane for the sounds of their childhoods, and also hear what's on repeat in their minivans nowadays. Be sure to join the discussion in the comments section: What music did you love as a kid? If you've got kids of your own, what music have you shared with them?
Hear The Songs
Cantamos Hasta Seis
- from Adelante
- by Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
Los Pollos Dicen
- from Canciones Infantiles
- by Traditional
Himno a la Unidad Sandino
- from Himno a la Unidad Sandino
- by Traditional
Duerme Negrito
- from El Grito De La Tierra
- by Mercedes Sosa
Titanes En El Ring
- from Titanes En El Ring
- by Various
Di Por Que
- from Grandes Exitos Digital 2
- by Cri Cri
Sapo Sapo
- from Sapo Sapo
- by Traditional
1,2,3
- from Sesame Street
- by Celia Cruz
Rata Vieja
- from ¡Fántastico!
- by Lucky Diaz & La Familia Musica
My Friend Manuel
- from ¡Uno, Dos, Tres con Andrés!
- by 123 Con Andrés
Avena
- from Come Bien!
- by Jose Luis Orosco
Balloon Fest
- from Ozokidz
- by Ozomatli