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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 6115871104284 Label: Appleseed Records Manufacturer: Appleseed Records MPN: 1104 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Appleseed Records Release Date: September 25, 2007 Studio: Appleseed Records Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Though there's long been an educational component within the socially conscious music of Sweet Honey in the Rock, this release targeted at the children's educational market has the ebullience to capture the ears of young and old alike. Most of the performances are either a cappella (sometimes with handclaps) or with percolating African percussion, as the harmonies and call-and-response arrangements reinforce the joys of learning. From the life's lessons of "4 U 2 Know as U Grow" through the traditional spiritual of "Do What the Spirit Say Do" and the poetry of "Chinese Proverb," the music aims to delight rather than preach. The soulful transcendence of "Right Now" sounds closer to a female version of Earth Wind & Fire than to Sesame Street, while the message of self-empowerment has rarely sounded as sweet as it does on "All I Have to Do." --Don McLeese Album Description: "I can see the children dancing and singing and laughing when they hear Experience...101. " - Maya Angelou Sweet Honey in the Rock, the world-renowned, award-winning female African American ensemble, which performs a cappella (except for hand percussion), joins the Appleseed label for a delightfully buoyant and positive new CD aimed at teaching kids some of life's basic lessons in 18 exuberant, non-preachy songs. The joyful sound of six magically interwoven voices and upbeat advice - utilizing folk, gospel, jazz, blues and even rap styles - will appeal to children and parents alike. The CD's colorful packaging - an eyecatching digipack and a 16-page booklet in the style of a school composition notebook - contributes to the theme of learning through music. Children from the ages of 9 to 12 pose questions about the mysteries of the adult world in print, and the members of Sweet Honey (six vocalists at the time of this recording, now five, not counting their onstage sign language interpreter) respond with songs of about peaceful coexistence, the virtues of education, the nurturing support and reassurance of parents and elders, following one's moral and spiritual compass, and working to better the surrounding world. Emphasizing the group's roots in African culture, the songs are matched up in print to Adinkra symbols used in Ghana, West Africa, to indicate wisdom, strength, unity, good fortune, harmony and other emotions crucial to leading a meaningful life. The sound of Sweet Honey is almost intoxicating, as they deploy their voices in myriad combinations and styles - call-and-response, scatting, percolating percussive effects, waterfalls of harmonies and counterpoints, rounds, spoken rap-like segments, and just about every other pleasing way the human voice can be utilized. Album Description: Sweet Honey in the Rock, the world-renowned, award-winning female African American ensemble performs a cappella on a delightfully buoyant and positive new CD aimed at teaching kids some of life's basic lessons in 18 exuberant, non-preachy songs. The joyful sound of six magically interwoven voices and upbeat advice - utilizing folk, gospel, jazz, blues and even rap styles - will appeal to children and parents alike. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Can't stop dancin'!This CD is fantastic! My two year old repeatedly asks for "the Dog song". But even the adults can't help but get up and move to the rythm! Great lessons, and great sounds. I love it. Rating: - I am recommending this to all mothersI saw Sweet Honey in the Rock when I was in college. I happened to see this CD and just purchased it. I was expecting their usual socially positive message. What I got was a great CD for my children to hear and for me to share with others. I am purchasing for the all the young children in my life and an extra copy for a charter school. Rating: - Could Experience 101 have been better?Could Experience 101 have been better? No. No. No. Mothers love their children differently, not better. Experience 101 sings songs differently without its founder. Yet it could not be better. Listen to "Chinese Proverb." Wouldn't it make a great global anthem? A blast of "Dog Dog" would make even a cat happy. Mary Rating:  - Missing Dr. Bernice Johnson ReagonI really like the music of Sweet Honey in the Rock. "Now that the Buffalo Are Gone' is a great anthem for taking care of Mother Earth. "Emergency' is a haunting call that we ARE our brother's keeper. The music all carries fire and hope and musical beauty. But some how this record, without the founder, is just a bit off--good, but not as good as I have come to expect. |
