Recordings
(Please Note: the number next to the title corresponds with the number on the order form)
Paul Tracey Songs
9) Brand New!
Inspired by Paul's young grandson, Finn McKay
“Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes sung by Paul Tracey.” CD. $15.00 BUY NOW
Reviews:
October 6th, 2005.
Lynne Heffley, Staff Writer for the Los Angeles Times, writes:
ParentSong: Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes, Sung by Paul Tracey. Kunjani Music, CD $15, Ages 1 to 6, www.paultracey.org
South African-born storyteller, educator and troubadour extraordinaire Paul Tracey is a grandfather now, and that's the inspiration for this jaunty collection of 35 classic nursery rhymes that take on new life, shaped into mini-stories with Tracey's lively imagination and infectious comic bounce.
*The John Wood Revue, Kidzmusic.com
Paul Tracey is a good friend (at least that's the way I see it)- a multi-talented performer of wit, mirth and merriment – a master of voices and guitar voicing and brilliant songwriter to boot. His new collection of 35 traditional Mother Goose Rhymes is simple yet complete. The poem-songs are, like a fine wine, meant to breath – the essence of the meter is meant to be appreciated, and the moment to savor. Mother Goose rhymes, compiled to reflect true historical figures and events, are stripped bare and are presented by a true connoisseur of fine listening. Catch you on the flip side!
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Veteran children’s entertainer and educator, Paul Tracey, brings his experience and his musical mastery to breathe life into these traditional ditties.
These are 35 short, little stories - gems of empathy, humor and whimsy - that touch our hearts.
Children (and their parents) are immediately drawn in by Paul’s musical talents, his delightful arrangements, his superb articulation and his English accent! His wide range of voices and animal impressions keep you interested from start to finish.
You’ll listen over and over and soon be singing along with him. You’ll clap along with Pat-a-Cake and pant along with Wee Willie Winkie as he runs through the town. You’ll immediately recognize that the fly should not accept the invitation from the spider to climb up into his parlor.
Baa Baa Black Sheep, the fat pigs at the market, the poor dog who lived with Old Mother Hubbard and the pussy cat who visited the Queen - all these friends of yours from your childhood reappear and will bring a smile to your face.10) “The Rainbow Kingdom” - CD. Winner of the coveted American Library Association’s Notable Children’s Recordings award.
13 songs for elementary school age children, or for the child in all of us!
With a wide range of accompaniment instrumentation, the song titles are:
Rainbow Kingdom - I found it in a Book - Little Bird - The Ugly Song - Upside down - I caught a Code - Petticoat Lane - Yukky Song - Plastic Bag - Tale about a Tail - Fairy Godfather - Rainbow Kingdom - Lala Gahle - CD $17.00
11) “Something Else” - CD. This is my original LP record, beautifully reproduced on a CD with the original artwork and line notes. Recorded in Johannesburg with my brother playing several of the backing instruments. $15.00 BUY NOW
Songs: Upside Down - Something’s Missing - Easy, Take it Easy - Daughter of Mine - My Photo Album - Shannon - Ugly Song* - Wishing Song* - Dog Walk* - Flying - Gnome's Home - My Linda - Sunday, No Mail Today.
* Jim Henson used these songs on his original "Muppet Show" television series. (I still get occasional 5¢ royalties when the shows play again in Nigeria!)
12) “One Man Show”- cassette. I spared no expense in the making of these recordings! These are 13 of my songs for non-children and feature many lush orchestral backings on 16 tracks! Included here from my personal experiences are songs of love, nostalgia, wit and humour.
Songs: Welcome to my Show - Good News - Generic Song - The Chicken Song - All alone on the road - Tea with Granny - When I get upin the Morning - Bobagem - Susan - My Family Home - Nude in A minor - The Chameleon - Goodbye $7.50 BUY NOW
13) “Always Something New Out Of Africa”- CD. African and other songs with Andrew & Paul Tracey and Jeremy Taylor. We recorded this in London in 1964 while we were playing our show, “Wait a Minim!” there. A blend of old folk songs, original songs by Jeremy, and highlighted by some compelling African songs. Between numbers there are snatches of African drums and other rhythmic instruments. This is really an interesting recording!
Songs: Ayama - Mommy I’d like to Be - Chuzi Mama - A chica de Ipanema - John, Paul, George and Ringo - Mamwana kufiki munda - Pretty little Baby - Mini Calypso - Imali yami - Masanga - Love is Lord of All - Mama na mwana - London Talking Blues $17.00 BUY NOW
Songs From My Assembly Programs
14) “Your Character Counts” - cassette
Songs: Your Character Counts - Choices, Choices, Choices - A Moral Code - The Story of Kalakala, the Crab - The Conscience Calypso - The Golden Rule - I am Responsible - It’s your Choice $7.50
15) “Our Little Blue Planet” and “A Word To The Wise” - cassette $7.50
SIDE 1. - Our Little Blue Planet - My Favorite Star - Dead as a Dodo - Train to Timbuktu - Save the Forests - People, Side by Side - We Can Do It
SIDE 2. - Take a Look at this Man - Proverbs - The Golden Rule - Common Sense - George Washington and Me - Take my Advice
Stories
16) “Tales From Zimbabwe”- cassette - here are 8 of the 25 stories that appear in my dad’s book “Lion on the Path.” As a storyteller, I am carrying on a family tradition. These are the stories that my dad collected in Zimbabwe and told to all ages. Years ago, my grandfather was also a well-known story-teller in his part of Devonshire, England. $6.00
African Music On Cassette (very few left)
My father, Dr. Hugh Tracey, was considered to be the leading authority on African music. Between 1948 and 1970 he traveled and recorded over vast areas of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa and published over 200 long playing records. I have included 10 of his more popular selections on cassettes which include full descriptive cover notes.
For a more complete listing of recordings, journals, etc. please email the director at ilamsales@ru.ac.za or write to:
The International Library of African Music. Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa.
(My own supply of cassettes is rapidly running out. They are not being reprinted)
19) KMA 1 Strings - Includes lyres from Kenya, zithers from Malawi, musical bows from Mozambique, harps from Uganda and lutes from Zaire. $8.50 BUY NOW
20) KMA 2 Reeds (MBIRAS) - the unique instrument of Africa, sometimes known as “thumb piano.” Examples here are from 7 different countries, from Zimbabwe to Zaire. $8.50 (Out of print)
21) KMA 3 Drums - these exciting recordings demonstrate the power and polyrhythms of African drumming. Selections from the Royal drums of the Tutsi to the drum messages of Zaire. $8.50 (3 left) BUY NOW
22) KMA 4 Flutes & Horns - pan pipes, virtuoso flute players, group horn playing, ocarinas, simple instruments which combine to create complex patterns. $8.50 (3 left) BUY NOW
23) KMA 5 Xylophones - 12 different cultures, from the Chopi to the Valley Tonga - from beautifully made instruments with tuned gourd resonators to simple log xylophones with notes resting on banana stalks. $8.50 (Out of print)
24) KMA 6 Guitars 1 - Two beautiful albums, including some highly important and rare examples of early Congolese guitar playing. Jean Bosco Mwenda’s “Masanga” is featured here. $8.50 (Out of print)
25) KMA 7 Guitars 2 - more delightful songs with guitar. Includes “Guabi Guabi” by George Sibanda. $8.50 (Out of print)
26) KMA 8 Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) - regional anthology. Instruments and songs from 5 groups in Zimbabwe: drums, friction bow, mbiras, etc. $8.50 (1 left) BUY NOW
27) KMA 9 Tanzania - regional anthology. Some instrumental music but mainly choral singing - fighting songs and wedding tunes. $8.50
28) KMA 10 Uganda - regional anthology. There is a rich, intense musical tradition in Uganda. Xylophones, tuned drums, mbiras, flutes, harps, etc. $8.50 (2 left) BUY NOW
To order any of the above items, please go to my order blank.
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