Multicultural Tunes to Dance to From Across the World with Daria

The sound of little feet pattering against the floor, the sight of little faces beaming with joy as they try to sing the words to the CD playing in their classroom is something that Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou strives to create with her single one of her tracks.

Music crosses all boundaries and touches little hearts in a gentle and sensitive way.

With her World Music CDs filled with peppy, positive music and lyrics, Daria not only cheers kids up but also inspires and empowers them to explore other traditions and develop both love and tolerance for cultures that are different from their own.

Music should flow freely, building bridges and overcoming the barrier of language. This is especially true for music for children encouraging them to embrace global traditions as kids will foster peace, tolerance and patience in future adults.

In Beautiful Rainbow World, you’ll find songs like Salaam, Shalom along with Yaw Yaw Puka Polleracha along with Do the Limbo and other favorites, demonstrating the love that Daria wishes to spread in the hearts of children who listen to her music and dance along to it.

If it is music that infuses compassion and calmness in the minds and souls of little children that you’re looking for, songs like I Have a Dream are perfect for helping children learn about Martin Luther King and his vision for a world of peace.

La Cucaracha from the same CD is peppy, upbeat and has even grown-ups singing and dancing along to the lyrics.

Music, they say, can tell you more about a nation than a history lesson and with Daria’s music that is a fact.

With songs drawn from African-American, Yiddish, Hebrew, Caribbean, Australian, Latin American and other global traditions, children in classrooms and at homes can experience a bit of these cultures in a fun and inspiring fashion.

Music for kids must always be pure, simple and easy-to-understand with tunes and lyrics that are peppy and yet gentle enough for little ears.

As an award-winning artiste whose music has reached classroom curriculums in South Africa, Australia and the US, Daria understands this better than anyone else and makes sure that when children dance to her multicultural songs they are exposed to words and tunes that will only lift up their spirits and empower them.

Daria is a folksinger of international renown whose won national awards for her children's cds including a Parent’s Choice Award, a NAPPA (National Association For Parenting Publications) Award and a Children's Music Web Award.

You can listen to some of her songs, download printable lyrics and connect with Daria on her website , Twitter or her Facebook Page.