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Have even more fun with this audio download soundtrack of the new DVD.

Track List:
Let’s Shake
Fine Friends
Wabash Cannonball
Water For the Elephants
Jump Up (with David Alan a.k.a. Cyclone)
Cape Cod Girls
El Canario
The Welcome Table (with Caridad de la Luz a.k.a. La Bruja)
Thrift Shop
Monkey’s Wedding
Catch That Train
Colas
Walking the Dog (with David Alan a.k.a. Cyclone)

The Welcome Table: Songs of Inspiration, Mystery, and Good Times is a collection of new and previously issued recordings for listeners of all-ages.

The songs, mostly from the North American gospel traditions, include Home in that Rock, Working on a Building, Himno Guadalupano, Jesus on the Mainline, Oseh Shalom, Granito de Mostaza, and two new DZ originals. Among the guests joining Dan Zanes and Friends are The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Basya Schechter, and Jamaican family superstar Father Goose.

Proceeds from The Welcome Table will benefit the New Sanctuary Movement.

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"This CD is the sound of my band and I working with our Latino friends here in Nueva York. While the conversations about who should and shouldn’t live here in the USA rages on, we’re having a 21st century party celebrating some of the amazing culture that’s come here from various parts of Latin America. The spirit of collaboration and friendship has made this for me the most emotional and exciting of the Dan Zanes and Friends CDs. Did I mention that we ate great food and laughed a lot?”

“Friends” for this musical party include Zanes' group Colin Brooks, Sonia De Los Santos, John Foti, Saskia Sunshine Lane, and Elena Moon Park along with ranchera and jazz singer Lila Downs, singer and actress Daphne Rubin-Vega, Mexican trio The Villa-Lobos brothers, frequent Zanes collaborators The Rubi Theater Company, avant-garde guitarist Marc Ribot and Afro-Colombian roots ensemble La Cumbiamba Eneye making ¡Nueva York! a wild, 21st century party of the sort that is sure to be springing up more and more as musicians and their friends build musical bridges with songs that can connect us all.
¡Vivan las canciones del mundo de habla hispana!

produced by dan zanes, wayne rhoden and rob friedman

special guests: coolie ranx, sheryl crow, ansel meditation, screechy dan, sister carol, wayne smith and dan zanes.

produced by dan zanes, wayne rhoden and rob friedman special guests: coolie ranx, sheryl crow, ansel meditation, screechy dan, sister carol, wayne smith and dan zanes.

all-ages dance party favorite father goose a.k.a. rankin don brings his rocking caribbean flavor to the family music scene with it’s a bam bam diddly! the goose takes us on a personal journey from jamaica to brooklyn and beyond in true festival five style with a rollicking mix of west indian folk music, rock, gospel, and father goose original tunes.

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people sometimes ask if we play "children’s music." i usually reply that we play "family music" because adults are a huge part of our audience. when i see the opportunity i give the expanded definition which is "21st century age-desegregated folk music." that really paints a picture, but really the best term of all for this inclusive singing dancing sound is… SOCIAL MUSIC.

"social music" is a collection of songs newly available on itunes. they are the songs that were included in our "jump up" and hello hello picture books and also the video versions of "all around the kitchen" and "jump up."

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special guests: the blind boys of alabama, nick cave, south africa's children of agape, the kronos quartet, and natalie merchant

enhanced cd, includes catch that train! video as seen on playhouse disney

dan's first family cd since 2004's grammy nominated house party is a new frontier in 21st century all-ages family social music! this 17 song collection includes soulful performances by fine and familiar friends barbara brousal, the rubí theater company, and rankin' don aka father goose. the cd comes in our most elaborate package yet--a full-color four-panel foldout jacket with a 28-page booklet of lyrics, chords, and wild new donald saaf artwork. catch that train! features the songs "catch that train!" (of course) and "let's shake" as seen on playhouse disney.

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special guests: philip glass, deborah harry, david jones, angelique kidjo, bob weir

parents’ choice gold award winner, includes “house party time” as seen on playhouse disney

house party is the most far-reaching and sonically diverse of the dan zanes and friends cds. it's the sound of a musical winter gathering that just wouldn't end. friends kept dropping in and with them come songs, instruments, and a readiness to hang around. this hour long cd, our fourth, is filled to the brim with dance songs, sing along songs, funny songs, emotional songs, and others that may be stuck in your head for days at a time (as they were in mine).

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special guests: aimee mann, lou reed, rubi theater group, dar williams

parents’ choice gold award winner, includes “smile, smile, smile” as seen on playhouse disney

"night time!" is a celebration of the mysterious hours between dusk and dawn. this isn't what you would call a lullaby record (note the exclamation point) but when the dance party is over and it's cool down time, this mostly acoustic cd of handmade songs for the all-ages underground will fill the air with lyrical, organic, sounds and songs.

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special guests: sandra bernhard, rosanne cash, rubi theater group, loudon wainwright iii

parents’ choice approved, includes “jump up” as seen on sesame street, and “malti” & “all around the kitchen” as seen on playhouse disney

this is hip, handmade, 21st century folk music for kids and kid sympathizers. the long awaited follow-up to "rocket ship beach". a natural blend of folk, rock and roll, fiddle tunes, a capella, hip hop, and dancehall.
released: 2001

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special guests: sheryl crow, suzanne vega, g.e. smith, simon kirke

parents’ choice gold award winner, includes “go down emmanuel road” as seen on sesame street, and “hello” as seen on playhouse disney

children's music with the raw spontaneity of early rock and roll, the handmade traditions of american folk and the breezy soulfulness of old time west indian music, all on a scale for little and big ears - all with some very special guests. released: 2000

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sea music is an emotional and spirited acoustic collection of fourteen traditional maritime songs performed by dan zanes and festival five folk. it was chosen by rolling stone magazine as the "hot maritime sounds" of 2003 (well over a hundred years after the golden days of the sea shantey). although this isn't a dan zanes and friends family music cd, these timeless songs have been in heavy rotation with many of the families that i've given them to lately. this is the first traditional folk release from festival five records.

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parents’ choice recommended

americans used to make a lot more music than they do these days. i have good news! we could easily be doing it again. parades and panoramas is my way of showing how much fun old songs can be to learn, sing and play. i chose my favorite tunes from carl sandburg's classic 1927 folk song collection entitled "the american songbag" and learned them with my friends.

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