Carnival Came To Town This Week! Mi Amigo Hamlet - "Happy Land is Tierra Feliz"
- Mamatomo Mama
- Oct 4, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 4, 2018
This is a new album just released last week and WE LOVE IT! I made the carnival float using paper (post to follow) and puppets with paper and chopsticks. My kids were so excited to make the dancers move and spin around to the beat. They were dancing at the same time as making the puppets dance. You cannot help but dance to the first song on this album "Happy Land". It starts with a really nice strong beat which captures young kids' attention right away and lures them into the song. If you have any shakers or drums at home then get them out too. Great for teaching kids to follow a beat!
Here's a video of my daughter playing with them. Watch out for the dancers doing summersaults!
About Mi Amigo Hamlet and His New Album
Happy Land is Tierra Feliz is the debut bilingual album from native Guatemalan Mi Amigo Hamlet. Mi Amigo Hamlet (Hamlet Meneses) writes and performs music in English and Spanish that he describes as "Bilingual Latin Alternative," or, as his Grammy-winning producer Dean Jones calls it, "Juicy Bilingual Kids' Alternative.". The new album mixes merengue, salsa, rumba, flamenco, bossa nova, and more into the mix, while combining Spanish and English to expand young listeners second language skills. Several of the songs cover items like colors, modes of transportation, and months of the year but they are presented in such a beautiful and catchy way, that you cannot fail to tap your feet. Definitely one for the collection!
Happy Land is Tierra Feliz is available through CDBaby, Apple Music, Spotify, and other digital retailers. You can find out more about Mi Amigo Hamlet on his website.
Check back to see how I made the puppets and shoebox carnival float!
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