I enjoy listening to music with the girls. I especially love watching the girls listen to music because they keep me laughing. They’re kooky. They love music and love to dance and definitely love to entertain me. It’s when they’re happiest.

I recently received a DVD for Monkey Monkey Music; the videos with Meredith LeVande and a CD, Didi Pop goes to Hawaii with Deborah Poppink. The girls loved the music and told me that ‘you guys (and gals)’ were going to love it too. This music (from both artists) is fun, bouncy and easy to sing-along & dance to. We highly recommend it to parents, and young kids and think they’d make perfect stocking stuffers this Christmas.

Didi Pop Goes to Hawaii

Release date: December 14, 2010

ARP: $15.00

Available at: www.didipop.com

Track listing:

1. Wowie Gazowie (Goin’ to Maui)
2. coconut Candy
3. Kapalua Bay
4. Way Up High
5. Mango
6. The Hawaiian Alphabet Song
7. The Keiki Hula
8. Hop-a-loo
9. I Like Pigs
10. Sugar Cane Train
11. Isabella Is
12. Cowabunga
13. Going Home

About Deborah Poppink:

Fast becoming one of L.A.’s hottest kids’ musicians. Deborah Poppink—aka DidiPop—invites families to join her on a vacation to Maui with the December 14th release of her new CD (for ages 2-8/runtime 33 minutes). Allowing her own distinctive artistry to blossom in the gentle atmosphere of the tropical Hawaiian Islands, DidiPop encourages kids and their caregivers to joyfully dance, sing, laugh, and feel the “Aloha Spirit” while picking up some good information about the Hawaiian alphabet, mangos and the hula!

An award-winning songwriter, performer, and music teacher, Deborah Poppink’s resume includes more than 350 compositions, including several for such film and TV projects as The X-Files and the Jack and Jill Show. With 28 stamps on her passport, Deborah has collected a treasure trove of unique experiences playing and teaching music in such exotic locales as Bali, Montreal, Laos, Turkey, Belize, Tahiti, Morocco and Malaysia, in addition to performances at such L. A. clubs as The House Of Blues and McCabe’s and more.

For more information on Deborah Poppink’s; please visit www.didipop.com

Monkey Monkey Music; The Videos with Meredith LeVande

Release Date: December 1, 2010

ARP: $19.99

Available at: www.monkeymonkeymusic.com

Track Listing:

1. Hello
2. Chinatown
3. Jump High
4. Where Is It? (my daughters’ favorite)
5. My Eyes, Your Eyes
6. Opposites
7. Uh, Uh, Uh, Uh, Uh
8. Keep on Truckin’
9. Mirror
10. Can You Paint A Rainbow?
11. Hop on my Bike
12. Let’s Fly
13. I love You
14. Goodnight to you
15. Goodbye

About Meredith LeVande:

Meredith is a children’s performer with a deep commitment to putting “the child” back into children’s music. Her music is pure fun. Just as on her children’s albums, Monkey Monkey Music with Meredith LeVande and What are the Odds?, audiences can detect a playful and heartfelt connection to children on her new NAPPA Honors Award—winning DVD, Monkey Monkey Music: The Videos with Meredith LeVande.

Meredith’s performing career actually began as a successful singer/songwriter on the college circuit, where her shows often featured introspective songs about childhood struggles and finding one’s true self. One day, during a performance before a crowd of families, she was inspired to improvise a presentation of traditional children’s songs. It was mutual love right from the start, with palpable connection between the performer and her audience. Meredith’s identity as a children’s musician was born that day—an identity that would evolve into the project now known as Monkey Monkey Music!

For more on Meredith LeVande and her emotional depth to the art of her performances; please visit www.monkeymonkeymusic.com

Final thoughts:

Amazing…simply amazing. The music is definitely catchy. The tunes will get you moving and will keep you humming the tunes well after the music has ended. There’s just something about Meredith’s voice that captures an audience of kids (and moms). There’s something about DidiPop’s Hawaiian songs that keeps you interested. The girls loved them both, equally, and I do too. I love upbeat music and music that makes you want to sing along. I like music that puts a smile on my face and makes my kids smile more. Both Deborah and Meredith will do this to you. Their music is unique, fun, funky, and catchy! I like the sounds and have a feeling you will too.

To take a listen to Meredith LeVande- Visit this page

To take a listen to Deborah Poppink- Visit this page

For your chance to win a copy of DidiPop and Monkey Monkey Music…read on!

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!!

The Prize:

• One (1) Blogfully reader will receive a DVD from Meredith LeVande and a CD from Deborah Poppink (Prize Value: $35)

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Disclosure: I received a copy of each title listed above, for the purpose of my review. This was not a paid post nor did receiving product influence any ‘positive’ feedback. All thoughts and/or opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine. Thank you.