Rainbow Nation Kids – Zulu Nursery Rhymes, teaching culture and educating through music
Rainbow Nation Kids is the brainchild of KwaZulu-Natal singer, songwriter and producer, Lungi Naidoo. The first release under the Rainbow Nation Kids brand is Zulu Nursery Rhymes, a 10-track album out now via Platoon and the accompanying children’s book published by Soutie Press available at all good bookstores nationwide.
Stream or download Lungi Naidoo’s Rainbow Nation Kids – Zulu Nursery Rhymes here: https://platoon.lnk.to/zulu-nursery-rhymes
The Rainbow Nation Kids – Zulu Nursery Rhymes Book can also be purchased online globally here: https://www.rainbownationkids.co.za/
As the founder of The Lungi Foundation, an NGO that works closely with children from rural areas in KwaZulu-Natal, this project means a lot to Lungi Naidoo as it affords her the opportunity to give back to the next generation by sharing some of her own experiences that helped and moulded her while she was in school.
Talking about the project, Lungi Naidoo shares: “My vision for the Rainbow Nation Kids album and book is to help bring music back to schools – education through music. As a child, I was taught through singing and it helped me learn faster, because melody records differently in the brain, so I could remember information quicker and easier.”
She adds: “My 2-year-old nephew knows all the lyrics to a few YouTube songs which has helped him with speaking fluently. I thought, wouldn’t it be great if we had content online for our kids in African languages, so they can also learn to speak in an African language regardless of their race.”
The album features a mix of traditional Zulu children’s songs, as well as three originals written and produced by Lungi Naidoo and Ryan Sackanary.
“I grew up in rural KwaZulu-Natal and all the games we played as little kids, are still some of my favourite childhood memories. I remember sitting in my granny’s kitchen next to the fire hearing stories and singing together with my cousins.”
“We sang nursery rhymes when we cleaned, when we washed clothes, when we took long walks to the river, or when we went herb picking with the next-door aunties. I’m grateful that I can share these songs from my childhood with a new generation.”
Make sure to connect with Rainbow Nation Kids on social media and visit https://www.rainbownationkids.co.za/ for more information.
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