Fiestas: A Year of Latin American Songs of Celebration

Carefully crafted for both Spanish and English audiences, this radiant bilingual collection (a follow-up to the highly successful De Colores and Diez Deditos) includes over twenty holiday songs and rhymes gathered from Spanish-speaking countries. The songs focus on holidays that specifically honor Latin American culture-Cinco de Mayo, Carnival, César Ch‡vez Day-as well as on familiar fiestas celebrated around the world-New Year's, Christmas, Halloween, Mother's Day, and more.

With simple music for piano, voice, and guitar; informative background notes placing each song in context; Spanish and English lyrics presented side by side; and colorful collage illustrations, children of all ages will delight in this joyous new collection by the award-winning team of Jose-Luis Orozco and Elisa Kleven.

Author Biography: Jose-Luis Orozco selected, arranged, and translated the ALA Notable Book De Colores and Other Latin-American Folk Songs for Children and Diez Deditos and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and specialist in multicultural education who resides in El Cerrito, California.

Jose-Luis Orozco selected, arranged, and translated the ALA Notable Book De Colores and Other Latin-American Folk Songs for Children and Diez Deditos and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and specialist in multicultural education who resides in El Cerrito, California.