Jay Sand joins us to talk about his amazing project called All Around This World. A curriculum built to introduce and explore music from around the world, All Around This World also has some amazing albums out featuring music from Latin America and Africa. Jay shares his travel stories and his passion for this project and his work. He also shares the story behind the most recent album "South and Central Asia". Songs featured in this episode include:

1 - Bai Tharo
2 - Champa Botir
3 - Daweedam
4 - Dhe Dhe
5 - We Are Happy (India Hello)

Find the Album at:

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/5fJ6Sqxk1jSuZogDW5izjm?si=LHvZIZwJSw2R-KrLaz0mTA

The Featured songs have been added to the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Spotify playlist. Add the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Playlist on Spotify:
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YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWAprI8PQ5eYxymXqFv3-RQ

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Claire Dodin joins the show to talk about her amazing career in voice acting and how that led to the creation of her wonderful cat-focused music and animation show called The High Meows. Mixing fun characters, great animation and a multi-cultural story, The High Meows definitely stand out in the world of children's entertainment. Claire shares the stories behind 4 songs and videos. Songs featured on the show include:

1 - Count to 4 in English and French
2 - My Name is Minette
3 - Big Gray Cat
4 - A New Baby

YouTube Episode Link: https://youtu.be/t-eUshbyHys

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Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5gT1w2mtCWBufVPcIzYAU6?si=YWbTaSXCQG-ua9vSX7-n8Q

The Featured songs will be added to the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Spotify playlist. Add the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Playlist on Spotify:
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YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@thehighmeows

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The incredible Steve Elci returns to the show to talk about the numerous projects he's been involved in since his last appearance, which include the Rise Together compilation albums and his newest album "All Together Now". Steve shares the inspiration for creating the album, how it shapes his path going forward and shares the stories behind 3 of the albums songs and videos. Songs featured on the show include:

1 - We Rise Above
2 - Power of the Sunflower
3 - Hey World This Is Me

YouTube Episode Link: https://youtu.be/8qnbj_G10EQ

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Spotify
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The Featured songs will be added to the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Spotify playlist. Add the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Playlist on Spotify:
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YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@Steveelci

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June, Ian and TOCK from TOCK.earth join the show from beautiful Christchurch, New Zealand. We learn their story and we find out the story of the robot TOCK who is on a mission to keep the Earth clean and safe. They feature their song and video for "Don't Be a Litterbug". Check out the YouTube link below to see the interview and the music video!

YouTube Episode Link: https://youtu.be/bEcyUOUy-fM

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Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/track/1y7upnScjvwY2nbUE8NwrL?si=927c41b232a844b0

The Featured song has been added to the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Spotify playlist. Add the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Playlist on Spotify:
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YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@TOCK-dot-Earth

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An absolute treat of a show with four amazingly talented artists - Suzi Shelton, Ann Torralba (Little Miss Ann), CJ Pizarro (Mista Cookie Jar) and Ron Nery Jr (Ronnie Boy Kids). Suzi and Ann have formed a small supergroup called Birds of a Feather. Birds of a Feather share one of their new songs called "Jump into the Water" from their upcoming album, which feature the unique talents of Ronnie Boy Kids and Mista Cookie Jar. And as a special bonus, Little Miss Ann, Ronnie Boy Kids and Mista Cookie Jar share their recent song "Calamansi Twist", a delicious ode to a fruit from their native Philippines!

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Spotify
Birds of a Feather: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5sHaEWuBXg8Z6RQtBb0BKP?si=7bTlnXQHRGig_6uD2pf3fw
Suzi Shelton: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6KVBsjr33qLBA2CnlnRYEf?si=0Q16CVjsSBuwArTtTMtx6Q
Little Miss Ann: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0G7JrLPvqOjHcv891aUiUb?si=cJT7_juyTgOhQH-Nd7QFhw
Mista Cookie Jar: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0HL2EVwbtbmTaUirGt9hWt?si=_qvbulT6QQW54LTjrhTwNw
Ronnie Boy Kids: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1K3KWU6neb0IFYos3nJe38?si=sOmRgvXGTkyO8qMUHXYG1w

The Featured songs have been added to the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Spotify playlist. Add the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Playlist on Spotify:
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YouTube Channel:
Birds of a Feather: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXiI2HlLyDgjwkgzJCh6F9Q
Suzi Shelton: https://www.youtube.com/@suzishelton
Little Miss Ann: https://www.youtube.com/@LittleMissAnn
Mista Cookie Jar: https://www.youtube.com/@MistaCookieJar
Ronnie Boy Kids: https://www.youtube.com/@RonnieBoyKids

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Leah Paul of Sweet Potato Music joins the show to share her story and talk about her debut children's album "Pop Pop Bubbles". She shares the songs and wonderful music videos for "Noisy Little Robot" and "Pizza" .

YouTube Episode Link: https://youtu.be/sBLD5hJp2XQ

Find the Artist at:

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0nBX0ECnJINGkZaT0biXCy?si=i_2tocHVR0u36aL7-TpD6w

The Featured songs have been added to the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Spotify playlist. Add the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Playlist on Spotify:
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YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@sweet_potato_music

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Nicole Porter of You and Us returns to the show to share new music videos for the songs "Shake Shake" and "What If All the Guns Only Shot Rainbows". We also cover the critically important work that she does with Emerald Sketch to help children throughout the world recover from trauma and traumatic events.

YouTube Episode Link: https://youtu.be/k-8HzeRmvUU

Find the Artist at:

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mAZFlyVEkehOHTin1uZKB?si=lmbwCXqhQGOAFFJ9I2-Y7w

The Featured songs have been added to the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Spotify playlist. Add the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Playlist on Spotify:
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YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@EmeraldSketch

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Brett and Elissa of Larrikin Puppets join the show from Australia to introduce us to their fun cast of puppet characters and talk about how they got started. Brett shares stories of getting in to puppetry and some cool people he met along the way and they both share some major goals for the future. Songs featured in this episode include:

1 - Dance Like a Unicorn
2 - I Know All the Things
3 - I Like How I Look, Think, Feel
4 - Party Hat
5 - You Can Be Kind

Find the Artist at:

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6WJJfP3XvXlcfDmEN8qUIC?si=5x3J2jj2Rs2-3ML4jFSZqA

The Featured songs have been added to the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Spotify playlist. Add the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 5 Playlist on Spotify:
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YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@LarrikinPuppets

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