Putumayo World Music Information

The Putumayo Kids division was created to introduce children to other cultures through fun, upbeat world music. Since the release of the World Playground CD in 1999, Putumayo Kids has become one of the world's leading children's record labels, winning critical acclaim and honors from Parents' Choice Awards, American Library Association and many others. The division expanded its globally-themed product offerings in 2011 with African, Latin American and European-themed coloring books that make learning about music and culture fun. With its growing collection of children's albums and other cultural products, Putumayo Kids inspires children's curiosity about the world. In 2000, Putumayo launched the first commercially-syndicated world music radio show, the Putumayo World Music Hournow heard on more than 150 commercial and non-commercial stations internationally. In 2012, SiriusXM began airing The World Playground with Putumayo, a bi-weekly children's radio show.