Preet Sandhu Dhillon has taken what kids and babies naturally do and made it a teaching tool.
“Singing to babies and children comes naturally. We all do it. Children also love music and it’s a very powerful tool for language exposure,” says Dhillon, who has three children.
She and her team of producers and musicians put together catchy and easy to sing-along tunes to expose children to Punjabi numbers, colours, animals and body parts in their first children’s album Punj Nikkay Bandar.
“This is going to be a very powerful tool in helping to preserve the Punjabi language.” – Preet Sandhu Dhillon
Dillion looked for professionally performed Punjabi songs with a good beat; she found the quality of songs available was lacking, too religiously based or not developmentally appropriate for preschool aged children. That inspired her to create her own album that kids and parents could sing along.
“This is going to be a very powerful tool in helping to preserve the Punjabi language,” says Dillion.
Punj Nikkay Bandar is a children’s music playlist with tunes that are familiar and catchy, and will introduce the Punjabi language to all listeners.
Tracks include: “Baabay Budday Da Si Khait” (“Old Macdonald Had a Farm”), “Angootha Kithay Ah?” (“Where is Thumbkin?”), “Jay Kushi Hundi Ah Gidha Pao” (“If You’re Happy and You Know It”) and many more.
Punj Nikkay Bandar can be purchased on iTunes and on Amazon.
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