Boowa and Kwala as a Musical group
Boowa & Kwala actually started as a music group. I made the first album (12 Sing Along Songs) in 1998 consisting mostly of existing songs, but with some original compositions.
No record company wanted the album, so Véronique and I created a website, and the rest is (as they say) history :)
The second album, 53 Bright Songs was released along with the TV series in 2007. This time, all the songs are original compositions.
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Boowa and Kwala Music Albums
My favourite Boowa and Kwala Songs
Of the 100 or so songs I wrote, these are my favourites :)
Chocco Song >>
Beep Beep >>
Twirly Dance >>
Jason Barnard tells the story of how his career in children’s music and cartoons started, and how he built Boowa & Kwala to become the 10,000th most visited website in the world in 2007.
Transcript:
Jason Barnard: …and I recorded a music album for children in my Parisian bedroom, And they (record companies) all said, “you’re a punk folk musician. You can’t do children’s music.” So once again, pigheadedly. I just said, “I’m just gonna release it myself anyway. I don’t care.”
Jason Barnard: So I released the record and actually then ended up creating a website and building that up to be the 10,000th biggest site in the world in 2007. And that was a site for small children…