Aaron Nigel Smith - One (Aya World Productions/White Stone Productions)

In the past he started FUNdamentals of Music & Movement, an interactive educational music project for children of all ages, he played a part in the successful PBS children's series 'Between The Lions' and last year he collaborated with Ziggy Marley on 'Celebrating Bob Marley', an album full of covers of the master's songs sung by children's choir 1World Children's Chorus. With this new album, Smith once again turns his attention to his young fans. But does this child-friendly version of our favorite music genre sound that different from the reggae we listen to on a daily basis? Not really, as it turns out, the songs on 'One' just sound a tad more playful than we're used to. The fact 'One' is undeniably a children's album, is illustrated by a song like 'Banana Bread', immediately transporting the listener to the set of Sesame Street, and the contribution of Jamaican children's entertainer Rankin Don aka Father Goose in opener 'Dance To The Reggae Rhythm'. For title track 'One', Aaron joined forces with Dubtonic Kru (drummer/producer Deleon 'Jubba' White also co-produced the rest of the album) and in 'If I Had A Hammer', a cover of the evergreen by Pete Seeger, veteran performer Ernie Smith (no relation) also makes an appearance. The album ends with another cover, this time Harry Bellafonte's 'Oh Island In The Sun'. Keep telling the children the truth Aaron!