Music Makes Me Happy

Music Makes Me Happy conveys Robbi K's love of world music and culture. Ramping up the CD's quality is Robbi's collaboration with a wide range of peers whom she's befriended while performing with such legendary artists as Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Jewel, Harry Belafonte and others. ”Happy" is a fun, freeing song that encourages folks to express their emotions, whether glad or mad.

Violinist Eileen Ivers adds her warm tones to "The Peace Song", a song Robbi sings about peace on earth and within. The iconic folk hero, John Henry, drives his steel into the 21st century via Robbi’s urgently relevant rendition of the familiar ballad, backed up by the super-funky bass lines of her husband, Bakithi Kumalo (Paul Simon’s favorite bass player).

Robbi K goes on record to remind everyone that the thing that makes our schools work is the heartfelt bond between students and their teachers in “I Love My Teacher,” a gospel-flavored anthem of gratitude, love, and joy ... featuring special guest Jon "Bowzer" Bauman of Sha Na Na! The CD's title tune "Music Makes Me Happy," a rollicking Cajun number, features blues legend Guy Davis, son of Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, as well as the rocking children's artist Brady Rymer.