Canadian children’s artist Chris McKhool has released “Global Dance Party!,” a family album drawing on global rhythms and traditions, including samba, Carnival-inspired sounds and French-Canadian folk styles. The album also includes environmentally themed tracks and a spoken-word piece featuring a poem by Indigenous Elder Dr. Duke Redbird, according to the announcement.
The record features musicians Kevin Laliberté, Saskia Tomkins, Drew Birston and Marito Marques, along with a horn section, and was mixed in Dolby Atmos by engineer John “Beetle” Bailey. The focus track, “Jump Jump!,” is a horn-driven original built around an invitation for children to sing and move.
McKhool, a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient and two-time JUNO Award nominee, has performed for more than one million children over a three-decade career, according to his bio. He will support the release with a series of family and education-focused tour dates across Ontario and Alberta running from late November 2026 into May 2027.
Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Eric Alper, thatericalper.com.