For other uses of the name "Raffi", see Raffi (disambiguation). Raffi Cavoukian, OC, OBC (born July 8, 1948), usually known simply as Raffi, is a popular children's entertainer in Canada, the United States, and the Western world at large. Some of his best known songs are "Bananaphone," "Baby Beluga," "Down by the Bay," "Shake My Sillies Out," and "All I Really Need."

Born in Cairo of Armenian parents, he spent his early years in Egypt before emigrating with his family to Toronto in 1958. Today, Raffi resides on Mayne Island near Victoria, British Columbia. In recent years he has devoted himself to Child Honouring, which seeks to create a humane and sustainable world by addressing the universal needs of the very young. He founded the Troubadour Foundation to support this cause, and is working on a book, "Turn This World Around," which argues that Child Honouring can be a potent remedy for the world's most pressing issues. In 1983, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. He was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 2001. His sister is Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner.

Albums

• Singable Songs for the Very Young (1976)
• More Singable Songs (1977)
• Corner Grocery Store (1979)
• Baby Beluga (1980)
• Rise and Shine (1982)
• Raffi's Christmas Album (1983)
• One Light, One Sun (1985)
• Everything Grows (1987)
• Evergreen Everblue (1990)
• Bananaphone (1994)
• Raffi Radio (1995)
• Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band (1996)
• Country Goes Raffi (2001)
• Let's Play (2002)
• Quiet Time (2006)
• Resisto Dancing - Songs of Compassionate Revolution (2006)

External links

• Official Site
• Raffi: Yes, we have no advertising

1948 births | Living people | Armenian Canadians | Canadian male singers | Canadian children's musicians | Members of the Order of British Columbia | Members of the Order of Canada | Cairenes | Torontonians | Victorians (British Columbia)

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