Raffi Radio
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Children's, traditional pop, jazz | |||
| Length | 40:54 | |||
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| Emergency Librarian |   [1] |
| AllMusic | [2] |
Raffi Radio is a children's music concept album[1][3] released by Raffi and Michael Creber[4][5] in 1995.
The album is dedicated to Buckminster Fuller.[4]
Concept
[edit]Raffi Radio "mimics an old-time radio show",[3] with children's songs interspersed with weather reports, guest interviews, and news segments.
Raffi and his puppet co-host Sleido JazzDog host the show from a radio station in the fictional location of Troubadouria.
From the shoreline of Troubadouria, somewhere over the bay, where the time is now and the place is right here, we bring you Raffi Radio vibrations...
It's the Raffi Radio Show, with your host, Raffi, and his co-host, Sleido JazzDog.
With friends and features, special guests, and delightful music for your listening pleasure.
— Opening, Raffi Radio
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Raffi and Michael Creber, except where noted[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Opening" | 1:44 | ||
| 2. | "Raffi Radio" | 3:30 | ||
| 3. | "Kitchen Sing Sing" | 2:15 | ||
| 4. | "Berry Nice News – Seasons" | Raffi | The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi | 0:54 |
| 5. | "Sunflower" | 3:47 | ||
| 6. | "Roving Reporter" | Raffi, Debi Pike, Bert Simpson | excerpt from All I Really Need by Raffi | 1:28 |
| 7. | "Sleido's Song" | 1:37 | ||
| 8. | "Silly Panel – Audio" | 1:38 | ||
| 9. | "Coconut" | 3:39 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Weather Report" | Raffi | Creber and Raffi | 2:47 |
| 11. | "Skip To My Lou" | Traditional | Traditional | 2:09 |
| 12. | "Berry Nice News – Bananas" | Raffi | 0:54 | |
| 13. | "Julia" | 0:33 | ||
| 14. | "Ripple of Love" | 3:37 | ||
| 15. | "Silly Panel – Time" | 1:26 | ||
| 16. | "Six Little Ducks" | Traditional | Traditional | 0:39 |
| 17. | "Sax Interview" | Raffi | Tom Colclough (Saxophone) | 1:23 |
| 18. | "Wishing Well" | 1:25 | ||
| 19. | "Whatever You Choose" | Bailey Rattray | Raffi | 2:12 |
| 20. | "Every Child" | 3:17 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b
Tynan, Laurie (March–April 1998). "Best children's recordings". Emergency Librarian. 25 (4): 21–26. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
This "concept" album harks back to radio's heyday when every home tuned in for songs, news, serialized entertainment, live concerts or musical variety shows.
- ^ "AllMusic review of Raffi Radio". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ a b
Duckett, Jodi. "Welcome Back Raffi. Entertainer Returns To His Comfort Zone". The Morning Call. The Morning Call. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
Raffi's first concept album, "Raffi Radio" mimics an old-time radio show. Raffi plays the disc jockey of a station in the fictional town of Troubadouria
- ^ a b c "Credits for Raffi Radio" (PDF). Raffi News. Troubadour Music. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ Heffley, Lynne (1995-08-15). "He's Back on the Dial With Effervescent 'Raffi's Radio'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
