Finding Raffi

Singable Songs For The Very Young

How a musical experiment became the most iconic kids’ album of all time.Guests in this episode: <a href="https://www.kenwhiteley.com/">Ken Whiteley</a>, award-winning multi-instrumentalist and producer <a href="https://twitter.com/notbart">Bert Simpson</a>, senior associate at Troubadour Records <a href="https://music.washington.edu/people/patricia-shehan-campbell">Dr. Patricia Shehan Campbell</a>, University of Washington School of Music Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Raffi Cavoukian is a magical musician. His songs, like “Baby Beluga” and “Down by the Bay,” have wordplay and rhyme schemes that are as crowd-pleasing as they come — sweet, silly sing-alongs for kids and adults alike. But his work is anything but simple. Much like the folk singers who inspired him, a radical philosophy underscores all that he does. In "Finding Raffi,” comedian, writer, and podcaster Chris Garcia takes us on a journey through a 10-part series tracing Raffi’s life from aspiring folk singer to international kids’ superstar to outspoken activist for climate action and a child-centric world. Produced in partnership with Rococo Punch.