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Raffi was born in Cairo, Egypt, to Armenian Christian parents who fled Turkey during the Armenian genocide. [2] His mother named him after the Armenian novelist Raffi.He was exposed to music at a young age, as his mother sang to him and his father sang and played accordion. [3]
Baby Beluga is a children's music album by Canadian children's entertainer Raffi, released in 1980.The lead song is about a young beluga whale that swims freely. The album begins with the sounds of beluga whales communicating and includes compositions that create images of the ocean and whales at play.
The first song for the duo was the soundtrack of the movie Anmol Ghadi (1946). Rafi's association with Naushad helped the former establish himself as one of the most prominent playback singers in Hindi cinema. [16] Songs from Baiju Bawra (1952) like "O duniya ke rakhwale" and "Man tarpat hari darshan ko aaj" furthered Rafi's credentials. [15]
This is a list of songs performed, sung and/or recorded by Mohammed Rafi between 1942 and 1980. Over 5,000 of his songs are listed here. Most are in Hindi but he also sang in several other languages. The genre of song is first, followed by any other singers and the music director or lyricist, then album name and year released.
Bananaphone is a children's album [2] [3] released by Raffi and Michael Creber [4] in 1994. The album is best known for its title track, which uses puns such as "It's a phone with appeal!" (a peel ) and nonce words like "bananular" and "interactive-odular" as Raffi extols the virtues of his unique telephone.
Scottish musicians Cilla Fisher & Artie Trezise included the song on their 1982 album and book The Singing Kettle. [3] Canadian musician Raffi released a version of the song on his album One Light, One Sun (1985). This version only changed the stressed vowels; that is, the vowels in "eat", "apples", and the last two syllables of "bananas".
In the modern era, this song may be best attributed to Armenian-Canadian singer-lyricist Raffi, and appears on his 1976 album Singable Songs for the Very Young as his signature song. In an interview with the Vulture Newsletter, Raffi described it as being "An old, old song", saying that "It may have been a World War I song ...
Raffi sang the song on his 1979 children's album The Corner Grocery Store, but with modified lyrics about where different animals sleep. The song was the basis for the 1950 parody called "Please Say Goodnight to the Guy, Irene" by Ziggy Talent.