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The actual origin of "Down by the Bay" is uncertain as it shares the melody with other songs. One of these is a Greek folk song called "Γιαλό, γιαλό" ("γιαλό" meaning "bay" or "seaside") exists with this same melody. [1] It is an Ionian Cantada, a style of folk music that originated in the late 19th century. [1]
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.
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.
Raffi's version of the song replaces the various foods with ones that would be more familiar to an American audience: spaghetti for Aikendrum's hair, meatballs for his eyes, cheese for his nose, and pizza for his mouth. The album Classic Scots Ballads (1961) by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger includes a recording of this song with the original ...
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".
Raffi sang the original chorus and translations into English, Spanish and French on his album Let's Play. There is also an instrumental outro of the other song's title after this song. [5] This song was included in a medley during the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. [citation needed]
Five Little Ducks" is a traditional children's song. The rhyme also has an associated finger play. Canadian children's folk singer Raffi released it as a single from the Rise and Shine (1982) album. [1] Denise Fleming's 2016 picture book 5 Little Ducks tells a reimagined version of the song.