Raffi

Raffi Cavoukian, CM OBC (Armenian: Րաֆֆի, born 8 July 1948), better known by his mononym Raffi, is an Egyptian-born Canadian singer-songwriter and author best known for his children's music. He has developed his career as a "global troubadour", to become a music producer, author, entrepreneur, and founder of the Centre for Child Honouring, a vision for global restoration.

Personal life

Born in Cairo, Egypt, to Armenian parents, he spent his early years in Egypt before immigrating with his family to Canada in 1958, eventually settling in Toronto, Ontario. His mother named him after the Armenian poet Raffi. His father Arto Cavoukian was a well-known portrait photographer with a studio on Bloor Street in Toronto. His older brother Onnig Cavoukian, known as "Cavouk", is also a famous portrait photographer. His younger sister is Ann Cavoukian, Ontario's former Information and Privacy Commissioner. His parents died within 12 hours of each other, his mother dying first, of abdominal cancer.

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Rafi (name)

Rafi or Raffi (Arabic: رفیع ‎ Persian: رافی‎‎ Urdu: رفیع‎) is a name of Arabic origin. The word rafi means "noble". Other common variants include "Rafee", "Rafie", "Rafiq", "Rafay" and "Raffy". Amongst Jews, Rafi is a common nickname for people called Rafael.

People named Rafi

Last name

  • Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer
  • Mohammed Rafi (footballer), Muslim football/soccer player
  • Sultan Rafi Sharif Bey, a pioneer in the development of Islamic culture in the United States
  • Rafi ibn al-Layth, Arab leader of a rebellion in Khurasan in 806-809
  • Rafi ibn Harthama, ruler of Khurasan in 882-892
  • Mirza Rafi Sauda, an Urdu language poet
  • Mohammed Rafi, an Indian playback singer
  • Muhammad Rafi Usmani, Grand Mufti of Pakistan

    • First name

  • Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, an Indian politician
  • Rafi Amit, a poker player from Israel
  • Rafi Eitan, Israeli politician
  • Rafi Escudero, a musician, singer, and poet from Puerto Rico
  • Rafi Gavron, a British actor
  • Rafi Izbicki, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson
  • Rafi Khawar, a Pakistani actor
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    Raffi Boghosyan

    Raffi Boghosyan (in Bulgarian Рафи Бохосян, in Armenian Րաֆֆի Պողոսյան) or just the mononym Raffi or Rafi (Рафи) (born in Burgas, Bulgaria on 29 January 1993) is a Bulgarian singer and percussions player of Armenian origin who won the first-ever Bulgarian X Factor on the final held on 11 December 2011. He won a contract with Virginia Records and the chance to record a single with a foreign composer and producer in a studio outside Bulgaria.

    Boghosyan (sometimes reported in Bulgarian media as Bohosyan) was born in Burgas to Aghasi and Elizabeth Boghosyan, both Armenians. He studied in Business in Burgas majoring in Economics and Management. He is a self-taught percussion player. He is also interested in photography, martial arts and activities and is the President of "Младежки глас" (Youth Voice) Cultural Association.

    Singles and videography

    (In parenthesis, peak positions on Bulgarian Top 40)

  • 2012: "4-3-2-1" (BUL: #2)
  • 2013: "Ne me razbra" (in Bulgarian "Не ме разбра") (BUL: #27)
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    Podcasts:

    Raffi

    ALBUMS

    Raffi

    ALBUMS

    Love Bug

    Released 2014

    Animal Songs

    Released 2008

    Quiet Time

    Released 2006

    Resisto Dancing

    Released 2006

    The Best of Raffi: The Millennium Collection

    Released 2004

    Raffi's Christmas Album

    Released 2002

    Everything Grows

    Released 2000

    Rise and Shine

    Released 1996

    Corner Grocery Store

    Released 1996

    Singable Songs for the Very Young

    Released 1996

    Bananaphone

    Released 1994

    Raffi on Broadway: A Family Concert

    Released 1993

    Evergreen Everblue

    Released 1990

    In Concert

    Released 1989

    One Light, One Sun

    Released 1985

    Baby Beluga

    Released 1980

    More Singable Songs

    Released 1977

    Raffi Radio

    Favorites

    Let's Play

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    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Tingalayo

    by: Raffi

    Chorus:
    Tingalayo
    Come little donkey, come
    Tingalayo
    Come little donkey, come
    Me donkey fast, me donkey slow
    Me donkey come and me donkey go…
    Me donkey hee, me donkey haw
    Me donkey sleep in a bed of straw…
    Me donkey dance, me donkey sing
    Me donkey wearin’ a diamond ring…
    Me donkey swim, me donkey ski




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