Raffi Radio
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{{Infobox album
| name = Raffi Radio
| type = studio
| artist = Raffi
| cover = Raffi Radio.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1995
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Children's, traditional pop, jazz
| length = 40:54
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| prev_title = Bananaphone
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = The Singable Songs Collection
| next_year = 1996
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Emergency Librarian
|rev2 = AllMusic
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Raffi Radio is a children's music concept album released by Raffi and Michael Creber in 1995.
The album is dedicated to Buckminster Fuller.
Concept
Raffi Radio "mimics an old-time radio show", 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.
{{Blockquote
|text=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.
|multiline=yes
|title=Opening, Raffi Radio
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Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Raffi and Michael Creber, except where noted
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| headline = Part One
| title1 = Opening
| length1 = 1:44
| title2 = Raffi Radio
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| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| length2 = 3:30
| title3 = Kitchen Sing Sing
| length3 = 2:15
| title4 = Berry Nice News – Seasons
| lyrics4 = Raffi
| music4 = The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
| length4 = 0:54
| title5 = Sunflower
| length5 = 3:47
| title6 = Roving Reporter
| lyrics6 = Raffi, Debi Pike, Bert Simpson
| music6 = excerpt from All I Really Need by Raffi
| length6 = 1:28
| title7 = Sleido's Song
| length7 = 1:37
| title8 = Silly Panel – Audio
| length8 = 1:38
| title9 = Coconut
| length9 = 3:39
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Part Two
| title10 = Weather Report
| lyrics10 = Raffi
| music10 = Creber and Raffi
| length10 = 2:47
| title11 = Skip To My Lou
| lyrics11 = Traditional
| music11 = Traditional
| length11 = 2:09
| title12 = Berry Nice News – Bananas
| lyrics12 = Raffi
| length12 = 0:54
| title13 = Julia
| length13 = 0:33
| title14 = Ripple of Love
| length14 = 3:37
| title15 = Silly Panel – Time
| length15 = 1:26
| title16 = Six Little Ducks
| lyrics16 = Traditional
| music16 = Traditional
| length16 = 0:39
| title17 = Sax Interview
| lyrics17 = Raffi
| music17 = Tom Colclough (Saxophone)
| length17 = 1:23
| title18 = Wishing Well
| length18 = 1:25
| title19 = Whatever You Choose
| lyrics19 = Bailey Rattray
| music19 = Raffi
| length19 = 2:12
| title20 = Every Child
| length20 = 3:17
}}
References
{{cite web |url=https://raffinews.com/site20/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/raffi_radio_credits.pdf |title=Credits for Raffi Radio |website=Raffi News |publisher=Troubadour Music |access-date=2021-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418230818/https://raffinews.com/site20/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/raffi_radio_credits.pdf |archive-date=2021-04-18 |url-status=live}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1997-10-24-3175971-story.html |title=Welcome Back Raffi. Entertainer Returns To His Comfort Zone |last= Duckett |first=Jodi |website=The Morning Call |publisher=The Morning Call |access-date=2021-12-04 |quote=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}}
{{cite journal |last=Tynan |first=Laurie |date=March–April 1998 |title=Best children's recordings. |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A30050936/AONE?u=anon~fd8ed44d&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=e81314ff |journal=Emergency Librarian |volume=25 |issue=4 |pages=21–26 |doi= |access-date=2021-12-04 |quote=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.}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-15-ca-35197-story.html |title=He's Back on the Dial With Effervescent 'Raffi's Radio' |last=Heffley |first=Lynne |date=1995-08-15 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2021-12-04}}
{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=raffi-radio-mw0000050891 |pure_url=yes}} |title=AllMusic review of Raffi Radio |publisher=AllMusic.com |access-date=2021-12-04}}
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