Raffi

• Genre: Folk/Sing-Along
• Raffi Website

About

As much as we would like to see a steel cage match between Raffi, Barney, and the Teletubbies, we know who would win. That is, we know who should win. Raffi is one of the few true heroes and role models that kids have left. Since 1976, he has been a tireless champion of children and has made millions of lifetime friends in the process. Never once has he compromised his vision of entertaining kids in a constructive, nurturing way that involves both fun and education. Songs like "The More We Get Together," "Baby Beluga" and "Bananaphone" have left a lasting impression on our culture, a feat few artists, let alone singers for children, have accomplished. Raffi is a vocal proponent of environmental issues, and has done his best to communicate his love of living things to his young audience. To top it off, he refuses to play arenas that house more than three thousand people, and he keeps his ticket prices under ten dollars. Punk rock.

- Doug Russell