Baby Beluga
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| Studio album by Raffi | ||||
| Released | July 10, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | April 1980 | |||
| Genre | Children's music | |||
| Length | 35:10 | |||
| Label | Shoreline/Troubadour, A&M (Original U.S. Distributor), MCA (Second U.S. Distributor) Rounder Records (Third and Current U.S. Distributor) | |||
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Raffi, Ken Whiteley |
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Baby Beluga is a children's music album by children's entertainer Raffi, released in 1980. The title track was inspired by Kavna, a Beluga whale that Raffi saw at the Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, BC, and is considered by many to be his greatest hit.
The album begins with the sounds of whales communicating and includes compositions that create pictures of the ocean and whales at play. An illustrated sing-along book was also published and sold separately as a companion to the first track.
During the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1993, the song was sung and a blue screen featured blue belugas swimming.
On April 18, 2011, Raffi published a video that included an updated verse encouraging young people to vote in the 2011 Canadian federal election.
Children who grew up listening to Raffi's songs are referred to as "Beluga Graduates", or "Beluga Grads", after the title song.
In the original 1993 release of the "Raffi on Broadway" concert video, Raffi acted Bob Dylan's cover version of the song.
In October 2004, Pearl Jam's lead singer Eddie Vedder performed the first verse and chorus of "Baby Beluga" at the annual Bridge School Benefit Concert in Mountain View, CA. He dedicated it to a young boy at the school who claimed it was his favourite song.
The Wiggles sang this song on their Wake up Jeff CD and Wiggledance! (Live in Concert) video, as part of a Henry the Octopus song.
Billy Gilman performed "Baby Beluga" on the 2001 tribute album Country Goes Raffi.
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