Lorrayne Anthony (Canadian Press)
June 12, 2006
Raffi’s not just for kids anymore.
During an interview in a downtown hotel room he offers a taste of his new adult-oriented approach. “Impossible samba, improbable rumba... dancing in your junglehood,” he raps while breaking into slow, syncopated hip-hop moves to a surprised audience of one. “All grown up and on the go, tune into the global radio.”
Raffi, who now goes by Raffi Cavoukian, says he’s having a “renaissance.” His message is about children but is aimed at adults. No longer is he performing at children’s concerts — in fact he hasn’t performed for children in four years. He’s giving speeches at universities and writing for op-ed pages in newspapers. And it’s all about saving the planet by saving children.
He was in Toronto last week to promote a book, Child Honouring: How to Turn This World Around, and his new CD, Resisto Dancing: Songs of Compassionate Revolution.