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This year, Raffi is celebrating 40 years since he released "Baby Beluga," a foundational song for the children's music genre. When considering the art direction for a music video to commemorate ...
Several months back, beluga parents Naya and Beethoven welcomed their own baby beluga into the Shedd family. After officially confirming the boy beluga's gender last month, the Shedd Aquarium has ...
The Armenian Canadian singer of "Baby Beluga" and "Bananaphone," who has been making music for kids since the 1970s, is an antidote to today's frenetic earworms.
Baby beluga in the deep blue sea,Swim so wild and you swim so free.Heaven above and the sea below,And a little white whale on the go.As we here at Animal Tracks continue to grieve, with animal ...
Six months ago, they welcomed a baby Beluga whale to the family, and they recently shared an update that fans had been anxiously waiting for about how he's doing.
As he learns to communicate with chirps, whistles and squeals, the Shedd Aquarium’s first baby beluga in over four years now has a name that sings: Opus. It’s a musical term — meaning a set ...
CHICAGO – Shedd Aquarium welcomed a new resident Wednesday evening: a baby beluga whale born to 35-year-old mother, Naya! Earlier in the day, the aquarium said its animal care team realized N… ...
A well-known Canadian beluga whale named Kavna who died earlier this week was not the whale in the song “Baby Beluga,” as children’s singer-songwriter Raffi is struggling to make clear on ...
Last week brought a huge new addition to Chicago’s historic Shedd Aquarium: a baby Beluga whale. Born to the aquarium’s female Beluga, Naya, the new calf and its mother are receiving round-the ...
It’s been 40 years since Raffi released his defining song Baby Beluga. After decades of entertaining thousands of children, the outspoken singer-songwriter reflects on the tragedies of 2020, the ...
"I'm looking forward to singing Baby Beluga with my fans," he said. "Feeling the love of thousands of voices in the room, feeling the joy." Interview produced by Peter Mitton.