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Quiet Time
Quiet Time
Quiet Time
by Raffi

Raffi makes quiet time special with his distinct brand of gentle humor and unique way of speaking directly to the heart of a child. The album is a collection of well-known children's songs, two foreign language songs, and six Raffi originals. The songs are presented through the sounds of acoustic guitar, drums, bells, harmonica, piano, harp, flute, and violin, as well as gentle humming and whistling.

Age: 1 Year-olds | Title: Quiet Time  |  Artist: Raffi  |  Label: Rounder

Raffi makes quiet time special with his distinct brand of gentle humor and unique way of speaking directly to the heart of a child. The album is a collection of well-known children's songs, two foreign language songs, and six Raffi originals. The songs are presented through the sounds of acoustic guitar, drums, bells, harmonica, piano, harp, flute, and violin, as well as gentle humming and whistling.

This recording lives up to its title, supplying songs with multiple genre influences, but maintaining consistently even and slow tempos, gentle sounds, and songs perfect for bedtime. The album has many lullabies, including the familiar song Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, and Raffi originals, Thanks a Lot and Blessed Be - an intimate song from a parent to their newborn. Slow Day stands out with a jazzy feel to it, including trilling whistles and soft piano and harmonica. Listen to the Horses features the harmonica, steel guitar, and percussion to create a 'clip clop' sound throughout the song, giving it a country feel. Introduce a new language to your little one with the French song, Fais Do Do; you can hear some similarities to English, such as "mama" and "papa". Raffi also includes a Japanese song, Haru Ga Kita, where he is joined by a child's voice, the piano, and a flute. Sunflower has a modern soft rock quality to it, with light percussion, piano, and a female voice providing the 'aaaaaa's. A female voice is heard again in Row, Row, Row, singing andante rounds with Raffi, and bells heard periodically throughout the track give the song a dreamlike quality. Raffi harmonizes lightly with himself in Douglas Mountain, which is not a common feature heard in Raffi's other albums. Spring Flowers is instrumental, with the piano, guitar, and violin, until voices join in and sing nothing but "ooo"s.

Through the beautiful plucking of a harp and gentle tune of the flute, Nursery Rhyme Medley includes the melody for London Bridges and Mary Had a Little Lamb. Watch your little one carefully to see if they show any signs of recognizing the tunes. You can help them along and sing some of the lyrics to the instrumental parts as a hint. Slow Day sets a great mood for a relaxing time with your little one, swaying together to the jazzy beat and enjoying (or joining in!) the slow scat, "It's a slow day, it's a yatta data data..." Your child may be curious about the subjects in the songs, and may have questions about the different language songs and what instrument they are hearing.
 
I put this CD one day while my one-year-old friend, Mosley was already playing quietly in his play area with some squishy blocks. He looked at me when he recognized a song, smiling wide. When Raffi got to the Mary Wore Her Red Dress song, I decided to change the lyrics to "Mosley wore his black coat all day long." his face lit up when he became part of the song, and he let out a giggle. The changing-the-lyrics-game is one we've continued ever since.

--Audra

Raffi Cavoukian, a renowned Canadian performer, began his career in children's entertainment in 1974. Wearing many hats, he is a music producer, author, entrepreneur, presenter, and the founder of Child Honouring, a vision for global restoration. The Washington Post has called Raffi, "the most popular children's entertainer in the English-speaking world." His CDs, books and videos have sold over 15 million copies in Canada and the U.S.

Raffi has won multiple awards for his music, videos, and books. Some of the more prominent music awards include the Juno Award, Best Children's Album (1994), Platinum Award for Baby Beluga, a Platinum Award for Singable Songs For the Very Young, Best Seller awards, and multiple more Gold and Platinum Awards for his individual songs and records.

1. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

2. Listen to the Horses

3. Like Me and You

4. Nursery Rhyme Medley

5. Mary Wore Her Red Dress

6. Fais Do Do

7. Spring Flowers

8. Thanks a Lot

9. Row Row Row

10. Haru Ga Kita

11. Douglas Mountain

12. Rock-a-bye Baby

13. Blesses Be

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