Raffi was born on 08 Jul 1948 in Cairo, Egypt. His birth name was Raffi Cavoukian. His is also called Raffi .

He is a Canadian children's singer. Raffi began his career as a children's entertainer in 1974. He has developed his career as a "global troubadour", to become a music producer, author, entrepreneur, systems thinker, and the founder of Child Honouring, a vision for global restoration.

Raffi released the following albums including Songs of Our World (2008), Quiet Time (2006), 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Raffi (2004), Raffi's Christmas Album (2002), Let's Play! (2002), Raffi's Box of Sunshine (2000), The Singable Songs Collection (1996), Raffi In Concert (1996), One Light One Sun (1996), Bananaphone (1996), Baby Beluga (1996), More Singable Songs (1996), Corner Grocery Store & Other Songs (1996), Everything Grows (1996), Evergreen Everblue (1996), Singable Songs for the Very Young: Great with a Peanut-Butter Sandwich (1996) and Rise and Shine (1996).