Raffi on Broadway [VHS]
Raffi's parent fan base enjoys his messages about protecting the  rain forest, banning nuclear weapons, and saving beluga whales. But his kid  audience just likes the fact that his songs are fun and melodic and have a beat  they can dance to. Kids and parents join together in the audience for this  hour-long Broadway concert to listen to the troubadour's classics including  "Rise  and Shine" and "Down by the Bay," as well as his versions of such standbys as  "Day-O" and "This Little Light of Mine." Whether he's making puns, purposely  messing up rhymes, or adopting a hip posture as "Rappin' Raffi," the audience  cracks up almost as often as they applaud. (Be warned: When he speaks into a  banana, it's "an organically grown banana.") He invites a group of kids  to join him onstage for the finale, a reprise of "Love in My Family." But stay  tuned after the credits for a 4-1/2 minute encore from the artist also known as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program. Safe for infants and up, but will mostly appeal to those over 5.--Kimberly  Heinrichs