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I'm one of those people who, who's seeing everything as a coping mechanism, like, oh my God, it's really hot right now.

You know, I'll be in a sauna and everyone's there trying to focus and be tranquil.

And I'll be like, oh, dear, it's sweaty in here.

You're one of those people.

Yeah, one of those people who are, like, very annoying.

But all those annoying traits kind of an attribute to being

the perfect annoying father, I think, in that sense of I don't have any shame about singing

to my kid, no matter where I am.

This is Chocci Malani, and he is not your average singing parent.

First and foremost, I'm a proud father, proud Fijian.

I was a forming member of an Australian band called Ganga Youths.

Chachi is now a solo artist, and he also runs a label focused on Pacifica artists, but the

singing he does for his daughter is different.

And I've known other parents who have found it weird.

They've kind of caught themselves singing to their child in public and being like,

if I didn't have a child in my hands right now, this would be really weird and uncomfortable

for me, but this is second nature.

It's like a second nature thing.

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