This is an ABC podcast.

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 that, 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 Chocchi 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.

Right.

Yeah, no, that describes me.

I had plenty of times after having a kid where I was like, who am I?

I'm singing about everything all the time.

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