Ani Difranco

Angela Maria Ani DiFranco (born Angela Maria Ani DiFranco) is an American and Canadian musician and singer. More than 20 albums have been released by her. DiFranco's music has been classified as folk and alternative rock although it also has influence from hip hop and jazz. Ani Difranco has been widely acknowledged as a pioneer of music that is feminist. In the year 1990 she was one of the first to establish her own independent record label. DiFranco was born on September 23, 1970 in Buffalo, New York. She is the daughter of Elizabeth (Ross), who was introduced to Dante Americo DiFranco while studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her father was of Italian descent and her mother came originally from Montreal. Ani diFranco wrote and performed the track 32 Flavors. The song is featured on her sixth studio album Not a Pretty Girl released in 1995. A version of the song is featured on the film Canadian romantic movie Better Than Chocolate. DiFranco apologized for hosting a workshop in Louisiana on an old plantation for slaves. It was postponed however, certain (including the media) did not consider it a gesture of regret. DiFranco issued a further apology a few days later. While she's been referred to as the Little Folksinger her music spans many kinds of genres and collaborates across the spectrum from Pete Seeger to Chuck D to Prince. New Orleans is her home. Ani was born Kristen Ford. In 14 years she was creating her own music. They were performed in coffeehouses and bars during her teens. DiFranco was enrolled in Buffalo State College when she was just 16 years old. She graduated at the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts when she was just 16 years old. Her new baritone guitar was an original guitar that Alvarez made after several consultations between her myself as well as Chrys Johnson, who was the artist rep for Alvarez in the early days. It has their System 600 preamp and has all solid woods--a top made of cedar, mahogany on the back, sides and an fretboard made of ebony. The house she lives in is at home in New Orleans with her husband along with her two children and Lefty the long-legged pup that wanders in and out of view while we chat. DiFranco acknowledges that three decades after her debut on the music scene, she feels mixed when she looks back. Ani DiFranco, punk/folk musician and songwriter who was 25 years old when she debuted her seventh album Not A Pretty Girl and enjoyed even greater popularity in the world of public opinion through Dilate. The 1972 pop-rock song Brandy (You're a fine girl) was composed by the American group Looking Glass for their debut album Looking Glass. Elliot Lurie, the lead guitarist for Looking Glass and co-vocalist wrote the song. The ending of Luckiest Girl Alive explains Do Ani & Luke wed? Ani and Luke aren't married.