Ani Difranco

Angela Maria Ani DiFranco (born Angela Maria Ani DiFranco) is a American and Canadian musician and singer. She has more than twenty albums. Her songs are classified by the label as alternative and folk. They also are influenced by hip-hop as well as jazz and punk. Ani DiFranco is frequently regarded as an icon of women's rights, and Grammy-winning artist is considered the founder in DIY music. She was among the first musicians to start their own labels in the year 1990. The parents of DiFranco, Elizabeth (Ross), a ex-student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Dante Americo DiFranco met each other while they were both attending. Her mother is from Montreal and her father is of Italian descent. Ani diFranco wrote and performed the song 32 Flavors. The song can be found on the sixth album Not a Pretty Girl by Ani diFranco. It was released in 1996. The song's version can be heard on the 1999 Canadian romantic movie Better Than Chocolate. DiFranco apologized in 2013 when it was reported that she was planning to hold a three day workshop at the Louisiana slave plantation. The workshop was cancelled, yet she refused to express regret. DiFranco issued an additional apology just a few weeks following. Although she is known for her role as the Little Folksinger, her music spans many genres and collaborators ranging between Pete Seeger to Chuck D to Prince. New Orleans is where she is based. Ani was born Kristen Ford. She began writing songs at the age of 14. She performed them in bars and coffeehouses during her teens. DiFranco has graduated at age sixteen at the age of 16, from Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts High School, began to attend classes at Buffalo State College. Ani's custom Alvarez baritone came about after several meetings we held with Chrys Johnson who was the artist representative for Alvarez. It has their System 600 preamp and has the entire solid woods: a top of mahogany, a cedar top and sides, and an Ebony fretboard. Her residence is New Orleans. There she lives with her husband, kids as well as her long-legged companion Lefty. Three decades deep into her career DiFranco acknowledges that she's got different feelings when looking into the rearview mirror. Ani DiFranco rose to iconic status as a songwriter/singer and punk/folk at the age 25 both with the public and critics, when she released Not A Pretty Girl. Dilate was a huge success and brought more fame to her music in the year 1996. Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) is a 1972 hit song written by American pop group Looking Glass from their debut album Looking Glass. Elliot Lurie wrote the song. He is also the singer and guitarist on the album Looking Glass. Luckiest Girl Alive end explained Do Ani, Luke and the rest of their family marry? Ani and Luke won't be getting married.