Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco (born September 23, 1970) is a progressive feminist singer, guitar player, and songwriter. She is openly bisexual and, in 1998, married sound engineer Andrew Gilchrist.Ani's music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, but since her earlier albums she has developed her reach across genres, having collaborated with a wide range of artists including the pop musician Prince, the folk musician Utah Phillips and rapper Corey Parker. In various songs and albums, she has brought in the use of a variety of instrumentss as well as styles -- from brass, notably in 1998's Little Plastic Castle, and strings, particularly noticable on the live album Living In Clip.
DiFranco is a prolific songwriter, having produced three studio albums of new material and one remix album just in 1999 (see list below). She has released at least one album every year since 1990.
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Biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, Ani started playing gigs at the age of nine and built her career from there.
In 1989, at the age of eighteen, Ani started her own record company, Righteous Babe Records, with just $50, and recorded Ani DiFranco, issued in the winter of 1990. Later on she relocated to New York City and toured vigorously.
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