Ani DiFranco
Angela Maria "Ani" DiFranco (amezaliwa Septemba 23, 1970) ni mwimbaji-mtunzi wa nyimbo mwenye uraia wa Marekani na Kanada. Ameshatoa albamu zaidi ya 20. Muziki wa DiFranco umeainishwa kama folk rock na alternative rock, ingawa pia una mvuto kutoka kwa punk, funk, hip hop, na jazz. Ameachilia albamu zake zote kupitia lebo yake ya rekodi, Righteous Babe. [1][2][3][4]
DiFranco anaunga mkono harakati nyingi za kijamii na kisiasa kwa kufanya tamasha za misaada, kushiriki katika albamu za misaada, na kuhutubia mikutano ya hadhara. Kupitia Righteous Babe Foundation, amesaidia mashirika ya utamaduni na siasa yanayopigania haki mbalimbali, ikiwa ni pamoja na haki za utoaji mimba na mwonekano wa jamii ya LGBT. Miongoni mwa walimu wake wa kimuziki ni mwimbaji na mtunzi wa nyimbo za folk, Pete Seeger. [5]
Mnamo Mei 7, 2019, DiFranco alichapisha kitabu chake cha kumbukumbu, No Walls and the Recurring Dream, kupitia Viking Books, ambacho kiliorodheshwa kwenye orodha ya vitabu vinavyouzwa zaidi ya The New York Times. [6] and made The New York Times Best Seller list.[7]
Mnamo Februari 9, 2024, DiFranco alifanya maonyesho yake ya kwanza Broadway katika tamthilia ya Hadestown kama Persephone, akirejea nafasi aliyocheza katika albamu ya awali ya wazo la tamthilia hiyo.
Maisha ya Awali na Elimu
[hariri | hariri chanzo]DiFranco alizaliwa Buffalo, New York, mnamo Septemba 23, 1970, akiwa binti wa Elizabeth (Ross) na Dante Americo DiFranco, ambao walikutana wakiwa wanafunzi katika Taasisi ya Teknolojia ya Massachusetts (MIT). Baba yake alikuwa na asili ya Kiitaliano, huku mama yake akitoka Montreal.
DiFranco alianza kupiga nyimbo za The Beatles kwenye baa za mtaa na kuimba mitaani akiwa na mwalimu wake wa gitaa, Michael Meldrum, alipokuwa na umri wa miaka tisa. Alipofikisha miaka 14, alikuwa tayari ameanza kuandika nyimbo zake mwenyewe na kuzicheza kwenye baa na coffee houses wakati wa ujana wake.[8]
Alimaliza masomo yake katika Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts akiwa na umri wa miaka 16 na akaanza kuhudhuria madarasa katika Buffalo State College. Alikuwa akiishi peke yake baada ya kujitenga kisheria na mama yake alipokuwa na miaka 15.
Kazi
[hariri | hariri chanzo]DiFranco alianzisha kampuni yake ya kurekodi, Righteous Babe Records, mwaka 1989 akiwa na umri wa miaka 19. Alitoa albamu yake ya kwanza iliyopewa jina lake mnamo majira ya baridi ya mwaka 1990, muda mfupi baada ya kuhamia New York City. Huko, alihudhuria madarasa ya ushairi katika The New School, ambako alikutana na mshairi Sekou Sundiata, ambaye baadaye alikuja kuwa rafiki na mshauri wake. [9]
Kwa miaka 15 mfululizo, DiFranco alifanya maonyesho bila kusimama, isipokuwa alipokuwa akirekodi albamu zake. Kuonekana kwake katika tamasha za muziki wa folk nchini Kanada na kwenye kumbi kubwa zaidi Marekani kulionyesha ongezeko la umaarufu wake kwenye miondoko ya folk na roots Amerika Kaskazini. Katika miaka ya mapema na katikati ya 1990, alifanya ziara peke yake na pia kama duo na mpiga ngoma wa Kanada, Andy Stochansky.
Mnamo Septemba 1995, DiFranco alishiriki kwenye tamasha katika Rock and Roll Hall of Fame huko Cleveland, Ohio, lililofanyika kwa ajili ya uzinduzi wa Woody Guthrie Archives mjini New York. Baadaye, alitoa CD kupitia Righteous Babe Records ya tamasha hilo iliyoitwa Til We Outnumber 'Em, ikihusisha wasanii kama DiFranco, Billy Bragg, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Arlo Guthrie, Indigo Girls, Dave Pirner, Tim Robbins, na Bruce Springsteen. Mapato yote ya albamu hiyo yalielekezwa kwenye Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives pamoja na idara ya elimu ya Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum. [10][11] Her father was of Italian descent, and her mother was from Montreal.[12] DiFranco started playing Beatles covers at local bars and busking with her guitar teacher, Michael Meldrum,[13] at the age of nine. By 14 she was writing her own songs. She played them at bars and coffee houses throughout her teens. DiFranco graduated from the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts high school at 16 and began attending classes at Buffalo State College. She was living by herself, having moved out of her mother's apartment after she became an emancipated minor when she was 15.[14]
Marejeo
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- ↑ Stout, Gene (Agosti 21, 2006). "DiFranco makes time for radical sabbatical: Indie rocker records new album and prepares for motherhood". The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Mei 13, 2007. Iliwekwa mnamo Januari 2, 2008.
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"Sound Bites". Daily Texan. Septemba 17, 2002. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Juni 10, 2008. Iliwekwa mnamo Januari 2, 2008.
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Leibovich, Lori (Machi 27, 1998). "Mother Who Think: Hey hey, ho ho, the matriarchy's got to go". Salon. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Machi 7, 2008. Iliwekwa mnamo Januari 2, 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Fame hasn't changed the way DiFranco works: Independently". The Sacramento Bee. Aprili 14, 2000. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Novemba 22, 2022. Iliwekwa mnamo Januari 2, 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ DiFranco, Ani (Januari 28, 2014). "Ani DiFranco: Things Pete Seeger Taught Me". The Wall Street Journal. Iliwekwa mnamo Januari 18, 2017.
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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ Gans, Andrew (Novemba 21, 2023). "Grammy Winner Ani DiFranco to Make Broadway Debut in Hadestown". Playbill.com. Iliwekwa mnamo Septemba 23, 2024.
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- ↑ "Dante Americo DiFranco". righteousbabe.com. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Februari 24, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "News Archives: The Buffalo News". Nl.newsbank.com. Julai 26, 2004. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Desemba 11, 2013. Iliwekwa mnamo Desemba 4, 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ Keith, Elizabeth (Novemba 25, 2008). "Ani DiFranco at Metropolis, Montreal -concert review". Music Vice. Iliwekwa mnamo Desemba 4, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Michael Meldrum: Open Ended Question". righteousbabe.com. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Julai 8, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ Cassidy, Benjamin (Juni 15, 2018). "Ani DiFranco rises up, like she always has". Berkshireeagle.com.
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