Ani Cordero
Ani Cordero (born 1974) is a Puerto Rican American vocalist, drummer,[1] guitarist and songwriter.
Early life and education
Cordero was born Ana Marieli Cordero Garcia, in Boston, Massachusetts. Since 1999, Cordero has resided in Brooklyn, New York.[2]
Career
Cordero's work in music began in her teen years in Atlanta, Georgia. She performs as both Ani Cordero, and with Cordero, her bilingual rock group with husband and drummer Chris Verene.[3] She has recorded, toured nationally and internationally.
From the 1980s until 2009, Cordero performed with Man or Astro-man?, Dean and Britta, Josh Joplin Group, Angels of Light, and Number One Family Mover. Between 2010 and 2013, she performed with Os Mutantes (Brazil),[4] Rasputina, Cordero, Tuff Sunshine, and Pistolera,[5][6] which she helped to found.[7]
In 2014, Cordero released her first album, Recordar, consisting of covers of Latin American protest songs.[8][9][10] In 2017, she released a second solo album, Querido Mundo.[11]
Discography
- 1997 #1 Family Mover. Drums, Percussion, Vocals
- 1999 Buzz Me In Jack Logan. Percussion, Shaker
- 1999 Girl-Child-Spirit Primary Artist
- 1999 Useful Music. Josh Joplin. Background vocals
- 2001 This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation. Drums
- 2002 Lamb Lost in the City. Cordero. Guitar, Percussion, Producer, Vocals
- 2003 What's Mine Is Yours. Bee and Flower. Drums, Vocal
- 2004 Somos Cordero. Cordero. Guitar, Timbales, Vocals
- 2005 En Este Momento. Cordero. Member, Guitar, Percussion, Producer, Vocals[12]
- 2005 For a Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records Guitar, Vocals
- 2005 Jaywalker. Josh Joplin. Percussion, Background vocals
- 2005 Pistolera. Pistolera. Drums, Background vocals
- 2006 Siempre Hay Salida. Pistolera. Bateria, Coros, Percussion, Background vocals
- 2008 De Donde Eres Cordero. Guitar, Percussion, Vox Organ; BLOODSHOT RECORDS
- 2008 En Este Camino. Pistolera. Bateria, Vocals, Background vocals
References
- "Smoke Fairies Live at Leeds College Of Music on Saturday, 19th October 2013". Leeds Music Scene, Warren Barner. 21st October 2013.
- Mark Keresman, "Cordero,". Phoenix New Times, April 20, 2006
- "Ani Cordero Brings the Sound of Love, Protest and Social Change," July 2013: Amy Lacount, Bust Magazine.
- Modern Drummer Magazine, "Ani Cordero," October 2013: p. 14, article and photograph.
- "Ani Cordero Pays Tribute To The History Of Latin Protest Music". NPR, June 28, 2014
- "Víctor Jara. Siempre será canción nueva". ZdeO, Jorge Leiva 23 December 2015
- "Review: Ani Cordero, 'Querido Mundo'". NPR, February 16, 2017. Felix Contreras
- "Ani Cordero delves into the past for ‘Recordar’". New York Daily News, Jose Manuel Simian, May 1, 2014
- "Review Ani Cordero – Recordar". Sounds and Colours, by Marco Canepari 30 April, 2014
- "Ani Cordero streaming protest album ‘Querido Mundo,’ made a video". Brooklyn Vegan, By Andrew Sacher February 22, 2017.
- "Querido Mundo". AllMusic. Review by Timothy Monger
- "Cordero En Este Momento Bloodshot Records". Hybrid Music Reviews
External links
- Ani Cordero discography at Discogs
- Ani Cordero at AllMusic