Ani Cordero

Cordero was born Ana Marieli Cordero Garcia in Boston, Massachusetts. Since 1999, she has resided in Brooklyn, New York.Mark Keresman, [http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2006-04-20/music/cordero/full "Cordero,"]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Phoenix New Times, April 20, 2006

Cordero's work in music began in her teen years in Atlanta, Georgia. She has performed as a solo artist as well as a number of bands, including Cordero, her bilingual rock group with husband and drummer Chris Verene.[http://www.bust.com/ani-cordero-brings-the-sound-of-love-protest-and-social-change.html "Ani Cordero Brings the Sound of Love, Protest and Social Change,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034759/http://www.bust.com/ani-cordero-brings-the-sound-of-love-protest-and-social-change.html |date=September 28, 2013 }} July 2013: Amy Lacount, Bust Magazine. She has recorded and toured both nationally and internationally.

From the 1980s until 2009, Cordero performed with Man or Astro-man?, Dean and Britta, Josh Joplin Group, Angels of Light, Bee and Flower, and #1 Family Mover. Between 2010 and 2013, she performed with Os Mutantes,Modern Drummer Magazine, [http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2013/08/october-2013-issue-of-modern-drummer-featuring-mike-portnoy/#.UkogQmREhe8"Ani Cordero,"] October 2013: p. 14, article and photograph. Rasputina, Cordero, Tuff Sunshine, and Pistolera,[https://www.npr.org/2014/06/28/325886971/ani-cordero-pays-tribute-to-the-history-of-latin-protest-music "Ani Cordero Pays Tribute to the History Of Latin Protest Music"]. NPR, June 28, 2014[http://www.zonadeobras.com/expedientes/2015/12/23/victor-jara-siempre-sera-cancion-nueva-203684/ "Víctor Jara. Siempre será canción nueva"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020135305/https://www.zonadeobras.com/expedientes/2015/12/23/victor-jara-siempre-sera-cancion-nueva-203684/ |date=October 20, 2020 }}. ZdeO, Jorge Leiva December 23, 2015 which she helped create.[https://www.npr.org/2017/02/16/515253413/first-listen-ani-cordero-querido-mundo "Review: Ani Cordero, 'Querido Mundo'"]. NPR, February 16, 2017. Felix Contreras

In 2014, Cordero released her first solo album, Recordar, consisting of covers of Latin American protest songs.[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/ani-cordero-delves-recordar-article-1.1775584 "Ani Cordero delves into the past for 'Recordar'"]. New York Daily News, Jose Manuel Simian, May 1, 2014[http://soundsandcolours.com/reviews/music-reviews/ani-cordero-recordar-23832/ "Review Ani Cordero – Recordar"]. Sounds and Colours, by Marco Canepari April 30, 2014[http://www.brooklynvegan.com/ani-cordero-streaming-protest-album-querido-mundo-made-a-video/ "Ani Cordero streaming protest album ‘Querido Mundo,’ made a video"]. Brooklyn Vegan, By Andrew Sacher February 22, 2017. In 2017, she released a second solo album, Querido Mundo.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/querido-mundo-mw0003021551 "Querido Mundo"]. AllMusic. Review by Timothy Monger

Her third album, El Machete, came out in 2019.{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2019 |title=How These Puerto Rican Musicians Are Soundtracking a Revolution |url=https://www.nylon.com/puerto-rican-female-singer-songwriters |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=Nylon}}

In 2017, Cordero and Raquel Berrios from the band Buscabulla formed a nonprofit activist organization called PRIMA (Puerto Rico Independent Musicians and Artists). The PRIMA Fund was established to provide emergency assistance to musicians and artists in Puerto Rico after the devastating effects of hurricanes Irma and Maria.{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2018 |title=A fund helps Puerto Rico's independent musicians after hurricane's devastation |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/fund-helps-puerto-rico-s-independent-musicians-after-hurricane-s-n846321 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=NBC News}} The organization has given over seventy grants and organized multiple concerts and events.{{Cite web |last= |title=How These Indie Artists Are Helping Puerto Rico |url=https://people.com/chica/prima-fund-help-puerto-rican-musicians-artists/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=Peoplemag}}

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Category:1974 births

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