The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music, and Freedom [Hardcover]

The book . . . is quintessentially Aniand just as much Rosens, who initially approached the artist about the ideaand feels like eavesdropping on a conversation between the two of them, surrounded by chotchkes, artifacts and talismen from her storied career . . . The collaborative format produces an enticing, echoing meditation on the mystic role of the artist as well as, at its most reciprocal, the spiritual role of the fan. This is both a supplemental text to DiFranco's memoir, Thoughtful, multifaceted, and mind-expanding, Ani DiFranco has spent more than three decades redefining what it means to be an independent artist. A Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, poet, and activist, her new book, Ani DiFranco has never been an artist who hides behind mystique . . . In In her riveting memoir For a lot of people, Ani DiFrancos music might be emblematic of a certain timeof clove cigarettes and coffee shops, dorm rooms and Doc Martens. But that hasnt stopped her from continuing to develop herself and her sound . . . Aside from her new albumwhich she recorded with BJ Burton, making this only the second record in almost thirty-five years that she didnt self-produceshes currently starring on Broadway as the goddess Persephone in Ana?s Mitchells A feminist icon whose music blends folk, punk, funk, and jazz influences, DiFranco broke new ground in1990, when she founded her own record label, Righteous Babe Records, allowing her to maintain full creative control over her work in an industry often dominated by major labels. She won the Grammy for Best Recording Package for her 2003 album,