Ani Cordero

Ani Cordero (born 1974) is a Puerto Rican vocalist, drummer,[1] guitarist, and songwriter.

Ani Cordero
Birth nameAna Marieli Cordero Garcia
Born1974
Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Drums
  • guitar
  • percussion
  • vocals
Formerly of

Biography

Cordero was born Ana Marieli Cordero Garcia in Boston, Massachusetts. Since 1999, she has resided in Brooklyn, New York.[2]

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.[3] 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,[4] Rasputina, Cordero, Tuff Sunshine, and Pistolera,[5][6] which she helped create.[7]

In 2014, Cordero released her first solo album, Recordar, consisting of covers of Latin American protest songs.[8][9][10] In 2017, she released a second solo album, Querido Mundo.[11] Her third album, El Machete, came out in 2019.[12]

Activism

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.[13] The organization has given over seventy grants and organized multiple concerts and events.[14]

Discography
Year Artist Album Notes
1997 #1 Family Mover #1 Family Mover Drums, percussion, vocals
1999 Jack Logan Buzz Me In Percussion
Ani Cordero Girl-Child-Spirit Vocals, guitar, drums
Josh Joplin Band Useful Music Background vocals
2001 Various artists This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation Drums
2002 Cordero Lamb Lost in the City Guitar, percussion, vocals, production
2003 Bee and Flower What's Mine Is Yours Drums, vocals
2004 Cordero Somos Cordero Guitar, timbales, vocals
2005 Cordero En Este Momento Guitar, percussion, vocals, production[15]
Various artists For a Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records Guitar, vocals
Josh Joplin Jaywalker Percussion, background vocals
Pistolera Pistolera Drums, background vocals
2006 Pistolera Siempre Hay Salida Percussion, background vocals
2008 Cordero De Donde Eres Percussion
Pistolera En Este Camino Drums, vocals
2014 Ani Cordero Recordar Vocals, guitar, drums, percussion
2017 Ani Cordero Querido Mundo Vocals, guitar, drums, percussion
2019 Ani Cordero El Machete Vocals, guitar, drums, percussion

References
  1. "Smoke Fairies Live at Leeds College Of Music on Saturday, 19th October 2013". Leeds Music Scene, Warren Barner. October 21, 2013.
  2. Mark Keresman, "Cordero,". Phoenix New Times, April 20, 2006
  3. "Ani Cordero Brings the Sound of Love, Protest and Social Change," Archived September 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine July 2013: Amy Lacount, Bust Magazine.
  4. Modern Drummer Magazine, "Ani Cordero," October 2013: p. 14, article and photograph.
  5. "Ani Cordero Pays Tribute to the History Of Latin Protest Music". NPR, June 28, 2014
  6. "Víctor Jara. Siempre será canción nueva" Archived October 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine. ZdeO, Jorge Leiva December 23, 2015
  7. "Review: Ani Cordero, 'Querido Mundo'". NPR, February 16, 2017. Felix Contreras
  8. "Ani Cordero delves into the past for 'Recordar'". New York Daily News, Jose Manuel Simian, May 1, 2014
  9. "Review Ani Cordero – Recordar". Sounds and Colours, by Marco Canepari April 30, 2014
  10. "Ani Cordero streaming protest album ‘Querido Mundo,’ made a video". Brooklyn Vegan, By Andrew Sacher February 22, 2017.
  11. "Querido Mundo". AllMusic. Review by Timothy Monger
  12. "How These Puerto Rican Musicians Are Soundtracking a Revolution". Nylon. August 8, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  13. "A fund helps Puerto Rico's independent musicians after hurricane's devastation". NBC News. February 23, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  14. "How These Indie Artists Are Helping Puerto Rico". Peoplemag. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  15. "Cordero En Este Momento Bloodshot Records". Hybrid Music Reviews
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