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Ani DiFranco on Her Retrospective
03 min 54 sec
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Ani DiFranco on Illegal File Sharing
03 min 39 sec
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Ani DiFranco on Patriarchy
04 min 01 sec
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I first saw Ani a number of years ago when she opened up one of the mornings at the now defunct Laguna Seca Daze. I was doing security front of stage and had to keep looking back at this folkie/punk babe with blue braids, trying to figure out what the hell was happening there. But I was hooked, and it took me off down this whole new musical path! She's great, intelligent, insightful, thoughtful, and (usually) just plain eloquent. I've been following her all these years now, and have not grown tired of her music. She is a talented, resourceful human being, and her music runs the gamut. It can be painful and/or passionate, humorous, and biting, but never dull. She sings what she feels, and manages to capture the best and worst in life, embracing the irony. One of my favorite moments was a few years back at the Greek in Berkeley when she had Maceo Parker opening for her, and Maceo announced that they'd had a talent contest earlier in the day and he wanted to introduce the winner. Out comes Ani in a suit and string tie, and together they proceeded to throw down the funk. Rock on Ani! 
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