Radical Love, Timeless Melodies, and Peace From Ani Cordero

Soundcheck | Jun 15, 2023

The singer and multi-instrumentalist Ani Cordero is a Puerto Rican musician living here in New York. She is bilingual, singing in both English and Spanish, as is her latest record, Anamores, a concept album rooted in many kinds of love – Platonic Love, Love of a Child, Love for our Ancestors.) Her music draws on her years of playing rock with bands like Pistolera, new wave synth influences, and the rhythms of the Caribbean – Clave and Bomba patterns. AND COWBELL. Ani Cordero and her band play some of these new songs, in-studio.

Set list: 1. One Hundred Years (de un siglo a aquí) 2. No Me Da La Coquí Gana 3. Se Acabó

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