What is Ani DiFranco?
{{Infobox musical artist |name = Ani DiFranco |image = Ani Difranco Ancienne Belgique.jpg |caption = Ani DiFranco performing at the [[Ancienne Belgique]] in 2007 |image_size = |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Angela Maria DiFranco <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/ani-difranco-20874409|title=Ani DiFranco|website=Biography|access-date=2019-02-15|archive-date=2018-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924112640/https://www.biography.com/people/ani-difranco-20874409|url-status=dead}}</ref> |alias = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|9|23}} |birth_place = [[Buffalo, New York]] |origin = |instrument = [[Guitar]], [[bass guitar]], [[tenor guitar]], [[singing|vocals]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], [[piano]] |genre = [[Folk rock]], [[indie music|indie]], [[alternative music|alternative]] |occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[musician]] |years_active = 1990–present |label = [[Righteous Babe Records|Righteous Babe]] |associated_acts = |website = [http://www.righteousbabe.com/ righteousbabe.com] |current_members = |past_members = }} '''Ani DiFranco''' (born September 23, 1970) is an [[Americans|American]] [[guitarist]] and [[singer]]-[[songwriter]]. She has had over 20 [[album]]s. Her songs are usually about [[feminism]] and [[political]] issues. Although DiFranco's music has been classified as both folk rock and alternative rock, she has created songs in many different music genres since her earliest albums. Her albums have used first [[Punk rock|punk]], then [[funk]], [[hip hop]], and [[jazz]] influences. She was one of the first independent musicians to create her own record label (Righteous Babe). By creating her own record label, this has given her significant creative freedom. In 2012 DiFranco released her seventeenth album, ''[[¿Which Side Are You On?]]''. DiFranco was born in [[New York (state)|New York]]. She started doing classes at [[Buffalo Sta