ALA.NI

Alani Charal[1], known professionally as ALA.NI, is a musician from London, England.

Career

ALA.NI released her first album, You & I, in 2017 on No Format!.[2][3][4][5][6] The album was written a cappella on her iPad.[7] ALA.NI released her second album in 2020 titled Acca.[8]

Personal life

ALA.NI's parents are both originally from Grenada.[1] Her great uncle was Leslie Hutchinson, one of the popular cabaret singers of the 1920s and 1930s.[7] As a child she attended the Corona Theatre School in Hammersmith, followed by Sylvia Young Theatre School.[4] In 1989 she appeared as one of the Pink Windmill Kids in EMU-TV[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "A conversation with Ala.ni". 7 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ Martin, Rachel. "Don't Call It Nostalgia: ALA.NI's Done This For Years". NPR.org. NPR Music. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ Empire, Kitty. "Ala.Ni: You & I review – beguiling songs of doomed love". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b Saunders, Hillary. "ALA.NI Arrives in America With a Voice All Her Own". Paste. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. ^ Starling, Lakin. "Drift Away With ALA.NI's Romantic Lullaby "Cherry Blossom"". The Fader. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ^ Scott, Sydney. "New & Next: ALA.NI's 'Suddenly' Will Transport You To A Time When Romance Felt Real". Essence. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b Weiss, Haley. "ALA.NI". Interview. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Ala.ni - ACCA". Clash. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Emu's World/Emu's Pink Windmill Show – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  10. ^ EMU-TV Ep22 (1989) - FULL EPISODE, 15 July 2012, retrieved 22 May 2023
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