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Friday, May 7, 2021

Music Minute: LIttle Miss Ann - 28 Days

 One of the leading artists in family music, Little Miss Ann releases her sixth album of original songs, 28 Days, which has already won a 2021 National Parenting Publications (NAPPA) Award. The songs are available from a variety of music sources.



Little Miss Ann is Ann Torralba, a Chicago-based Filipina-American artist who teaches at the Old Town School of Folk Music and was recently a featured artist at the virtual Folk Alliance conference. Torralba collaborates frequently with artists around the nation, including Latin Grammy winners 123 Andres. She is a co-founder of the Family Music Forward initiative to enhance diversity in children’s music, and she is co-producing the April Kukuza Fest to amplify Black female performers. Her last album Keep On was released with “Amy D” in 2017. Pirata y Luna created the 28 Days cover.


All of the songs were written, recorded and produced under quarantine. Working closely with Grammy-winning producer Dean Jones, the Chicago-based artist expanded beyond folk and acoustic rock to present a multi-layered production involving rock guitars, violin, sousaphone, and even traditional instruments from the Philippines like the balafon, kubing and pew pew.


Jones, based in the Hudson Valley of New York,says he enjoyed playing up these unusual instruments and the give-and-take of producing 28 Days.“This album really helped get me through the pandemic,” he says.”Ann has so many brilliant musical ideas and such a unique vibe. It’s a great album.”


Little Miss Ann is planning several concerts, both live and virtual, for spring and summer 2021. For more information and updates, please visit www.littlemissann.com

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