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Ludmila Ferber amp Ana Paula Valadão A Doçura do Teu Falar
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In this oral history, Ana da Silva discusses growing up on Madeira Island, when she started creating art, and her childhood exposure to music and art. Da Silva talks about her teen years, including what kind of student she was, her family’s expectations, and family history of going to university. She recounts her college experience, and how she came to move to London. From there, da Silva talks about meeting Gina Birch, forming The Raincoats, and the band’s early reception. She discusses what it was like to be signed to a record label, the band’s anti-commercial attitude, and starting her own record label. Da Silva talks about why The Raincoats disbanded and her many projects since then. She talks openly about her creative identity, queer identity, and what it means to age in the public eye. The interview concludes with her thoughts on her role in rock history, the category of women in rock, and what she is most proud of. • Ana da Silva is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and visual artist best known as a founding member of The Raincoats. • Learn more at: WomenofRock.org • Interviewed by Tanya Pearson for the Women of Rock Oral History Project • The Women of Rock Oral History Project is a collection of digital interviews and written transcripts, housed at the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College—one of the oldest women’s history archives in the United States. Started by Tanya Pearson in December, 2014, WOROHP documents the lives and careers of women in rock whose work and careers have been underrepresented or omitted from rock journalism and historical scholarship. With a collection of publicized and accessible primary source documents, the Women of Rock Oral History Project seeks to facilitate a more comprehensive, inclusive, and accurate cultural history. • #rock #punk #interview #music #history
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