Little Miss Ann

YouTube Video Premiere

Family

Thursday, November 18, 2021
4 – 4:45 pm
YouTube Video Premiere

Ages 3 and up

(Premiere in EST)

Dance to the delightful sounds of Little Miss Ann whose catchy songs span many genres including folk, rock, punk, country, bluegrass and more. Grab your instruments and hear Ann as she sings and plays guitar joined by guest performer Uncle Jumbo. Ann’s music speaks to themes of community and coming together with joyful melodies for all ages.

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About the performers:

Ann Torralba, aka Little Miss Ann, is an award-winning Chicago kids musician, a former Chicago Public School teacher, an instructor at Chicago’s iconic Old Town School of Folk Music, a mom, and a first generation Filipina American.

Little Miss Ann has made 6 family music albums, and her latest album, 28 Days released in May 2021 with special guests, Suzi Shelton, Elena Moon Park, Tommy Soulati Shepherd and son, Frances England, Mil's Trills, Anna Jacobson, Ric Salazar and more. Besides writing, recording and performing reinvented classics and soulful originals, Little Miss Ann has also written and collaborated on songs that highlight her Filipina American culture. Little Miss Ann has performed everywhere from New York to Nashville to Los Angeles in notable festivals like SXSW and Lollapalooza with the Little Miss Ann Band which includes her husband, the drummer Patrick Milani.

Little Miss Ann is actively involved with Family Music Forward, a diverse collaboration of family performers who seek to amplify black artists in the family music industry.

Uncle Jumbo is a Houston based performer with a background in blending R&B, Hip-Hop, and Soul for adult audiences. Jumbo, who was given his nickname years earlier by his nieces, shifted to the kids music realm after writing the song "Roly Poly"—inspired by his then-infant daughter learning to crawl. Since then, in a span of two years, he has released three albums, including the Parent's Choice Award-winning Garden Groove. Uncle Jumbo's lively rhythmic sound is focused on joy, connection, kindness, and wellness. He's on a mission to make families feel closer by providing musical grooves to be enjoyed together by all, from the infants to the elders.

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