Rani performing in 2021

Hania Rani (born Hanna Raniszewska; 1990) is a Polish pianist, composer and singer.

Early life and education

Rani was born in Gdańsk. She studied music at the Feliks Nowowiejski Music School in Gdańsk and the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.[1][2]

Biography

Trained as a classical pianist, Rani began incorporating jazz into her work during music school.[3] In 2015, she collaborated with Dobrawa Czocher on the album Biala Flaga, featuring their arrangements of music by fellow Pole Grzegorz Ciechowski. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rani started experimenting with improvisation and composing.[4] She now works within the post-classical (also known as neo-classical) music genre.[5] She has blurred traditional distinctions between jazz, classical, and house music.[6]

Discography

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[7]
Esja 65
Home —
Music for Film and Theatre —
Inner Symphonies (with Dobrawa Czocher) —
On Giacometti
  • Released: 17 February 2023
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP
 —
Ghosts
  • Released: 6 October 2023
  • Label: Gondwana Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ BBC Radio 4:Hania Rani: presented by Mark Coles Profile https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000gt2l Accessed March 28, 2020
  2. ↑ Davis, Barry (2020), Meditation, Hania Rani style, The Shaman of Sounds series presents gifted Berlin-based Polish pianist, Jan 10, Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Meditation-Hania-Rani-style-613756 Accessed March 28, 2020
  3. ↑ "About – Hania Rani". Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Hania Rani - Full Performance (Live on KEXP), retrieved 27 October 2022
  5. ↑ "What is post-classical music?". Classical Music. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Smith, Simon (18 June 2020). "Hania Rani - Home Review". Higher Plain Music. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Hania Rani | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Albums and singles certified Gold in 2021" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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