Hania Rani (born Hanna Raniszewska; 1990) is a Polish pianist, composer and singer.
Hania Rani (born Hanna Raniszewska; 1990) is a Polish pianist, composer and singer.
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]
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]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| Esja |
| 65 | |
| Home |
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| Music for Film and Theatre |
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| Inner Symphonies (with Dobrawa Czocher) |
| — | |
| On Giacometti |
| — | |
| Ghosts |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
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This is a summary of the year 2022 in British music.
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