Ann mortifee biography
- Ann Mortifee, CM (born 30 November 1947) is a.
- Mortifee, Ann. Composer, singer, actress, b Durban, South Africa, 30 Nov 1947, naturalized Canadian 1961; BA (British Columbia) 1968.
- Ann Mortifee was born on November 30, 1947 in Zululand, South Africa.
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Ann Mortifee was born in Zululand, South Africa. She spent her first years on a sugar farm there and came to Canada as a young child. As a teenager in Vancouver, she began singing with the legendary Josh White after her first public appearance which was at a local coffeehouse. That first performance was precipitated by a dare put to her by some of her classmates at school. Shortly thereafter, Ann was invited to an audition to be a singer for the first run of the George Ryga play,The Ecstasy of Rita Joe. It was here that she recognized the power of the arts to influence social awareness.
Ann's work with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet on the ballet version of The Ecstasy of Rita Joe deepened her commitment to the arts and helped greatly to establish her career.
Ann is now known as one of Canada's most unique and outstanding performing artists. Known throughout the world for her passionate and honest performances, Ann has released ten CDs, written three musicals, and several ballet and film scores. She has worked as a keynote speaker for conferences on such concerns as the use
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Ann Mortifee's latest creation, In Love With The Mystery grew out of Ann's morning practice of rising early and welcoming the day contemplatively. Oprah Winfrey sings praises for Ann's book in her "O Magazine" November 2013 issue. READ OPRAH's WORDS: http://annmortifee.com/2013/10/featured-o-magazine/ Ann is known by many to be a truly Renaissance woman. Born on a sugar cane farm in Zululand, her passion for Africa has been expressed in many of her creative expressions. She wrote When The Rains Come, a full-length musical, as an anti apartheid call. She then wrote Into The Heart of the Sangoma, a two person musical and CD based on her time with Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, the head Sangoma (shaman) of the Zulu nation. She has ridden a bicycle through France and Italy, lived in Paris, writing and learning to paint; spent a year in war torn Beirut in the midst of Lebanon's civil war and travelled through India where she learned Kriya Yoga (now a life long practice) and then worked in Calcutta with Mother Teresa in the House of the Destitute and Dying. H
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Ann Mortifee
Ann Mortifee | |
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Ann Mortifee in her studio, Vancouver BC, 2016 | |
| Born | (1947-11-30) 30 November 1947 (age 77) Durban, South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, librettist, author |
| Instrument(s) | Voice, guitar, piano |
| Labels | EMI, Jabula, Eskova |
| Website | annmortifee.com |
Musical artist
Ann Mortifee, CM (born 30 November 1947) is a Canadian singer, composer and librettist, author, storyteller, and keynote speaker. Her music blends folk, musical theatre, pop, sacred and world music. She is a member of the Order of Canada, one of the highest honours bestowed on civilians by the Government of Canada.
Early years
Born in Durban, South Africa, Mortifee lived in the province of Natal until the age of 10. Her father, who was deeply opposed to the country's racist apartheid regime, immigrated to Canada with his wife and children and settled in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Family
She was married to the late Paul Horn, a jazz flutist and one of the early New Age musicians. Her younger sister, Jane Mortifee,[1] a
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