Compositions and lyrics with soul, folk and jazz influences.
ANA is front-woman, singer, lyricist and composer Ana Rocha with her band, up close and personal.
Together with guitarist Thomas Maillet, she has woven her favourite music into a genre-defying tapestry, that is led by her lyrics and voice as a storyteller in these often autobiographical songs. After presenting her song “Mornings” in 2016, and playing a few showcases with her original material, she retreated to song-writing once more, looking to further define the direction of her compositions and to rearrange them with a different, more acoustic and stripped-down sound.
After a successful Crowdfunding campaign, ANA’s album “Until the Dawn”, recorded at JetStudio in Brussels, was released in 2021. Joining Ana and Thomas Maillet are band-members Boris Schmidt on double bass and Toine Cnockaert on drums. These two widely experienced musicians bring their own playing and voices to the project, complementing the duo without taking away its intimate tone. To add to the groove and the harmonies, Thibault Dille regularly complements the band, on keys.
The band has gone on to write a lot of new repertoire, which is yet to be released. Under the guidance of renowned bass player and producer Nicolas Fiszman, they are planning to release new material in 2025.
You can listen to “Until the Dawn” on Spotify and YouTube or catch the band live in Germany and Belgium: they’ve played at Cafe Theater Schalotte for the Fete de la Musique in Berlin, Le Rideau Rouge in Ohain, among others. Check “Concerts” for the latest dates near you!