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Angel-Ho
OriginCape Town, South Africa[1]
Genres
  • Pop
  • Electronic
  • Experimental
  • Industrial
  • Disco
Occupations
  • Musician
  • Producer
  • Performance Artist
Formerly ofNON Worldwide

Angelo Antonio Valerio,[a][2] better known as Ange Madame, formerly Angel-Ho (oftentimes stylized in all-uppercase) is a South African producer, rapper, vocalist and performance artist. Best known for her song Like A Girl, her musical style has been described as experimental, (post-)industrial, pop and neo-pop.[3] She is also a co-founder of the now-defunct collective and independent record label NON Worldwide.[2]

Career

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Angel was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. She studied fine arts at the University of Cape Town.[1]

In 2015 she started releasing music on a joint SoundCloud account with fellow musicians Chino Amobi and Nkisi, both of which she met online. That account turned into their own independent record label, NON Records (also known as NON Worldwide). In an interview with Amobi it has been described as "a worldwide resistance movement."[2] The first music uploaded by NON Worldwide was the 27 minute long mix Death Drop From Heaven by Angel.[4]

Angel put out her debut EP Ascension later that same year. It released via Rabit's Halcyon Veil label and was mastered by Arca.[1] She also featured on a song by South African rapper and producer Dope Saint Jude called "Keep In Touch".[5] In 2016 she also joined the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival lineup.[6]

After catching the attention of M.I.A. and opening for her in South Africa,[3] Angel's debut album, Death Becomes Her was released via Hyperdub in 2019. The album saw her rapping and singing over decidedly more pop productions, referencing a myriad of other songs, such as Lumidee's Never Leave You, as to "collectively encompass a broader experience shared by queer people of color around the world."[7][8] The album deals with Angel's transition, especially on songs such as Like a Girl.[9]

In late 2019, Angel-Ho's song Chaos was featured on Adult Swim's HyperSwim compilation alongside contributions from Burial, Orion Sun, Laurel Halo, Dean Blunt and many more.[10] By 2019 NON Records became defunct.[3][11]

Angel's EP Alla Prima released in September 2020 and was described by her as "Hip Hop Haute Couture".[12]

The short documentary Angel-Ho: The Documentary was directed by South African filmmaker Allison Swank and released at the end of September 2021. It roughly follows the Dancing On Air music video shoot and deals with Angel's schizophrenia and how it impacted her art and identity. It is entirely narrated by the artist alongside brief interview portions with her mother.[13]

In 2023 Angel won the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Performance Art at the National Arts Festival.[14]

As of June 2024, accompanied by the release of her new album, Birth Becomes Her, Angel changed her alias from Angel-Ho to Ange Madame.[15] Later that same year she released her second self-titled album Ange Madame alongside a mixtape of club tracks created for live performances.[16]

Personal life

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In 2015 Angel was a part of the Rhodes Must Fall movement.[1]

Angel is queer and non-binary.[17]

Discography

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ She is to be referred to as Angel or Angie.

Sources

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  1. ^ a b c d Saxelby, Ruth (3 August 2015). "Meet ANGEL-HO, The Cape Town Artist Resisting Colonialism's Legacy Through Sound". The Fader. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Remi (28 March 2016). "NON Is A Worldwide Resistance Movement For African Artists". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Connolly, Leah Jade (7 March 2019). "Angel-Ho's radical, communal neo-pop". Dazed. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ Lozano, Kevin (17 May 2016). "An Introduction to NON Worldwide". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ Mazaza, Shiba (13 March 2015). ""Keep In Touch" by Dope Saint Jude featuring Angel-Ho". Design Indaba. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ Sound Check (1 February 2016). "Feature: Queer South African Artists Dope Saint Jude and Angel-Ho join The Cape Town Electronic Music Festival Line-Up". Afropunk. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ Jones, Daisy (29 January 2019). "Angel-Ho Makes Genuinely Radical Electronic Music". Vice. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  8. ^ Kim, Michelle Hyun (4 March 2019). "Death Becomes Her". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  9. ^ "The Best Experimental Albums of 2019". Pitchfork. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  10. ^ Strauss, Matthew (22 November 2019). "Listen to Burial's New Song "Old Tape"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  11. ^ Monroe, Jazz (13 February 2020). "Angel-Ho Announces New Album Woman Call, Shares Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  12. ^ Bloom, Madison (17 September 2020). "Angel-Ho Announces Alla Prima EP, Shares New Song "Juice": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  13. ^ Chandran, Nyshka (29 September 2021). "A new mini-doc explores Angel-Ho's struggle with schizophrenia". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  14. ^ "The Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners for 2023 have been announced". ArtAfrica. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  15. ^ Sincuba, Thembeka (18 June 2024). "Ange Madame FKA Angel-Ho // An Experience That Disrupts". Bubblegumclub. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  16. ^ Butchard, Skye (28 October 2024). "Ange Madame". The Quietus. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  17. ^ Nirui, Ava (31 December 2015). "Meet the Cape Town musician resisting systematic oppression". Dazed. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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