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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox person
| name = Flow 187
| name = Flo Ankah
| image = Flow 187 with his Rolls Royce.png
| image = Floanne at Harmonie Club.jpg
| caption = Picture of Rapper Flow187 with his Rolls Royce
| caption = Performing at the [[Harmonie Club]], Nov 2014
| birth_name = Florence Annequin
| background = solo_singer
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| birth_place = [[Bourgoin-Jallieu]], France
| birth_name = Robert B Roots
| citizenship = France and United States
| alias = Flow187official
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer|filmmaker|producer|comedian}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1990|11|20}}
| alias = Floanne
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| birth_place = [[Queens, New York]], U.S.
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| website = {{URL|www.FloAnkah.com}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip Hop Music|Hip Hop]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|Singer|Songwriter|Motivational Speaker|Author}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals}}
| years_active = 2012-Present
| associated_acts = [[Trillville]]
| label = {{hlist|Flow 187 Music Group |Hood Rich Films}}
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| website = {{URL|flow187official.com}}
}}
}}


'''Flo Ankah''' is a French and naturalized American actress,<ref name="French actress">{{cite web |url=http://www.floankah.com |title=French Actress Official website}}</ref> filmmaker, and singer residing in New York City. She founded Simple Production in 2006, and became a member of the [[Academy of Television Arts and Science]] in 2017.
'''Robert B Roots''' (born November 20, 1990),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Flow187Official|title=#Flow187 #FlowGod (@Flow187Official) |website=Twitter |access-date=2018-08-24}}</ref> better known professionally as '''Flow187''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Flow%20187|title=Urban Dictionary: Flow 187|website=Urban Dictionary|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-20}}</ref> is an American rapper and entrepreneur.<ref name="thehypemagazine">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/flow-187-the-wave/|title=Flow 187 – The Wave |work=[[The Hype Magazine]] |access-date=2018-08-20|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Queens]], [[New York City|New York]], born rapper first gained notoriety with the release of his [[mixtape]] ''The Wave''<ref name="hiphopweekly">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hiphopweekly.com/single-post/2018/07/24/Flow187-Official-Discusses-New-Music-and-More |title=Flow187 Official Discusses New Music and More! |last=|first=|date= |website=[[Hip Hop Weekly]] |archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://testicanzoni.mtv.it/testi-Flow-187_33162239/The-Wave-album_28811735|title=I testi delle canzoni dell'album The Wave di Flow 187 - MTV|website=MTV Testi e Canzoni|language=it|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref> with over 300,000 streams<ref name="revolt">{{Cite web|url=https://revolt.tv/profile/flow187official|title=Flow 187 Hip Hop Rapper {{!}} Music Producer |website=[[Revolt TV]] |access-date=2018-08-20}}</ref> on [[SoundCloud|soundcloud]], his single "palm trees" produced by [[Wiz Khalifa|wiz khalifa]] producer cardo got wings<ref>{{Citation|last=Flow 187|title=Palm Trees|url=https://www.amazon.com/Palm-Trees-Explicit/dp/B07CQC8HST/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1534816199&sr=8-14&keywords=flow187|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref> and his single "So Potent"<ref>{{Cite web |title=So Potent Music Video - Rapper Flow187 |url=https://www.newsflare.com/video/126251/entertainment-arts/so-potent-music-video-rapper-flow187 |website=[[Newsflare]] |access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> featured on Hot New Hip Hop.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/flow-187-so-potent-video.11288.html|title=Flow 187 "So Potent (Music Video Contest Winner) " Video |work=HotNewHipHop |access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref> Flow 187, Also was a [[MTV]] Artist until he decided to follow an independent music route.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.it/musica/artisti/flow-187/soogp8|title=Flow 187 {{!}} Video, musica e news {{!}} MTV Italia|website=www.mtv.it|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref> Now signed to [[French Montana]]'s [[Coke Boys]].


== Early life ==
== Career ==
[[File:FrenchActress Flo-Ankah.jpg|thumb|Starring in ''Loving the Silent Tears,'' at the Shrine Auditorium, LA - Oct 2012]]
Robert B Roots spent most of his early childhood in various places in the southern half of the [[United States]], following the [[divorce]] of his mother and father. As a child, Roots had a series of problems in [[school]] which resulted in him getting left back by accident of his [[middle school]] and being expelled in [[Secondary school|high school]].<ref name="fif">{{Cite book |last1=Roots |first1=Rob |last2=Jordan |first2=Sylvia |year=2012 |title=Falling Isn't Failing |publisher=Rob Roots Media |page= |isbn=9780615474670}}</ref> At age 20, Roots wrote his first motivational [[book]] written to help empower youth and young adults<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/authordetail.php?aut_id=955 |title=Author Youth Speaker Rob Roots Author Profile {{!}} Biography And Bibliography |website=[[NewReleaseToday]] |access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref> to take control of their life and not settle for failure or excuses. Roots created his own [[YouTube]] channel which has amassed more than {{frac|2|1|2}} million views and continues to grow daily. Leveraging his following, on February 23, 2013, Roots released his latest independently produced [[Rapping|rap]] video ''Living Motivated'', which has garnered over 100 thousand views on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://brashblog.wordpress.com/2017/01/23/the-road-to-motivation-flow187/|title=The Road to Motivation {{!}} Flow187|date=2017-01-23 |work=[[BRASH! Magazine Music Blog]] |access-date=2018-08-20|language=en-US}}</ref>


=== Actress ===
In addition to his [[internet]] successes, Roots has also appeared at dozens of venues perfecting his [[performance]] while building his reputation as a rap<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rockol.it/testi/139934254/flow-187-feat-flow187-x-dvtchie-shout-out-to-my-bank|title=√ Rockol - la musica online è qui - Novità Musicali|last=s.r.l.|first=Rockol.com|work=Rockol|access-date=2018-09-11|language=it-IT}}</ref> artist and as a [[Keynote|keynote speaker]] where he talks to youth and young adults about the importance of setting goals and about how to overcome obstacles.
Flo Ankah has appeared in film (''[[Listen Up Philip]]'', ''[[Then She Found Me]]'') and television (''[[One Life to Live]]''). She stars in the Broadway-style musical ''Loving the Silent Tears'', directed by [[Vincent Paterson]], at the [[Shrine Auditorium]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://silenttearsmusical.com/musical/cast |title=Starring in musical Loving the Silent Tears}}</ref> Her solo show ''[[Edith Piaf]] Alive'' premiered at [[Joe's Pub]] in the [[Public Theater]]. She has also performed for artists such as Mina Nishimura,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/dance/79234/dance-theater-workshop-ori-flomin-ursula-eagly-mina-nishimura |title=Timmy's Idea in Time Out NY|publisher=Time Out NY |accessdate=2009-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/arts/dance/10eagly.html|title=Timmy's Idea in the New York Times|publisher=New York Times |accessdate=2009-10-09 | first=Claudia | last=La Rocco | date=2009-10-10}}</ref> and [[Meredith Monk]] (at the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum]]).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/arts/dance/07monk.html|title=Ascension Variations in NYTimes|publisher=New York Times |accessdate=2009-03-06 | first=Gia | last=Kourlas | date=2009-03-07}}</ref> Her voice has been featured as a [[voice artist]] in feature films (''[[Magic in the Moonlight]]'', ''[[My Old Lady (film)|My Old Lady]]'', ''[[The Limits of Control]]'') and numerous [[television commercials]].


== Career ==
=== Writer-Director ===
''One Way'' and ''Waterfront Access?'' are Flo Ankah's first award winning films. She started with choreography, showing her work at Movement Research at the [[Judson Church]], [[HERE Arts Center]], and [[Dixon Place]]. Flo Ankah is a resident playwright of Athena Writes 2018 and alumni of the [[Kennedy Center]] Playwriting intensive.
Roots used the alias Flow 187, under which he self-produced three mixtapes including ''Lamborghini Dreams'', ''Pot Culture'' and ''The Wave''.<ref name="revolt" /> His earlier music career was heavily influenced by [[Southern hip hop|Southern rap]] with [[Auto-Tune|auto-tuned]] vocals and melodic trap instrumentals.This early work is fragmented with a handful of recordings on [[DatPiff|Datpiff]],[[YouTube|Youtube]] & [[Spotify]]. Flow 187 released numerous tracks on [[SoundCloud|Soundcloud]] between 2012 and 2016.<ref name="hiphopweekly" /> Flow 187 is currently working on a new album, The Wave.<ref name="thehypemagazine" /> In 2013 Roots 3 [[Mixtape|mixtapes]] produced ''Lamborghini Dreams'' , 2014 ''Pot Culture'' and 2018 ''The Wave''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hoodillustrated.com/xn/detail/3435403:BlogPost:97930?xg_source=activity|title=Flow187 interview with Hood Illustrated|last=|first=|date=|work=[[Hood Illustrated]] |access-date=}}</ref> Recently, On Sept 07, 2018 Flow 187 was a featuring artist on [[Trillville]] new album ''[[Dat Drip]]'' on the single "Heavy".<ref>{{Citation|title=Conclusions|date=May 1993|url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789812812476_0009|work=Non-Deterministic Concurrent Logic Programming in Pandora|pages=187–191|publisher=WORLD SCIENTIFIC|isbn=9789810212513|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
=== Songstress ===
Known as the French [[songstress]] Floanne, she performs with Jazz musicians in the [[nightclub]] scene, including [[Joe's Pub]], [[Feinstein's/54 Below]] and [[Symphony Space]]. She has appeared solo at the [[Museum of Modern Art]], [[Bryant Park]], the Miami-Dade County Auditorium and the [[New York Botanical Garden]]. Her interpretation of "[[Michelle (song)|Michelle]]" from [[The Beatles]] is the 75th release of ''The Beatles Complete on Ukulele''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebeatlescompleteonukulele.com/2010/06/075-michelle-floanne/|title=Michelle on The Beatles Complete on ukulele}}</ref>
Growing up, Roots was reared in a divorced household, left back, kicked out of school and jailed.<ref name="fif" /> Those experiences inspired Roots to wrote his [[book]] ''Falling Isn't Failing'' to motivate and inspire youth to get from where they are to where they want to be.<ref name="fif" /> His book ''Falling Isn't Failing'' was written to provide parents and teachers with a look inside the mind and world of young people and helps them to better understand the real life struggles young people encounter on a daily basis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ideamensch.com/rob-roots/|title=Rob Roots - Author of Falling Isn't Failing|date=2012-01-25 |work=[[IdeaMensch]] |access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref> Robert Roots has two children Robynn Meli'a Roots and Robert Kal-El Ali Roots.


==Albums==
=== Media ===
Flo Ankah is the voice for the French version of [[Vice News Tonight]]. Her film essay ''When Will Women Lead Storytelling in Hollywood''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clydefitchreport.com/2018/03/women-hollywood-directors/|title=Guest contributor, Women Directors in Hollywood}}</ref> was published on the Clyde Fitch Report, and she is the editor of The Little Movie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelittlemovie.com/author/flo-ankah/|title=Essays by Flo Ankah on TheLittleMovie.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Album information
|-
|align="left"|'''''[[The Wave]]'''''
*Released: May 4, 2018
*Chart positions:
*Last [[RIAA certification]]:
*Singles: Shout Out To My Bank
|-
|}


== Discography ==
== Works ==
[[Image:Floanne-Ankah.jpg|200px|right|thumb| Winning Best experimental film at the Big Apple Film Festival, 2008]]
'''Mixtapes'''
'''Playwriting'''
* ''Out of the Box'' - (2018) 10-mins play, Athena Writing Fellowship<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.symphonyspace.org/event/10062/Theater/falling-forward-an-evening-of-ten-minute-plays |title=Athena Writer Fellow 2018}}</ref>


'''Solo Performance'''
* ''Lamborghini Dreams'' 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.datpiff.com/Flow-187-Lamborghini-Dreams-The-Mixtape.522320.html|title=Lamborghini Dreams The Mixtape Mixtape by Flow 187 |website=[[DatPiff]] |access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>
* ''Edith Piaf Alive'' - (2012) a play about the Little Sparrow.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://newyorktheatrereview.blogspot.com/2013/03/tatiana-collet-apraxine-interviews.html|title=Interview for Edith Piaf Alive at Joe's Pub|publisher=New York Theater Review |accessdate=2013-03-21 | first=Tatiana | last=Collet-Apraxine | date=2013-03-21}}</ref>
* ''Pot Culture'' 2014<ref>{{Cite web |title=‎Pot Culture - Single by Flow 187|date=2014-11-18|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pot-culture-single/1205234529 |website=iTunes |access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>
* ''Love is French'' - (2013) a modern twist to vintage tunes.
* ''April in Paris'' - (2016) a musical tribute to the French spirit.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.onstageblog.com/reviews/2016/5/4/review-remembering-paris-correctly-april-in-paris-at-54-below-with-floanne|title=Remembering Paris Correctly. ‘April in Paris’ at Feinstein's/54 Below With Floanne|publisher=On Stage |accessdate=2016-05-04 | first=Thomas | last=Burns Scully | date=2016-05-04}}</ref>


'''Art House Film'''
===Singles===
* ''ONE WAY''<ref>{{IMDb title|1311662|title=One Way}}</ref> - (2008) Best Experimental Film, 5th Big Apple Film Festival
*"Living Motivated" (Prod. by freddie joachim)<ref>{{Citation|last=Rob Roots|title=FLOW 187 Living Motivated Prod by Freddie Joachim - Music Video - @FLOW187OFFICIAL|date=2013-02-24|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alyYIGKropE|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>
* ''Waterfront Access?''<ref>{{IMDb title|1486872|title=Waterfront Access?}}</ref> - (2010) Golden Reel Award, Tiburon International Film Festival<ref name="Tiburon Film Festival 2010 Winners">{{cite web |url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/tiburon-film-festival-2010-winners/ |title=Tiburon Film Festival Winners |accessdate=2010-03-27}}</ref>
*"Shout Out to My Bank"<ref>{{Citation|last=Flow 187|title=Shout Out to My Bank|url=https://www.amazon.it/Shout-Out-My-Bank-Explicit/dp/B07759S2SK|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rockol.it/album-27402946/flow-187-feat-flow187-x-dvtchie-shout-out-to-my-bank|title=√ Rockol - la musica online è qui - Novità Musicali|last=s.r.l.|first=Rockol.com|work=Rockol|language=it-IT|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref>
*"So Potent Prod" by Flow 187 X Johnny Roccet<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BrrFONNOXK6mnArGNYQo6|title=Flow 187 |website=Spotify |access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>
*Japan (feat. Mike Roots)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stateofhip-hop.com/japan-flow-187-feat-mike-roots-prod-snooza-x-xanboy/|title=Japan Flow 187 feat. Mike Roots (Prod. Snooza x Xanboy)|date=2018-08-16 |work=[[State of Hip-Hop]] |access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>
*"Palm Trees" (Prod. By Cardo Got Wingz)<ref>{{Citation|title=‎Palm Trees - Single by Flow 187|date=2017-11-01|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/palm-trees-single/1306476727 |website=iTunes |access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Flo Ankah}}
* {{official website|http://flow187official.com/}}
* [http://www.floankah.com Official website]
* [https://soundcloud.com/rob-flow-roots Flow 187 Soundcloud]
* {{IMDb name|2315743}}
* IMDb[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8423400/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm]


{{Authority control}}
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Flo Ankah
Performing at the Harmonie Club, Nov 2014
Born
Florence Annequin

Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
Other namesFloanne
CitizenshipFrance and United States
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • filmmaker
  • producer
  • comedian
Websitewww.floankah.com

Flo Ankah is a French and naturalized American actress,[1] filmmaker, and singer residing in New York City. She founded Simple Production in 2006, and became a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Science in 2017.

Career

Starring in Loving the Silent Tears, at the Shrine Auditorium, LA - Oct 2012

Actress

Flo Ankah has appeared in film (Listen Up Philip, Then She Found Me) and television (One Life to Live). She stars in the Broadway-style musical Loving the Silent Tears, directed by Vincent Paterson, at the Shrine Auditorium[2] Her solo show Edith Piaf Alive premiered at Joe's Pub in the Public Theater. She has also performed for artists such as Mina Nishimura,[3][4] and Meredith Monk (at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum).[5] Her voice has been featured as a voice artist in feature films (Magic in the Moonlight, My Old Lady, The Limits of Control) and numerous television commercials.

Writer-Director

One Way and Waterfront Access? are Flo Ankah's first award winning films. She started with choreography, showing her work at Movement Research at the Judson Church, HERE Arts Center, and Dixon Place. Flo Ankah is a resident playwright of Athena Writes 2018 and alumni of the Kennedy Center Playwriting intensive.

Songstress

Known as the French songstress Floanne, she performs with Jazz musicians in the nightclub scene, including Joe's Pub, Feinstein's/54 Below and Symphony Space. She has appeared solo at the Museum of Modern Art, Bryant Park, the Miami-Dade County Auditorium and the New York Botanical Garden. Her interpretation of "Michelle" from The Beatles is the 75th release of The Beatles Complete on Ukulele.[6]

Media

Flo Ankah is the voice for the French version of Vice News Tonight. Her film essay When Will Women Lead Storytelling in Hollywood[7] was published on the Clyde Fitch Report, and she is the editor of The Little Movie.[8]

Works

Winning Best experimental film at the Big Apple Film Festival, 2008

Playwriting

  • Out of the Box - (2018) 10-mins play, Athena Writing Fellowship[9]

Solo Performance

  • Edith Piaf Alive - (2012) a play about the Little Sparrow.[10]
  • Love is French - (2013) a modern twist to vintage tunes.
  • April in Paris - (2016) a musical tribute to the French spirit.[11]

Art House Film

  • ONE WAY[12] - (2008) Best Experimental Film, 5th Big Apple Film Festival
  • Waterfront Access?[13] - (2010) Golden Reel Award, Tiburon International Film Festival[14]

References

  1. ^ "French Actress Official website".
  2. ^ "Starring in musical Loving the Silent Tears".
  3. ^ "Timmy's Idea in Time Out NY". Time Out NY. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  4. ^ La Rocco, Claudia (2009-10-10). "Timmy's Idea in the New York Times". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  5. ^ Kourlas, Gia (2009-03-07). "Ascension Variations in NYTimes". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  6. ^ "Michelle on The Beatles Complete on ukulele".
  7. ^ "Guest contributor, Women Directors in Hollywood".
  8. ^ "Essays by Flo Ankah on TheLittleMovie.com".
  9. ^ "Athena Writer Fellow 2018".
  10. ^ Collet-Apraxine, Tatiana (2013-03-21). "Interview for Edith Piaf Alive at Joe's Pub". New York Theater Review. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  11. ^ Burns Scully, Thomas (2016-05-04). "Remembering Paris Correctly. 'April in Paris' at Feinstein's/54 Below With Floanne". On Stage. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  12. ^ One Way at IMDb
  13. ^ Waterfront Access? at IMDb
  14. ^ "Tiburon Film Festival Winners". Retrieved 2010-03-27.
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