National Sawdust: Ami Dang with opener Roshni Samlal

• Roshni Samlal, tabla
• Amrita "Ami" Kaur Dang, voice & sitar

South Asian-American vocalist, sitarist, composer, and producer Amrita "Ami" Kaur Dang's experimental ambient music references her upbringing as a first-generation Sikh-American in Baltimore, combining elements of North Indian classical music with noise, dance, and psych music. 

Doors open at 6:30pm.

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About Roshni Samlal, tabla

Roshni Samlal is a NY-based tabla player, and a student of both Farukhbad exponent, Pt. Anindo Chatterjee and Shri Surdarshan Singh of the UK. Though rooted in the study of the traditional tabla repertoire, she explores the application of Indian classical percussion to electronic, chamber and multi-disciplinary contexts.

About Amrita "Ami" Kaur Dang, voice & sitar

Amrita "Ami" Kaur Dang is a South Asian-American vocalist, sitarist, composer and producer from Baltimore. Her sound blends elements of North Indian classical, noise/ambient electronics, beat-driven psych and experimental dance pop. The work references her hybrid identity as a first-generation South Asian-American, Sikh upbringing, musical education, as well as the chaos and spirituality of the landscapes of both Baltimore and urban India.

Picking up her first sitar when she was twelve years old, Dang has studied North Indian classical music (voice and sitar) in both New Delhi and Maryland, and she also holds a degree in music technology & composition from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Following in the footsteps of artists like Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, she seeks to advance the sound of contemporary experimental, pop, and electronic music with the sounds of South Asia—through vocals and sitar, ragas, and sampling. And vice versa, she aims to bring a broader sound palette to the legacy of South Asian music. These goals are a lifelong mission. To that end, she has collaborated with Animal Collective, William Cashion (of Future Islands), James Acaster, Thor Harris—to name a few. She has provided tour support for Beach House, black midi, Grimes, Lower Dens, Florist, and more.