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About Me

The Sami Sisters - "Tonight you belong to me"sunday afternoon at the kings arms tavern, newton
Anji and her family sang lots while doing dishes and things. At primary school she discovered she really did like singing (and writing stories about dragons and potions). Her favourite songs to sing (age 9) were 'Take me home, Country Roads,' 'minoi minoi minoi' and the theme song from 'An American tale' - 'somewhere out there.' The first concert she went to (the one that REALLY counted) was New Kids on the Block. She wore her denim shorts and an apricot blouse and had a chocolate zap.
Since primary school though she's done a few things. Among her favourites were singing bv's with David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights. Going on tour and fighting them. Being teased by and teasing them. Princes Street. Rad One Posse. Fan Kao. Refuel bagels. Arcoustic with Rory. Kmart with Haunted Love. Having old Arc Cafe as a local. Playing with awesome musicians like John, Rob and Anders and Ashley. And heapss more.
Out for the Weekend video

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/18/2006
Band Website: anjisami.com
Band Members: The Anji Sami band features local cool guys/heart throbs; Rob Falconer (Operation Rolling Thunder) on drums, Ashley Noel Hinton (Gestalt Switch) on bass and electric guitar, John Egenes from Santa Fe plays dobro, pedal steel and mandolin; Steph "my best friend" Brown features on a track (she is so cool) and sister Madeleine held wee Anji's hand and sang some bvs. Wonderfully.
Influences: i love the kinks, billie holiday, sam cooke, the everly brothers, neil young, gene pitney, the smiths, johnny cash, smokey robinson and the miracles, the carpenters, carol king, buddy holly, gillian welch, mirah, the beatles, david bowie, fleetwood mac, the brian jonestown massacre, kate bush, low, the decemberists, dolly parton, the unicorns, the temptations, john vanderslice, nick cave, the mountain goats, peggy lee, doris day, nina simone, elliot smith, edith piaf, the velvet underground, the arcade fire, elvis presley
Sounds Like: Hawaiian folk thang
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: None

My Blog

THE SAMI SISTERS

I get to make music with my sisters, yay!!!!!!!!!It's way fun. check at our crappy footage from a sunday undressed gig!!!or else...
Posted by Anji Sami on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:24:00 PST

listen to anji and don live on the local!!! myspace.com/thelocalonr1

me and don had a jam. he did some freestyln'/ listen on their myspace page why don't you!
Posted by Anji Sami on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:09:00 PST

Haints of Dean Hall at The Empire

the haints of dean hall gig will now be at the empire on princes st FRIDAY 18 mayonly $10 to see this awesome trans-tasman alt country duo!
Posted by Anji Sami on Wed, 02 May 2007 03:24:00 PST

tour photos by stephen dowling!

A small wee while ago I went on a small wee tour with David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights as well as the awesome Haints of Dean Hall. Noted writer/photographer Stephen Dowling also came along fand to...
Posted by Anji Sami on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:56:00 PST

"El Dorado wins b-net Award!"

El Dorado won 'Radio One Song of the Year' at the 2006 b-net awards.pretty cool!
Posted by Anji Sami on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:23:00 PST

for rainy

rainy! the dunedin bands article thing is in the current issue of pavement. there was something in the rip it up a while ago and online @ tearway ages ago also. my big sister keeps a record of all o...
Posted by Anji Sami on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:08:00 PST

EP available at CDBABY.COM

the El Dorado EP now available at CD Baby http://cdbaby.comalso available for download at ITUNES
Posted by Anji Sami on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 04:15:00 PST

i can't wait

http://www.leonardcohenimyourman.com/
Posted by Anji Sami on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 06:20:00 PST