Upcoming Performances

Film Screenings

"Jagadamba, Mother of the Universe" short film at Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Austin, TX, Bend It: Girls' Shorts, 5:30pm, Sept 4, 2008 at Alamo Ritz 1

"Jagadamba, Mother of the Universe" short film at Asian Adoptee Film Festival, Honolulu, HI, 7pm, Oct 11, 2008

Excerpt from One-Woman show at APATURE festival, San Francisco

TBA, late September 2008

Live Music during 108 Sun Salutations and Kirtan with Kate Ramsey

Global Mala Yoga for Peace Santa Cruz, San Lorenzo Park, 137 Dakota Ave. Santa Cruz, Noon, September 20, 2008

Chanting, didgeridoo, drumming, and esraj in Les Leventhal's Friday 4:30 - 6pm Yoga Flow class

September 19, September 26

Kirtan with Katchie Ananda and Kate Ramsey at Yoga Kula

September 19 at 7:45pm in Yoga Kula, Berkeley

Esraj, chanting, drumming, and didgeridoo in Pete Guinosso's Forrest style yoga class at Aha Yoga

1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 6:15pm--Next one September 17

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Past Perfomances

One-Woman Show: Sonic exploration of transnational adoption, sexuality, and personal/societal transformation through singing, spoken word, percussion, didgeridoo, and storytelling

• BorderOUT Performance at SomArts 7:30pm June 12, part of the National Queer Arts Festival
• Fundraiser for iPride, La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley, April 20, 2008
• El Rio, San Francisco, Oct 19, 2007
• Closing Night Gala of APAture festival, San Francisco, CA, Sept 29, 2007

Film Screenings

Debut of "Jagadamba, Mother of the Universe" short film at Queer Women of Color Film Festival, Brava Theatre, 7:30pm, June 13

Solo Poetry and Music

Eth-Noh-Tec Final Performance 7pm, June 11, 977 South Van Ness, SF

Gay Artists and Writers Kollective (GAWK), 7pm, June 24, Magnet, 4122 18th St., SF

Classical Indian Music and Eclectic Global Fusion Performance: Dining for Women charity meeting in Santa Cruz, April 23

Solo gigs:

San Francisco Walk Against Rape benefit at Justin Herman Plaza, 10 am, April 26

With Becky White and the Secret Mission, a mystic roots band with global beats

• How Berkeley Can You Be Festival, Berkeley, CA, Sept 30, 2007
• Green City Gallery, Berkeley, CA, September 20, 2007
• The Cannery, San Francisco, CA, August 24, 2007
• CD Release Party at the Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA, July 31, 2007
• Gratitude Nights Party benefit for the Evolutionary Center, San Francisco, CA, July 28, 2007
• Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA, July 12, 2007
• Yoga Society of San Francisco, CA, June 29, 2007
• How Weird Festival, San Francisco, CA, May 6, 2007
• Epic Arts, Berkeley, CA, May 4, 2007
• The Casbah Tea House, Tucson, AZ, April 28, 2007
• The Twisted Vine, Silver City, NM, April 27, 2007
• The Mineshaft Tavern, Madrid NM, April 25, 2007
• The Blue Dragon, Albuquerque, NM, April 24, 2007
• The Paper Heart, Phoenix, AZ, April 22, 2007
• Sacred Sites Music Festival, Flagstaff, AZ, April 22, 2007
• The Mad Italian, Flagstaff, AZ, April 21, 2007
• The Raven, Prescott, AZ, April 20, 2007
• Prescott College, Prescott, AZ, April 18, 2007
• Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA, April 5, 2007

With Jagadamba, a kirtan-gospel band with Philip Cowlishaw and Kate Ramsey

• Spiritual Enrichment Center, San Francisco, CA, March 2 and March 23, 2008
• Retreat with Louix Dor Dempriey, Institute of Noetic Sciences, Sept. 8, 2007
• Monterey Festival of Love, Monterey, CA, July 29, 2007
• Sadhana Retreat, Sonoma, CA, July 28, 2007
• Peace Walk at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, July 15, 2007

Kirtan with Katchie Ananda at Yoga Kula

• Monthly since June 2007

Recent Solo and Guest Performances in San Francisco: Amber is often invited to perform solo or with acclaimed musicians from around the world in various events. Some of these concerts include:

• Solo at Equinox Celebration, Spiritual Enrichment Center, San Francisco, CA, Sept 23, 2007
• Kirtan with Gina Sala, Yoga Sangha, San Francisco, CA, August 18, 2007
• Gay Artists and Writer’s Kollective Party, San Francisco, CA, June 19, 2007
• David Klein’s Photography Opening, San Francisco, CA, May 11, 2007
• Kirtan with Krishna Devi, Yoga Society of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, May 5, 2007
• with Zanzibar, Levende Lounge, San Francisco, February 22, 2007
• with Shapeshifter, Red Poppy Art House, October 21, 2006
• solo at APATURE, Space 180, San Francisco, September 16, 2006

Devotional music for the Celebrate Life Spiritualist Community

• Alternating Wednesdays at 7pm

With Bijly in Korea. Amber spent 2005 and part of 2006 in South Korea. She formed Bijly, an Indian/Arabian fusion band. Amber was on vocals, Arabic tambourine, doumbek, and didgeridoo, Rokku was on sitar, Jee Yeun was on tabla, and Minho was on doumbek and djembe. Amber performed with Bijly at the following events:

• Drum Festival, Seoul, Korea, June 2006
• Hyundai Department Store Arabian Nights Party, Seoul, Korea, May 2006
• International Mime Festival, Chuncheon, Korea, April 2006
• Women's International Film Festival, Seoul, Korea, April 2006
• Migrant Workers' TV 1-year anniversary party, Seoul, Korea, April 2006
• Mountain Festival, Chungju, Korea, March 2006
• Green Festival, Seoul, Korea, March 2006

With Anokha in Korea. Amber’s first band in Korea: a girl rock, spoken word, post-punk heavy hitting duo. Amber was on vocals, Arabic tambourine, didgeridoo, and esraj; Pam Park Jost was on vocals, guitar, and drumkit. Amber performed with Anokha at the following events:

• Benefit for Green Korea, Seoul, Korea, January 2006
• Feminist Art Fundraiser Seoul, Korea, December 2005
• Benefit for Migrant Workers' TV Station, Seoul, Korea, November 2005
• 2005
• Gimhae Migrant Festival, Busan, Korea, October 2005
• CD Release and Website Launch Party, Club Aura, Seoul, Korea, July
• Benefit for Adoption Solidarity Korea, Seoul, Korea, June 2005

With DJs Around the Globe. Amber has performed with djs in live settings on didgeridoo, djembe, doumbek, Arabic tambourine, esraj, and vocals. Amber has played with:

• DJ Justin Time, Holiday Inn, Bangkok, Thailand, September 2006
• DJ Sunny at various clubs, Seoul, Korea, 2004-2005
• Jerome Castle at le Bar, Paris, France, July 2002
• Digital Ladybug at 26 Mix and El Rio, San Francisco, CA, September, 2001

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