Roll Call with Saira Raza
The multi-instrumentalist and songwriter wants you to go to the library more often
Who are you?
I’m Saira Raza AKA Sister Sai (@sistersai since America got Online in the mid-90s). American-born confused desi from a small town (what up Lansing, NY?!). Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. Master of Library Science.
Describe yourself in three words.
Just too much.
If you could start one trend what would it be?
Using the library.
If you could end one trend what would it be?
Rape culture.
Sun Ra? Or Sun Tzu?
Both, obviously!
What song do you wish you had written?
“Open Beauty” by Don Ellis.
What monster scares you the most?
That pussy-grabbing fear-mongering assface running for president and the people who are voting for him.
Who in Atlanta deserves a raise?
Anyone making less than a living wage, which according to MIT’s Living Wage Calculator is $10.88 for one adult with no children in Georgia.
Sister Sai plays the Mammal Gallery on Fri., Nov. 4. With Weyes Blood and Red Sea. $10. 9 p.m. 91 Broad St. S.W. www.mammalgallery.com.