Dawn of Midi
Dawn of Midi is an American acoustic ensemble from Brooklyn, New York. The group is composed of bassist Aakaash Israni, pianist Amino Belyamani and drummer Qasim Naqvi. The group formed in 2007 in Los Angeles but have resided in Brooklyn since 2011.
The group's second album, Dysnomia, was released in 2013.
In 2013, the podcast Radiolab released a short on the group entitled "Dawn of Midi" that included an interview with Israni. This short was later re-used as the opening of the 2016 full length Radiolab episode "Man vs. Machine" and again in the 2025 episode "Music Hat".
In 2016, the English rock band Radiohead announced Dawn of Midi as their opener for two sold-out concerts at New York's Madison [Square Garden] as part of the group's "A Moon Shaped Pool" tour.
Discography
- First
- Live
- ''Dysnomia''
General references
- , The New Yorker
- , BBC [Radio 3]
- , The New [York Times]
- , ''All About Jazz''