Aki Kumar's Original Hindi Blues - "Ruxaana" - Performed LIVE @ Ashkenaz Berkeley

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Featuring Aki Kumar (vocals/harmonica), Jim Pugh (piano), June Core (drums), Vance Ehlers (bass) & Rome Yamilov (guitar). "Ruxaana" is an original track from Aki Kumar's 2018 album "Hindi Man Blues" (itunes.apple.c....
Indian-born, San Jose-based Aki Kumar, aka "The Only Bombay Blues Man," left his home in Mumbai for the United States with the intention of working as a software engineer. Then he discovered the blues, and his life dramatically changed.
With his Little Village Foundation debut, "Aki Goes to Bollywood", Kumar began integrating elements of Indian music into his musical and visual presentation, making for a multi-cultural mash-up that sounds like no one else, yet never loses touch with its blues foundation. Kumar’s follow-up album, "Hindi Man Blues", boasts his most ambitious cross-cultural fusion to date, and features liner notes by veteran blues great Charlie Musselwhite. Kumar recently performed at the prestigious Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, has been featured on PRI “The World,” and has toured in Russia, South America and Scandinavia.
Hailed as a star among the next generation of West Coast blues artists and versatile in many different styles of roots music, Kumar is equally at ease rocking a Jimmy Reed number in English as he is belting out a signature, swingin' re-interpretation of a Bollywood classic in Hindi. Cleverly crafted originals featuring his masterful blues harmonica riffs are a highlight of this charismatic entertainer's live performances.

[@theraven6836]

12- Bar Blues in Hindi? This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while. Congrats.

[@Primus_suspectus]

Fresh

[@milindadokar1405]

Logo ke dimag ke upar se nikal gaya.
Is liye few likes.
What a experiment.
Wow , I like it very much.
Excellent, Great job.
Keep it up guys.

[@bigbiss20089]

Bhai ,ab sab yahan aayengey. Aur yeh gaana bhi wapaas banega! 🤗

[@AmilB29]

Awesome! Now I know what to play when my Mum asks me to put on some Hindi music!

[@Raj72544]

Love it, it should have English translation for the international audience.

[@chromedeluxe7013]

Awesome! Love the groove of the great June Core!

[@TheSalinski]

More of this Aki. This is excellent! Cheers.

[@PrashantSharma-he3wh]

This is so refreshing. Hindi Blues