Aki Kumar @ Biscuits and Blues | TWO SHOWS

Name: Aki Kumar @ Biscuits and Blues | TWO SHOWS
Start: 2024-11-21T18:30:00-08:00
End: 2024-11-21T22:00:00-08:00
Location: Biscuits & Blues

Schedule

Thu Nov 21 2024 at 06:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Biscuits & Blues | San Francisco, CA

TWO SHOWS!
Advance Reservations highly recommended.
First show: 6:30pm
Second show: 8:30pm
Tickets: https://biscuitsandblues.com/tickets
www.akikumar.com
About Aki Kumar:
Aki Kumar left his native home in Mumbai, India for the United States as a teenager with the intention of working as a software engineer. Then he discovered the sounds of the blues, and his life changed dramatically.
One of the hardest working artists on the music scene today, this San Jose-based musician has successfully blended 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 the inspiration it draws from the blues. He has made multiple appearances at The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, has been featured on CBS KPIX and PRI “The World,” and has toured in India, Australia, Scandinavia and South America.
Kumar's Little Village Foundation releases Aki Goes To Bollywood (2016) and Hindi Man Blues (2018) are considered ground-breaking albums that have garnered international critical acclaim. In 2020, Kumar made major news with the world-wide launch of his album Dilruba on Sony Music India. Kumar kicked off 2021 with the release of an uplifting reggae-infused single "Zindagi" (Life).
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, hi-energy live performances.