aki kumar Archive
22 May 2026
Aki Kumar’s Bollywood Blues (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Still, he had to overcome some hurdles. “One of those was my accent,” he admits. “Another was that as an international person, you’re preemptively perceived as […]
21 May 2026
Aki Kumar’s Bollywood Blues (Part 1 of 2)
This feature first appeared in Living Blues. Genre mashups are nothing new; for decades, musical artists have combined styles. In the process, some new forms have arisen: folk-rock, jazz fusion […]
03 Jul 2025
Bollywood to the Blues: Aki Kumar
Bay Area singer and harmonica player Aki Kumar has one of the more unusual back stories in blues. Born in Mumbai, India to music-loving parents, he was always immersed in […]