District of Raga Presents Aditya Prakash Ensemble

$15 *cash only accepted at the door Details: 9:00 PM ADITYA PRAKASH 10:15 PM Raga Jam Session Bossa Bistro & Lounge 2463 18th Street NW Washington, DC 20009 Aditya Prakash, an award-winning vocalist known for his powerful and emotive voice, is one of the leading upcoming voices of Carnatic music, currently studying with venerated maestros inIndia-TM Krishna and RK Shriramkumar. Aditya was raised in a household filled with Indian classical arts; his mother, Viji Prakash, is the founder and director of the pioneer Bharatanatyam institutions in LA, Shakti Dance Company, and his sister Mythili Prakash, is a well-known Bharatanatyam dancer. Aditya began performing solo Carnatic concerts at the age of 12 and gained acclaim for his performances byCarnatic music institutions in India. Aditya was one of the youngest musicians to tour and perform with Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar at age 16, taking him prestigious venues such asCarnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowland Disney Hall to name a few. Aditya continues to collaborate with leading innovators and artists such as Anoushka Shankar(Aditya has been featured on Anoushka Shankar’s GRAMMY nominated album, Traveler), Tigran Hamasyan (Aditya is working on a new album with Tigran as producer and collaborator set to release in 2021) Karsh Kale and most recently, the acclaimed dancer and choreographer, Akram Khan in his final solo work, XENOS, which is touring internationally from 2018-2021.