Aditya Prakash, an award-winning vocalist known for his powerful and emotive voice, is one of the foremost virtuosos of Karnatik music.

At only 16 years of age, he became one of the youngest musicians to tour and perform with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, accompanying him to such prestigious stages as Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and Disney Concert Hall.

Aditya has collaborated with a diverse range of innovative artists, including sitarist Anoushka Shankar; jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan; electronic experimental artist Karsh Kale, and the acclaimed dancer and choreographer Akram Khan. Aditya founded the eclectic music group, Aditya Prakash Ensemble, which creates a space for dialogue between Karnatik and jazz. The Ensemble’s 2020 album, “Diaspora Kid,” garnered praise from Songlines, KCRW and was featured in the top 15 albums on the Transglobal World Music Chart in May 2020. Aditya Prakash Ensemble was selected by the acclaimed festival showcase, GlobalFEST, to perform a NPR Tiny Desk concert in 2021.

Aditya is currently under the mentorship of two prolific artists: Karnatik musician, author, and activist, T.M. Krishna and Karnatik musician and scholar, R.K. Shriramkumar.

Recently, Aditya produced and co-composed the musical score for the N.E.F.A. awarded production, “She’s Auspicious” by Mythili Prakash. One of the songs Aditya produced for the album “HOME,” by Singaporean vocalist Sushma Soma, was featured on BBC at the Earthshot Awards.

In his newest work, ISOLASHUN, Aditya explores the weight of privilege and the boundaries of tradition in an entirely new creative form. ISOLASHUN will be released on October 13, 2023 via New Amsterdam Records. Accompanying the album release will also be a short film for Aditya’s music, directed and choreographed by Akram Khan and co-directed by Maxime Dos, as well as a podcast series with Aditya in conversation with his album mentors: T.M.Krishna, Akram Khan, Mythili Prakash, and Vincenzo Lamagna.

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