Aki Kumar on Chicago Blues, Bollywood Blues, Harmonica, and Performing




The Unstarving Musician show

Summary: Aki Kumar fell in love with the blues and blues harmonica, but Bollywood pop is part of his music memory. This memory is creating what's likely to become a bonafide genre–Bollywood Blues. You can hear this on his latest album "Aki Goes to Bollywood." Although Aki is of Indian decent, his bold move to mix the blues and Bollywood pop from his childhood started with his love of the Chicago blues sound. Although the final tracks of his first album Don’t Hold Back were perhaps a foreshadowing of things to