Aki Kumar + Howell Devine

Aki Kumar

A rare double bill featuring Aki Kumar &amp; Howell Devine - two of the SF Bay Area's most distinctive roots and blues inspired acts.

Poor House Studio

<h1><em>Online ticket sales have ended.  Limited tickets available at the door on day of event.</em></h1><h1>---------------------------</h1><h1><a href="https://akikumar.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Aki Kumar</a></h1><p>Aki Kumar left his native home in Mumbai, India for the United States with the intention of working as a software engineer. Then he discovered the sounds of the blues, and his life changed dramatically. </p><p>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 PRI “The World,” and has toured in Russia, Scandinavia and South America.</p><p>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).</p><h1><a href="http://www.howelldevine.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Howell Devine</a></h1><p><a href="http://www.howelldevine.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>"There is no blues band performing today as different as HowellDevine—nor as delightful."  ~ Lee Hildebrand, Living Blues Magazine/SF Chronicle</p><p>Triple threat talent, Joshua Howell (guitar, harmonica, vocals) and percussion savant, Pete Devine (drums, washboard), plus veteran upright bassist, Joe Kyle Jr. deftly mix Delta/Country Blues with wildly syncopated rhythms to create a rollicking present-day sound rooted in early blues. Their music stands in stark contrast to the typical blues heard in bars these days and would more likely be shaking the floors of a Southern juke joint some 70 years ago. </p>

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