Kiran Ahluwalia

Please note: This event is taking place at Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Avenue), in downtown Brooklyn

Noted for “her soul-stirring voice” (Los Angeles Times), vocalist-composer Kiran Ahluwalia brings a modern sensibility to her songs of Sufi mysticism and yearning romantic love. A proponent of the great vocal traditions of India and Pakistan, she boldly explores new territories to create a synthesis of Indian, Western jazz, and Saharan sounds. Her CD Aam Zameen: Common Ground, which she recorded with the nomadic Tuareg group Tinariwen, was recently awarded Kiran’s second JUNO award (Canadian Grammy).

This program is a CD release concert for her long-awaited sixth album, Sanata: Stillness. Onstage she is accompanied by noted jazz guitarist Rez Abbasi, the No. 1 “Rising Star” guitarist in DownBeat’s 2013 Critic’s Poll; Nitin Mitta (tabla); Will Holshouser (accordion); and Mamadou Ba (electric bass).

Co-presented by Robert Browning and Asia Society.