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Carnatic & Crossover Vocals |📍Oakland NYC
🎙Roopa in Flux @ The Muck | October 8 | Fullerton, CA
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2024 felt big and I’m grateful. Artists whom I had only encountered from afar I found myself sharing a room with. I wish I had shared tibits about these (and many other!) moments earlier, but this year was an especially difficult time to be on instagram, with the horrors in Palestine in plain sight, among all the other anxieties of elections, war, natural disasters, and more. Hoping that I find balance and follow-thru in 2025, and that we move towards more justice. Sharing some highlights from ‘24: - 3 nights of Indian music at Jazz @ Lincoln Center | Wynton Marsalis played an elephant sound on his trumpet at the end of our rendition of Vathapi Ganapathim (what?!). A pinch me moment. Gratitude is not a strong enough word. - Songs for Many Lives, a new Carnatic composition project | Sruti Sarathy and I were finally able to share a work-in-progress version of the music, honoring South Asian immigrant experiences and radical history. A huge win just to get the project to here, but we’re psyched for the premiere in 2025! Stay tuned! - It felt surreal the positive vibes in the room - especially given the election days away - to hear Questlove share words of appreciation during our performance at Padma Lakshmi's Diwali party. And he was putting talam the whole time! :) 🙏🏾 cont’d below 📌 by @roopama
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Meet 2025-26 AIR Fellow Roopa Mahadevan (@roopama) ✨ Roopa Mahadevan is a leading second-generation Carnatic (South Indian) and crossover vocalist in the American diaspora. Hailed a “stirring voice” by the New York Times, Roopa’s versatility shows up as composer, teacher, dance accompanist, choir director, comedienne and more. A Fulbright scholar trained under Asha Ramesh and Suguna Varadachari, Roopa has performed traditional Carnatic concerts, her signature crossover project Roopa in Flux, and numerous collaborations in jazz, soul, free improv, dance/theater and more, in venues such as the Music Academy during Chennai’s December season, Jazz at Lincoln Center, SFJazz, MET Museum, Jacob’s Pillow. She has been in residency at Joe’s Pub, the Banff Center, Hedgebrook, and Ryder Farm, and was a soloist on Christopher Tin’s Grammy Award-winning album “Calling All Dawns.” Learn more about Roopa & the AIR Fellowship at asianimprov.org/fellowship 📸 Photo/Video Credits: 1. Headshot by Ram Keshav 2. “Maathe” by Roopa in Flux, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my7XuNlyiPw #fellowship #bayarea #artists #interdisciplinary #music #sound #socialjustice #aapli #activism #artactivism by @roopama
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OK it’s now 2022 and we NEED TO GET FOLKS TO THE POLLS more than ever!!!! Hoping we can share this again and get our friends, cousins, aunties, uncles, and more to speak through the ballot during this critical time for our country! VOTE TUESDAY NOV 8 or before!!!!! #midterms2022 #desivote #theyseeblue #apiavote #southasiansforamerica ————————————————————— PART 2: Get out the Desi Vote! Part 1 is in my previous post (black screen). Full video link in bio and at https://www.facebook.com/roopamahadevanartist. #chummavoteyaar #thedesivote #midterms2018 #getoutthevote #getoutthevote #desigirl #dostana #kannaalane #kehnahikya #arrahmanmusic taken in New York, New York by @roopama
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Some photos we love from our premiere of SONGS FOR MANY LIVES last fall! We are excited to bring this production to more communities across the country. Next stop: HOUSTON! SAT, SEPT 19 at 4 pm UH Student Center Theater, University of Houston Free with RSVP! Link in bio. Presented by @uhclass and @classicalartshouston Featuring: Sruti - violin, vocals Roopa - vocals Vishaal Sapuram - chitraveena, vocals Rohan Krishnamurthy - mridangam, kanjira Special guest: Oliver Rajamani - guitar, oud! Please tell your friends and family in Houston! Photos by Hari Iyer. Outfits by @awaristudio. #originalmusic #southasianimmigration #songsformanylives #newcarnatic taken in UH Student Center Theater by @roopama
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My beautiful Mommy. She turned 70 today! Brilliantly balancing an ability to find humor in all things while caring too much for those around her - family, friends, strangers no bar! Will I still screen her 20+ calls per day? Probably 😆 #amma #wecallherveej Photo by @rheebeverephoto at one of my wedding events! taken in San Jose, California by @roopama
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Roopa Mahadevan: Roopa In Flux October 8, 7:30pm Led by versatile Indian classical vocalist Roopa Mahadevan, Roopa in Flux brings her rich Carnatic (South Indian classical) vocals in conversation with virtuosos of jazz, R&B/Soul and free improv. Through energetic improvisation, emotional depth, humor, and storytelling, Roopa in Flux celebrates the power of individual expression and immigrant traditions. The ensemble has performed in venues like SFJazz, Lincoln Center, Rubin Museum, Kennedy Center, and Joe’s Pub, inspiring radical authenticity and joy among audiences big and small. Featuring Javier Santiago on piano and Benjamin Ring on drums. Tickets: themuck.org/program/2026/10/8 Muck Members receive $15 off tickets! by @roopama
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… super fun hit with my @atomensemblemusic bandmate Roopa Mahadevan this evening, September 8, 2026 at a swanky spot called The Battery in San Francisco. It was a privilege and honour to share the stage with musicians I admire so much. Roopa’s songbook and the musicianship of the group really pushed me to rise to the occasion. I’m grateful to be a part of a community of such world class music makers! Roopa in Flux: @roopama — 🎤 @franklyspeaking2u2 — 🎹 @schwartzdrums510 — 🥁 @christrinidadmusic — ⬇️🎸 + ⬇️🎹 taken in The Battery by @roopama
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Busy weeks ahead, starting TONIGHT! At the Battery in SF for the @westernartsalliance showcase! Links in bio! Hope to see you! Photo by Leo Moscaro 🙏🏽 #roopainflux #carnatic #songsformanylives by @roopama
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Looking for a date night next TUESDAY evening in San Francisco?! I got you! LOL. Check out ROOPA IN FLUX at The Battery on SEPTEMBER 8!! It’s a members’ only club, so let me know if you’re coming and I can put you on the list ORRR fill out the Google form in the link in my bio! For those attending the @westernartsalliance conference, this is also an independent showcase performance! 🙏🏽😍 I’ll be joined by delightful humans - Frank Martin on piano Isaac Schwartz on drums Chris Trinidad on bass 8:00 - 9:30 pm at the Parlor Room at The Battery 717 Battery St, San Francisco (Accessible from Embarcadero stop on BART) FREE! But kindly RSVP if you can! Hope to see you! Throwback photo by the great @radhika at the @rubinmuseum right before the pandemic hit, ooof, what a time! Outfit: @swath85 :) Makeup: @ishitamili Everything else: @ammwweee taken in San Francisco, California by @roopama
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We are so excited to be doing SONGS FOR MANY LIVES again, this time in HOUSTON! SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 4 pm snacks/seating, 4:30 pm start FREE, with registration! Presented by the University of Houston and Classical Arts Society. Details in flyer and link to registration in bio! You can also look up “Classical Arts Society” in Eventbrite. More content as the day approaches! Please tell your friends and family! taken in Houston, Texas by @roopama
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So thankful these flowers found their way to my house and for aunties that just step in and do things. Musn’t we build that muscle of generosity and action? Shoutout to friends who brought these and G for the arranging! I should note - she asked permission too! #varalakshmipooja #home #gettogether #beauty #ritual taken in Oakland, California by @roopama
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#TheAlayaProject 🔥 Honored & pumped to be back @sfjazz next month for the whole wknd! Come thru & support our #IndoJazz journey! 🙏🏾❤️ Sept. 26 & 27 Two sets each night @JoeHendersonLab 🎫 in bio @prasantmusic 🎷 @thepianojuggler 🎹 @roopama 🎙️ corycombs823 🎻 #carnaticmusic #jazz #indianclassicalmusic taken in SFJAZZ by @roopama
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