Roopa Mahadevan

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, In a previous avatar, Roopa worked in public health policy, following degrees from Stanford University. Through her work, Roopa hopes to express joy, humility, and tradition as radical – and essential - antidotes to modern life.