Adi Rao

Adi Rao has the kind of voice that quiets a room. Trained from childhood in the Carnatic tradition, he spent two decades as a working singer in Indian classical and film music before embracing the sound he found in Texas. Now based in Austin, he makes Soulful Americana-Folk with his roots still apparent, resulting in a sound that is completely his own. At its center are still his otherworldly voice and his signature hand percussion, the heartbeat of it all. Around them, Southern soul and Texas strings tell a new story from both of the places he calls home.