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Aki Kumar

Blues band from CA · formed 1980

"...King of ‘Bollywood blues’ music"- San Jose Mercury News Gold Award Best Band 2024 Metro Silicon Valley Sony Music / Little Village Music

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Aki Kumar photo
Photo from the public record
Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
27
Cities
22
Releases
13
Last show
Sep 10, 2026WOW Hall

About

Aki Kumar is a band from CA, formed in 1980, tagged Blues, Bollywood by its sources. Shows on record run from 2016 to 2026, across 27 rooms in 22 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · Songkick, bandslate-pipeline, venue calendar

Upcoming shows

  1. Chris James and Patrick Rynn featuring Aki Kumar

    The Back Room · Berkeley, CA

    With Aki Kumar

    Show 8:00 PM PDT · Multi-band bill

More upcoming dates
DateVenue
Oct 11, 2026Tallman Hotel · Upper LakeHeadliner

Shows per year

  1. 20163 shows
  2. 201710 shows
  3. 201811 shows
  4. 201910 shows
  5. 20205 shows
  6. 20213 shows
  7. 20222 shows
  8. 20234 shows
  9. 20241 show
  10. 20253 shows
  11. 20268 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 10, 2026WOW Hall · EugeneHeadliner
Jul 30, 2026Moe's Alley · Santa CruzSupportwith Cash Box Kings
Jul 10, 2026Point Richmond Music · RichmondSupportwith Wreckless Strangers
Jun 19, 2026HopMonk Tavern - Novato · NovatoSupportwith Charlie Musselwhite
Jun 14, 2026Moe's Alley · Santa CruzHeadlinerwith Alabama Mike
Apr 17, 2026Rhythm Room · PhoenixHeadliner
Jul 13, 2025Moe's Alley · Santa CruzHeadliner
Apr 25, 2025La Halle · CalaisHeadlinerwith Aki Kumar Band, Johnny Burgin
Feb 21, 2025Almost Famous Wine Lounge · LivermoreHeadliner
Apr 12, 2024Almost Famous Wine Lounge · LivermoreHeadliner
Nov 3, 2023Almost Famous Wine Lounge · LivermoreHeadlinerwith Aki Kumar Band
Oct 8, 2023Moe's Alley · Santa CruzHeadlinerwith Howelldevine
Sep 20, 2023Starlet Room, Harlow's · SacramentoHeadliner
Aug 28, 2023Rhythm Room · PhoenixHeadliner
Aug 7, 2022Ivy Room · AlbanySupportwith Laura Benitez and the Heartache, Wolf Jett
Mar 6, 2022Powerhouse Pub · FolsomHeadliner
Dec 10, 2021Ivy Room · AlbanyHeadliner
Aug 25, 2021Club Fox · Redwood CityHeadliner
Aug 8, 2021Powerhouse Pub · FolsomHeadliner
Jun 13, 2020San Francisco Free Folk Festival 2020 · San FranciscoHeadliner
Apr 26, 2020La Grande Ourse · Saint AgathonHeadliner
Apr 24, 2020La Grande Halle · CalaisSupportwith West Coast Blues Revue
Mar 19, 2020Ivy Room · AlbanyHeadlinerwith Laura Benitez and the Heartache
Feb 29, 2020The Sound Room · OaklandHeadliner
Nov 2, 2019St. Cyprian's Church · San FranciscoSupportwith mokai, James Nash
Sep 26, 2019Redwood Cafe · CotatiHeadliner
Sep 20, 2019The Back Room · BerkeleyHeadlinerwith Alabama Mike
Jun 29, 2019The Sound Room · OaklandHeadliner
May 30, 2019Biscuits and Blues · San FranciscoHeadliner
Apr 25, 2019Biscuits and Blues · San FranciscoHeadliner
Mar 28, 2019Biscuits and Blues · San FranciscoHeadliner
Feb 15, 2019Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center · BerkeleyHeadliner
Jan 31, 2019Biscuits and Blues · San FranciscoHeadliner
Jan 16, 2019Momo Sacramento · SacramentoHeadliner
Nov 2, 2018Biscuits and Blues · San FranciscoHeadliner
Oct 25, 2018Little Lou's Bbq · CampbellSupportwith Billy Price
Oct 20, 2018HopMonk Tavern - Sonoma · SonomaHeadliner
Oct 19, 2018The Sound Room · OaklandHeadliner
Jul 18, 2018Biscuits and Blues · San FranciscoHeadliner
May 16, 2018Biscuits and Blues · San FranciscoSupportwith Chris Cain Blues Band
May 11, 2018HopMonk Tavern - Sonoma · SonomaHeadliner
Apr 6, 2018HopMonk Tavern - Sonoma · SonomaHeadliner
Mar 25, 2018The Ritz · San JoseSupportwith Peanut Butter Wolf, Prince Paul, Diamond Ortiz
Feb 3, 2018HopMonk Tavern - Sonoma · SonomaHeadliner
Jan 6, 2018HopMonk Tavern - Sonoma · SonomaHeadliner
Dec 1, 2017HopMonk Tavern - Sonoma · SonomaHeadliner
Nov 1, 2017Biscuits and Blues · San FranciscoHeadliner
Jul 15, 2017HopMonk Tavern - Sonoma · SonomaHeadliner
Jun 21, 2017Biscuits and Blues · San FranciscoHeadliner
May 20, 2017HopMonk Tavern - Sonoma · SonomaHeadliner
May 3, 2017Biscuits and Blues · San FranciscoHeadliner
Apr 11, 2017The Iron Road · PershoreHeadlinerwith Rockin' Johnny
Mar 17, 2017HopMonk Tavern - Sonoma · SonomaHeadliner
Feb 19, 2017Biscuits and Blues · San FranciscoHeadliner
Jan 14, 2017HopMonk Tavern - Sonoma · SonomaHeadliner
Nov 30, 2016Biscuits and Blues · San FranciscoHeadliner
Aug 20, 2016HopMonk Tavern - Sonoma · SonomaHeadliner
Jul 30, 2016Vasona Lake County Park · Los GatosHeadlinerwith Little Jonny Lawton

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

27 rooms in 22 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • San Francisco14 shows
  • Sonoma11 shows
  • Santa Cruz4 shows
  • Albany3 shows
  • Berkeley3 shows

and 17 other cities

Live history

70 shows on record
Shows counted
70
First on record
Mar 2013
Latest on record
Sep 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20132
  2. 20141
  3. 20156
  4. 20167
  5. 201710
  6. 201811
  7. 201910
  8. 20205
  9. 20213
  10. 20222
  11. 20234
  12. 20241
  13. 20253
  14. 20265

Top rooms

  • Biscuits and Blues, San Francisco · 21
  • HopMonk Tavern - Sonoma, Sonoma · 11
  • Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz · 4
  • Almost Famous Wine Lounge, Livermore · 3
  • Ivy Room, Albany · 3

Top cities

  • San Francisco, CA · 24
  • Sonoma, CA · 11
  • Santa Cruz, CA · 4
  • Albany · 3
  • Redwood City, CA · 3

Often on the bill with: Johnny Burgin, Charlie Musselwhite, Cynthia Valentine, Daniel Castro, HowellDevine, James Nash, John Németh, Kenny Neal

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

13 releases, 2014–2025

  • God Bless The USA

    2025 · Album

  • Zindagi

    2021

  • Dilruba

    2020

  • Tiyachu

    2020

  • Aana Mere Pyar Ko (New Version)

    2020

  • Dilruba

    2019

  • Dum Maaro Dum

    2019

  • Hindi Man Blues

    2018 · Album

  • Jaan e Jaan

    2018

  • Aki Goes To Bollywood

    2016

  • It Takes Three

    2015 · Album

  • Don't Hold Back

    2014 · Album

  • Aki Goes To Bollywood

    Album

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 1 plays, 2017-08-04–2017-08-04 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Shake the Shack' (Mike Fuller) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Aki Kumar — Photo · live_stage
Photo · live_stage — Wikidata
Aki Kumar — WOW Hall, 2026-09-10
Poster · WOW Hall, 2026-09-10 — venue calendar
Aki Kumar — Moe's Alley, 2026-07-30
Poster · Moe's Alley, 2026-07-30 — Songkick
Aki Kumar — Moe's Alley, 2026-06-14
Poster · Moe's Alley, 2026-06-14 — Songkick
Aki Kumar — Ivy Room, 2022-08-07
Poster · Ivy Room, 2022-08-07 — Songkick
Aki Kumar — St. Cyprian's Church, 2019-11-02
Poster · St. Cyprian's Church, 2019-11-02 — Songkick
Aki Kumar — Little Lou's Bbq, 2018-10-25
Poster · Little Lou's Bbq, 2018-10-25 — Songkick
Aki Kumar — Biscuits and Blues, 2018-05-16
Poster · Biscuits and Blues, 2018-05-16 — Songkick
Aki Kumar — The Ritz, 2018-03-25
Poster · The Ritz, 2018-03-25 — Songkick
Aki Kumar — Biscuits and Blues, 2015-10-04
Poster · Biscuits and Blues, 2015-10-04 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Aki Kumar on Last.fmArtist facts
Aki Kumar on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
bandslate-pipelineShow history
venue calendarShow history, Show posters
WikidataPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Aki Kumar. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Genres
Blues, Bollywood

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