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Maize Mirchi
Music
Maize Mirchi is the University of Michigan's South Asian inspired a cappella group! We sing a blend of Indian, Western and fusion music. In the a cappella tradition, all of our music is made without instruments, and all of our arrangements are unique and student-written. Our membership consists of undergraduate students with musical experience ranging from classical Indian and Western choral training to "Hey, I sound pretty good in the shower.Founded in 2007 by Suresh Mohan and Arvind Narayanan, Mirchi has since performed at such events as the University of Michigan IASA Show (the largest student-run production in the nation), Dandia Dhamaka (an intercollegiate Raas-Garba competition), and Awaazein (a South Asian A Cappella Competition at UTD). We are also active in the U of M a cappella community and enjoy performing at the yearly "MACFest" and "MAC Charity Fest," concerts featuring multiple on-campus a cappella groups. Mirchi also puts on 2 concerts each year, one per semester.

Swaram A Cappella
Music
Swaram is the premier South Asian coed Acappella group at Texas A&M University. The Group was founded in the fall of 2007, and was officially recognized by Texas A&M on November 17, 2008. Swaram fuses both Indian & Western musical styles through just voices.

Umiami Tufaan
Music
University of Miami has its very own Fusion A Capella group! The name, if you havent heard by now, is UMiami Tufaan.Initially, Tufaan was founded on Hindi-American music but has quickly evolved into a rich culturally diverse performance group incorporating people and types of music from around the world. We have competed on campus and at national competitions, our last one held in San Francisco, California! Recently, we competed at UMs own U Factor competition and took 1st place! We take our music very seriously but have lots of fun doing so.

Hum A Cappella
Music
Hum A Cappella was founded in 2001 and is the South Asian a cappella group at the University of Texas at Austin. Hum blends cultures and puts a unique spin on both Hindi and English songs. From its six-member inception, Hum has evolved into a group of highly dynamic vocalists who arrange all of their songs by themselves. We have competed at a variety of local and national competitions including ICCA, Jhalak, Taal, Nasha, Texas Revue, Gathe Raho in Iowa, and Anahat in California. We also perform at weddings and charity events. Hum released its debut album "One Try" in 2002, and we are currently working on producing our sixth album. Our team comes from a variety of musical backgrounds, and our collaboration and appreciation for a cappella music keeps us constantly moving forward.

Vandy Taal
Music
Vandy Taal was created early in January 2001 with the mission to produce A Cappella music incorporating various South Asian music with music of Western influence. This co-ed group of well-rounded college students continues to try and expand its horizons through performing as much as possible and in the most entertaining light as possible. The group has competed in esteemed competitions within the Desi A Cappella circuit such as Gathe Raho back in 2011. The group took a brief hiatus until 2016 and in April 2017, competed at Asha For Education's premier showcase, Steel City Sapna in Pittsburgh. This page provides an area for Vandy Taal to post concert dates, audition times, song recordings and any other forms of outreach necessary. This is also a place where you as the fan can help SPREAD the word about this up and coming group! Thanks everyone for their support! Contact us if you would like us to perform for you!

Awaazein 2018