Yollay - Awaazein 2020: Presented by Dhunki A Cappella

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.

Illini Awaaz
Music
Awaaz a Cappella is the premier co-ed South Asian a Cappella team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We are a cooperative group of student musicians who bring together the stylings of contemporary English and Indian music to create a truly unique listening experience.

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.

Asli Baat Real Talk
Music
Asli Baat was founded in 2008 at the University of Southern California as a way for singers to share their enthusiasm for South Asian and Western music. Since then, we have grown into an award-winning performance group, placing 1st at Anahat - the annual South Asian a cappella competition at UC Berkeley - in 2009 and then again in 2012. We also host Mehfil, our annual showcase of South Asian a cappella at USC. Asli Baat blends both classical and contemporary South Asian music with Western musical styles including Hip Hop, R&B, Pop and American Top 40 songs. We recently released our latest EP, "ABCD", in 2015. Check it out on iTunes or Spotify, or on our Music page! You can also watch some of our previous performances on YouTube.

Rutgers RAAG
Dance
Rutgers RAAG is an award-winning, co-ed South Asian fusion a cappella group based out of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Jhankaar at UC Davis
Music
Jhankaar is UC Davis' Premiere South-Asian A cappella team that aims to combine Bollywood, Pakistani, and Western Music. We aspire to blend these powerful and versatile musical styles and convey that this kind of fusion has the ability to unite people from different backgrounds through a common thread- a passion for music.

Awaazein 2020: Presented by Dhunki A Cappella