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RootStock @ Wyldflower: Ramya Shankar

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WyldFlowr Arts
809 37th St, Oakland, CA 94608
Doors 7pm, Show at 7:30pm

Ramya Shankar is a genre-blurring vocalist whose sound flows from deep Carnatic and folk music roots from India into the vibrant realms of jazz and global music. Her voice is a vessel for emotion, healing, and human connection—fusing improvisation, rhythm, and story. As a voice artist, composer, and producer, Ramya creates immersive sonic landscapes that speak to consciousness, culture, and the shared human experience such as Love, Grief, Courage Adventure, Joy etc..

Peter Barshay is a veteran bassist with a strong reputation built over decades of performing on both the New York City and San Francisco Bay Area jazz scenes. He has collaborated with jazz luminaries such as Kenny Barron, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Stitt, Kenny Werner, Shirley Horn, Woody Shaw, Pharoah Sanders, Blue Mitchell, Tony Williams, Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano, Johnny Griffin, and Bobby McFerrin. His sound reflects a lifetime of musical exploration—from salsa and straight-ahead jazz to fusion, avant-garde, and music rooted in Afro-Cuban and Brazilian traditions.

Together, they present a jazz crossover fusion set that journeys through songs from the Great American Songbook reimagined with a Carnatic sensibility, 15th-century Tamil poetry, and original compositions—offered with deep respect for the collective human experience.
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