Ann Arbor's own Sumkali mixes the classical traditions and sounds of Indian music with the power and freedom of American jazz and funk, offering a fresh take on a 2,000-year-old tradition! This group has found its niche with a lineup of musicians as diverse as the instruments they play: leader and tabla player John Churchville, who has performed at the Michigan Theater, Top of the Park, and Kerrytown Concert House, is joined by tabla and kanjira player Dan Piccolo, (formely of Nomo), Dave Sharp, Scott Brady, Meeta Banerjee, Prashanth Gururaja, Vishrut Srivastava, Atmaram Chaitanya, and Mahesh Ganesan. Making special appearances at this CD release party will be master tabla player Samar Saha, on tour with vocalist (and wife) Madhumita Saha.