Discover the exotic world of Nagavalli Nagavalli’s music is described as “East-Indian Soul with delicate touches of Pop, Rock, Trance and pure Eastern tradition”. The power and emotion in Valli’s voice, her lyrics that speak of inner struggles and inspiration, combined with the effortlessness with which she blends Eastern overtones with Western melodies make Valli’s music refreshingly unique and yet, familiar at the same time. Nagavalli grew up in Mumbai, India, speaks her native language of Telugu at home and is also well-versed in Hindi and English. She moved to Austin, Texas after finishing graduate school in Florida. Through her journey, Valli realized that it is in music that she experiences moments of pure joy. Valli is fascinated with how one can connect deeply even with strangers through music and voice. Writing and performing no longer remained a choice and the very first song she wrote, “If I Don’t Sing”, beautifully expresses this sentiment. Nagavalli’s music has brought together artists from a multitude of genres ranging from Latin and American rock and jazz musicians to East-Indian and Middle-Eastern classical and folk musicians to play on her songs in the studio and in live performances. Her debut album titled “Eastern Soul” (produced by Austin’s local, award-winning producer, AJ Vallejo) was released at the historic Cactus Cafe (Austin, TX) in April, 2012. The album features several Austin greats such as Mitch Watkins, Pat Mastelotto, Oliver Rajamani, Roberto Riggio, Richard Bowden, AJ and Omar Vallejo amongst others. In 2012, Nagavalli added another dimension to her career by composing the music for a Bollywood-inspired Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night play performed by the Austin Shakespeare Company. Nagavalli continues her Eastern Soul journey with the release of two new singles, “Reach Out” and "How I Love You", after a four-year hiatus since her first album release. In addition, Valli will release an album under “The Bhakti Project” series, of devotional music in the East-Indian tradition in 2017. Enjoy both musical sides of Nagavalli as they continue to blossom.