Seema Kasthuri

Those, who heard Seema said –

“A heavenly voice”

“Naturally gifted singer”

Such a beautiful voice of Seema, which rendered a morning raga (melody) – Malayamaarutha in “Sharade daye toride”, fetched her National AKKA award in 2012.

Seema’ s amazing voice impresses across all genre of audiences, as she starts to sing. She is very effective as in Carnatic and also in Creative, contemporary, pop and Bollywood. Her love for in depth study of Carnatic music has led to an unquenchable thirst for new kinds of experimentations with Western and eastern music paradigms.

Seema Kasthuri’s musical education started at the tender age of 8 when her parents recognized her talent to copy any music. She learnt Carnatic music in her home town Hassan under the tutelage of Guru Sharada and Vidwan K.R Venkatesh. She performed with her Guru in and around her hometown and has been part of several programs produced for AIR. When her parents moved to Bangalore, she continued her education with Vid. Chintalapalli Ramesh. Guru Ramesh encouraged Seema to perform at places such as Malur and Sri Veeranjaneya sannidhi in Bangalore. Her music education continued later, with Guru Dr. Nagamani Srinath who inspires her every single day with her vast experience in Raga, Manodharma (improvisation)  and Saahithya bhaava (lyrical emotion). She also learnt with legendary Ustad Imrat Khan saab of Itawa Gharana.

Seema has performed all across country – Austin, Dallas, New Jersey, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Nashville, Chicago, Detroit and international cities such as Toronto, Paris, and Bangalore (India). She was invited to perform in major festivals such as St. Louis Indian Music Festival.

Seema’s first devotional music album – Sri Lola was released in 2002 and her new contemporary album Nireeksha was released by well-known scholars and Musicians in August 2013 in Bangalore and has received reviews by popular Sandalwood Music Director Mano Murthy. She also sung in Grammy award winner - Vishwamohan Bhat’s album – “Rainbow 2”.

Seema received Artist Grant from Regional Arts Commission in 2018, which led her to create a new - Indo American music project - Windchime in collaboration with Zach Harrison - A rapper, musician from Columbia, MO. This is set to release in November of 2018.

Her recent Album song - Janivaara crossed 100k views .

Work into Music

As a performer and teacher

Seema Kasthuri is in the field of music since 1995. Seema has given concerts in Bengaluru, Hassan, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Kansas, Topika, Chicago and many other places. She performed in Maatrunamana performance in Bengaluru, India; as a season concert presentation in Sangeetha, St. Louis in 2016. She won the reputed AKKA MUSIC IDOL in 2012. She has worked with Grammy awardee Pandit Vishwamohan bhat on Rainbow 2 - Album

Seema Kasthuri accompanied Dr. Nagamani Srinath in her USA tour. Seema has released Devotional album - Sri Lola in 2002, a social and romance CD - Nireeksha  in 2013. She regularly gives concerts in India, and In USA.

As a Teacher

Seema is the co-artistic director of Soorya Performing Arts and professor of music in SOorya Music School. She has taught more than 200 students - kids, teenagers, adults in USA since 2003.  Under her recently two students - Priya Kanna and Neha Bharadwaj graduated through music rangapravesh in St. Louis.
Seema ji is loved by one and all for her invaluable service to music in USA.
Seema ji was honored by ST. Louis Indian Association for her services in 2017.