Akhlad Ahmed
A closer portrait of Akhlad Ahmed through biography, portraiture, and public context.
Akhlad Ahmed is a live hybrid-classical electronic act touring worldwide — a DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist who plays bansuri, sitar and vocals live over organic house and techno. Trained in Indian classical music, he releases on Cafe de Anatolia and Suprematic Sounds and has performed at Sunburn Folk House by Sartek, Blend Bazaar and Free Earth Festival, with coverage from Rolling Stone India and Indulge Express. He is not to be confused with the playback singer Akhlaq Ahmed.
If Diversity had a face, it'd be Akhlad Ahmed.
Public artist profiles on Elements.inc and Spotify place Akhlad Ahmed at the intersection of live instrumentation and electronic music. His work brings together vocals, aalaps, flute, sitar, tabla, and club-driven production, while moving across folktronic, new age, techno, organic house, hip-hop, R&B, classical, and spiritual music. Recent public coverage from Rolling Stone India and Indulge Express places him at Sunburn Folk House by Sartek, Blend Bazaar, and Free Earth Festival, with label references including Cafe de Anatolia and Suprematic Sounds.
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Music that connects deeply
There's no better feeling than when someone connects deeply with a song I've worked on.