Raja Kumari
Fusing classical Indian traditions with Hip Hop, Los Angeles based songwriter and rapper, Raja Kumari bridges East and West into a style she calls 'BollyHood,' while imagining herself as a South Asian American role model for the youth. On her first EP “The Come Up,” Kumari brings indian culture to the mainstream with authentic imagery rhythms and sounds mixed with urban hip hop. The Grammy nominated musician grew up studying Indian classical dance and is a proponent in 3 classical styles. After college, where she majored in South Asian Religious Studies, she decided to pursue a career in music. Her initial breakthrough came with songwriting. She co-wrote Fall Out Boy’s Billboard top 10 hit “Centuries” for which she won a BMI Pop Award in 2016. Her other credits include Fifth Harmony, Gwen Stefani, and Iggy Azalea. She recently collaborated with AR Rahman and joined him as a guest performer on his world tour. In 2015, Kumari signed a major label recording contract with Epic Sony Records and plans to release more music worldwide.
Divine
One of the premier Hip Hop acts in India, Vivian aka Divine is an award winning rapper & hip-hop artist from the streets of Mumbai. With hit singles such as Farak and Jungli Sher, his raw and brutally honest Hindi rap draws inspiration from his own life. As the vanguard of Indiaʼs underground music scene, his ability to seamlessly fuse street Hindi rap and slang with international hip-hop beats make his live shows power packed. Divine started his career as an underground rapper in 2011, his track "Yeh Mera Bombay" received the best video award for the year by Rolling Stone India. His recent single "Farak" topped the Indi pop charts on iTunes India, and also featured on the radio show Beats1, playing out in over 100 countries. He has also been a part of Nucleyaʼs album Bass Rani, opened for acts like Skrillex, performed internationally for the BBC Asian Network Live showcase and sung for filmmaker Anurag Kashyapʼs Mukkabaaz. Having been the inspiration for Ranveer Singh's role in Zoya Akhtarʼs Gully Boy, a narratively powerful Divine, keeps it real as heard on "Mere Gully Mein." He is currently working on his debut album which is to be released in 2017.

The Humming Tree is a music, arts and performance venue based out of Bangalore, India. Open since June 2013, they are a fun and friendly place to have interesting and delicious food, wicked drinks and congenial thoughts in an authentic environment during the day and a diverse music venue with extra-ordinary sound at night. Expect nice people, a relaxed atmosphere, personal service and most importantly, fantastic gigs from artists all around India and the world.