Tom Prasada-Rao

A highly-rhythmic approach to the acoustic guitar is combined with soulful vocals and well-crafted lyrics by Baltimore-based singer-songwriter Tom Prasada-Rao. A popular performer in the Washington, D.C. area since the early-1990s, Prasada-Rao has been increasingly building a much wider following. The winner of a WAMMIE (Washington area music association) award as "Best Male vocalist - folk traditional of 1994", Prasado-Rao was called, by Billboard magazine, "the most compelling presence to emerge in the singer-songwriter genre". The son of Indian parents who were living in ...