
Sushma Soma
19-January | 9:00 AM - 9:35 AM
Sushma Soma is an award-winning Karnatik vocalist. Recognised as one of the passionate ‘youths driving positive change through their actions’ and as one of the ’10 women leaders in music’ in Singapore, Sushma was awarded the Young Artist Award, the highest honour for young arts practitioners in Singapore. As a collaborator and soloist, Sushma has performed in some of the world renowned stages and festivals including Kalaa Utsavam in Singapore, The Madras Music Academy, Mahindra Kabira Festival in Varanasi, with Mythili Prakash at the Festival in Motion curated under the Qatar Creates series of performances for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and Reflektor Festival curated by Anoushka Shankar at the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, amongst others. Sushma is a part-time lecturer at the National Institute of Education in Singapore and is a member of the advisory panel for the Singapore International Festival of Arts. Her album HOME, created with American composer and musician Aditya Prakash, received critical acclaim.