ATLANTA - TelAve -- Georgia-based Bollywood Blues band Black Sitar releases their debut album Monsoon Devil on January 6, 2026, delivering a nine-song, cross-cultural drama that threads English and Hindi lyrics through slide guitar, sitar, tabla, harmonium, and gospel organ.

What happens when Delta blues meets raga and refuses to "pick a side"? Can heartbreak be translated without losing its bite? And what if the devil never shows up at the crossroads… because the real curse is the one you loved willingly?

Monsoon Devil answers with songs that feel both intimate and mythic, moving from sensual spellwork to storm-lit revelations, from folk warnings to modern relationship wreckage, all anchored in the band's signature "Bollywood Blues" fusion.

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A Debut Built for English + Hindi Listeners

"We wanted the languages to argue with each other a little, like real memory does," says lead vocalist Aaron Cole. "English gives you the bruises. Hindi gives you the ghosts. Put them together and you get the whole story."

Sitarist Rohan Malhotra adds: "Blues has always been about confession. South Asian music has always been about longing. When you fuse them honestly, you don't get a mashup… you get a new kind of truth."

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Key Release Details

• Artist: Black Sitar
• Album: Monsoon Devil
• Release date: January 6, 2026
• Genre: Bollywood Blues / Soul Blues / Roots Fusion
• Format: Digital (streaming + download)
• Services: Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer Anghami, Soundcloud, Audiomack and more.
• Location: Georgia, USA
• Language: English + Hindi
• For fans of: Aki Kumar, Blackstratblues

Tracklist: Monsoon Devil (9 tracks)

1. Serpent's Spell
2. Monsoon Heart
3. Broke My Heart, Not My Name
4. Buri Nishaani
5. Midnight Doesn't Preach
6. Tekhumiavi on My Trail
7. This Silence Bleeds
8. The Monsoon Devil
9. We'll Meet Again

About Black Sitar

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Black Sitar is a Georgia-based Bollywood Blues band blending Southern soul and Delta blues with South Asian classical and folk influences. The group's lineup reflects a lived, multi-generational diaspora story: Aaron Cole on vocals/slide guitar/organ; Rohan Malhotra on sitar/harmonium; Ankit Verma on tabla/dholak/percussion; and Samira Rahman on sarangi/strings/backing vocals. Together, they craft songs where mythology meets modern love, and the groove carries the grief.