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Kaia
Kaia is an a cappella vocal ensemble in Bloomington, Indiana performing world music, jazz, spirituals, and anything else that strikes our fancy.

We focus on liberating our music in order to connect with each other and with you! From haunting Finnish folksongs to African-American gospel to the music of raucous peasants, we love to explore the many textures of the musical world and the full range of human experience. We'd love for you to come to our next show—it's too much fun to miss!

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“The all-female a cappella group, Kaia, wasted no time placing the audience in the palm of their hands...It all added up to a highly entertaining set.”
-Dan Denny, The Herald-Times

“Kaia’s repeated lyric [So Glad I’m Here] served as a mantra for the bands and audiences attending the three-day Lotus World Music and Arts Festival.”
-The Indiana Daily Student

Kaia performances “emanate to the listener that the audience belongs to, and shares in, the group’s collective joy and creativity. Their voices make the air seem as though it is glowing and while the listener travels to and from foreign countries (through song), they’re invited to share in a universal sense of belonging in the world that everyone desires. They select their repertoire to cover a whole spectrum of meaningful music with sensitivity – and good humor too!”
-Sophia Travis, musician extraordinaire

I was completely blown away by the high level of professionalism and performance. I really think they were on par with any traveling Lotus act I have ever seen. They work incredibly hard and it’s just here in our own back yard! Check it out!
-Kid Kazooey, unstoppable music sensation

“Singing a plethora of unique, stylized, and off-the-beaten-path tunes often rooted in omni-culture folklore and spirituality.”
-The Ryder

“Those worldly, yet still local, a cappella sensations”
-The Bloomington Alternative

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News
It's here! Our new CD Get Down, Rise Up! is now available in the Kaia store!

Kaia CD available in local stores. It's true! Pick up a copy of our CD at the John Waldron gift shop, Landlocked Music, or Wandering Turtle Art Gallery. Support local music and local businesses!

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Upcoming Shows
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Contact us to book a gig

Now booking for March!

Women Exposed
A benefit for Middleway House
Saturday, 03 April
The Lodge
7-11pm

$5 donation
Join your friends for this fabulous art opening featuring some of Bloomington's best women artists! So far, other performers include Mbira Queens, Karen Taborn, and Violet Phoenix. Free nibbles; wine and beer for sale. More details TBA! (The Lodge is located at 6th and Walnut, above Subway. The entrance is on 6th Street.)

Homeward Bound
Sunday, 18 April
Third Street Park

Join in the efforts to end homelessness and build affordable housing! Details TBA.

The Big Show!
Friday, 14 May

Our annual show and fundraiser for Rhino's (our cool landlords). Details TBA!

Lunch in the Park
Tuesday, 28 September
People's Park
11:30am-1pm

Enjoy your lunch at People's Park downtown (Kirkwood and Dunn) while we groove some tunes!

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