Accolades
National Champions of 2024 All-American Awaaz
This win marks Dhamakapella’s third consecutive first place win at the national championship for the South Asian fusion a cappella circuit!
National Titles
2024
1st Place, All-American Awaaz in Chicago, IL
3rd Place, ICCA Midwest Semifinal at William Henry Harrison High School in Harrison, OH
1st Place, ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH
1st Place, Davis Dhwani at University of California, Davis in Davis, CA
1st Place, Spartan Sitara at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI
2023
1st Place, All-American Awaaz in Atlanta, GA
2nd Place, ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH
1st Place, Gathe Raho at University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA
1st Place, Steel City Sapna at University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA
2022
1st Place, All-American Awaaz in San Antonio, Texas
2nd Place, Gathe Raho (Virtual) at University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA
2nd Place, ICCA Midwest Semifinal at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
1st Place, ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH
1st Place, Steel City Sapna at University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA
2020
3rd Place, ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH
2019
2019 ICCA Midwest Semifinalists
3rd Place, Gathe Raho at University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA
2nd Place, ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal at Granville High School in Granville, OH
2018
2nd Place, All American Awaaz in Chicago, IL
1st Place, Yaadein at Boston University in Boston, MA
2017
1st Place, Jeena at University of Texas at Austin in Austin, TX
3rd Place, All American Awaaz in New York City, NY
2nd Place, Gathe Raho at University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA
1st Place, Yaadein at Boston University in Boston, MA
2nd Place, Sangeet Saagar at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC
2016
1st Place, Sangeet Saagar at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC
2015
1st Place, Gathe Raho at University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA
2nd Place, Sangeet Saagar at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC
2013
1st Place, Gathe Raho at University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA
2nd Place, Phillyfest Philharmonic in Philadelphia, PA
2011
2nd Place, Anahat at University of California - Berkeley in Berkeley, CA
Individual Awards
2024
Outstanding Choreography (Jennifer Huang, Harry Ganz, Rachel Gopalani - Entire Set) - ICCA Midwest Semifinal
Outstanding Vocal Percussion (Sashvat Iyer - Entire Set) - ICCA Midwest Semifinal
Outstanding Arrangement (Juniper Duncan - Entire Set) - ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal
Outstanding Vocal Percussion (Sashvat Iyer - Entire Set) - ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal
Outstanding Arrangement (“Like I Would / Tere Hoke Rahenge” arr. by Juniper Duncan) - Davis Dhwani
Outstanding Visual Performance (Jennifer Huang, Harry Ganz, Rachel Gopalani) - Davis Dhwani
Outstanding Arrangement (“Past Lives / Mitwa” arr. by Juniper Duncan) - Spartan Sitara
Outstanding Soloist in a Non-South Asian Song (Harshini Somisetty in “Past Lives”) - Spartan Sitara
Outstanding Vocal Percussion (Sashvat Iyer) - Spartan Sitara
Outstanding Visual Performance (Jennifer Huang, Harry Ganz, Rachel Gopalani) - Spartan Sitara
2023
Outstanding Soloist in a South Asian Song (Anusha Mudigonda in “Jiya Re”) - All-American Awaaz
Outstanding Arrangement (“All for Us / Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” arr. by Juniper Duncan) - All-American Awaaz
Outstanding Vocal Percussion (Sashvat Iyer in “All for Us / Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”) - ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal
Outstanding Soloist in a Non-South Asian Song (Harshini Somisetty in “Youth”) - Gathe Raho
Outstanding Visual Performance (Jennifer Huang) - Gathe Raho
Outstanding Arrangement (“All for Us / Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” arr. by Juniper Duncan) - Gathe Raho
Outstanding Vocal Percussion (Sashvat Iyer) - Gathe Raho
Outstanding Arrangement (“All for Us / Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” arr. by Juniper Duncan) - Steel City Sapna
2022
Best Visual Performance (Kasey Pukys, Jennifer Huang) - Gathe Raho (Virtual)
Outstanding Soloist in a Non-South Asian Song (Anusha Mudigonda in “Light ‘em Up”) - Gathe Raho (Virtual)
Outstanding Vocal Percussion (Vivek Kapur) - ICCA Midwest Semifinal
Outstanding Arrangement (“Bhare Naina / Light ‘em Up” arr. by Anusha Mudigonda) - ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal
Outstanding Choreography (Kasey Pukys, Jennifer Huang) - ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal
Outstanding Arrangement (“Bhare Naina / Light ‘em Up” arr. by Anusha Mudigonda) - Steel City Sapna
Outstanding Vocal Percussion (Vivek Kapur) - Steel City Sapna
2020
Outstanding Arrangement (“Can’t Help Falling in Love” arr. by Marinna Panting) - Gathe Raho
2019
Outstanding Soloist in a South Asian Song (Divyam Agrawal) - All American Awaaz
Outstanding Vocal Percussion (Lewis Orr) - ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal
Outstanding Arrangement (“Fool For You / Soch Na Sake / Judaai” arr. by Shaunak Roy) - Sahana
2018
Outstanding Visual Performance (Shilpa Bhat, Kevin Mallady) - All American Awaaz
Outstanding Male Soloist (Vasu Kuram) - All American Awaaz
Best Vocal Percussionist (Shaunak Roy) - Yaadein
Best Arrangement (Entire Set arr. by Ronnell Canada, Marinna Panting, and Shaunak Roy) - Yaadein
2017
Best Arrangement ("Man Mandira" arr. by Shaunak Roy) - Jeena
Best Male Soloist (Madhav Nandan) - Jeena
"Crowd Favorite" Award - All American Awaaz
Best Arrangement ("Man Mandira" arr. by Shaunak Roy) - All American Awaaz
Best Male Soloist (Vasu Kuram, Naveen Ram, Shaunak Roy) - Gathe Raho
Best Arrangement ("Writing's on the Wall / Duaa” arr. by Shaunak Roy) - Gathe Raho
Best Male Soloist (Madhav Nandan, Naveen Ram) - Yaadein
Best Arrangement ("Man Mandira" arr. by Shaunak Roy) - Yaadein
2015
Best Female Soloist (Neha Dwivedi, Krithika Rajkumar) - Gathe Raho
2013
Best Choreography - Gathe Raho
Best Female Soloist (Neha Dwivedi) - Gathe Raho
Best Beatboxer (Rahul Chander) - Gathe Raho
RECORDED Music Awards
2024
Runner Up, Best Folk/World Song (“Jiya Re”) - The Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards
Track 12 (“Jiya Re”) - BOCA 2024: Best Of College A Cappella, Varsity Vocals
2023
Closing Song (“Masakali/Levitating”) - BOCA 2023: Best Of College A Cappella, Varsity Vocals
