You’ve probably already heard this, but Nivedita Shivraj and her band Charanams took the Ultimate Battle of the Boroughs at the WNYC Greene Space last Friday. Nivedita – who was a 2009 Con Edison Composer in Residence at Flushing Town Hall – is a favorite of ours around here, with her carnatic melodies wrapped around jazz lines. Charanams was the only Indian music band in a field of over 500 bands from across the five boroughs. As a prize, they’ll be playing at Summerstage Queens soon and again at WNYC’s Greene Space.

You can watch their winning performance below.

Congratulations to Nivedita and the rest of the group!