A cappella is gaining popularity among South Asians with the emergence of primarily Hindi-English College groups. The first South Asian a cappella group was Penn Masala, founded in 1996 at the University of Pennsylvania. Co-ed South Asian a cappella groups are also gaining in popularity. The first co-ed south Asian a cappella was Anokha, from the University of Maryland, formed in 2001. Also, Dil se, another co-ed a cappella from UC Berkeley, hosts the "Anahat" competition at the University of California, Berkeley annually. Maize Mirchi, the co-ed a cappella group from the University of Michigan hosts "Sa Re Ga Ma Pella", an annual South Asian a cappella invitational with various groups from the Midwest. COUNT 5
QSN1 Whas is the name of the ethnic a capella group founded at the University of Pennsylvania in 1996? ANS1 Penn Masala QSN2 Among which group is a capella becoming more prominent? ANS2 South Asians QSN3 What is the name of the first South Asian a capella group to accept both men and women? ANS3 Anokha QSN4 What a capella competition is hosted at UC Berkeley? ANS4 Anahat QSN5 What group hosts the a capella competition "Sa Re Ga Ma Pella"? ANS5 Maize Mirchi