UNK THE RADHA THOMAS ENSEMBLE Song 1

A contemporary jazz/world/Indian band with musicians from India, the US, the UK & France. They are one of India's most sought-after acts in the genre.
A contemporary jazz/world/Indian band with musicians from India, the US, the UK & France. They are one of India's most sought-after acts in the genre.
Biography
RADHA THOMAS, born in India, is jazz and blues singer who is a trained a Dhrupad (Indian classical vocal) vocalist who studied with Ustad Farid Ud Din Dagar, also the late Sheila Dhar. Her unique cross-over style is unusual and stands out. She is considered to be one of the foremost jazz vocalists in India. Having lived in New York for twenty years, she performed extensively there with musicians such as Ryo Kawasaki, Frank Tusa, John Scofield, Michael Brecker, Alex Blake, Badal Roy, Buddy Williams, Joe Farrell and others. She has performed all over the world.
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AMAN MAHAJAN is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music (Boston), based out of Bangalore, India, where he leads his own jazz/world piano trio, Refuge. He regularly plays, composes and arranges with UNK: The Radha Thomas Ensemble, Mystik Vibes, Krishna's TempleRock, Suraj Mani and The Tattva Trippers, and Arati Rao's Kaya Band. Previous collaborations include Lucky Ali, Arooj Aftab, Gamelan Galak Tika, Project O.N.S, Joya, RED Mawkin, Schizophonic, Clinton Cerejo (MTV Coke Studio) and some of the foremost jazz musicians on the Indian scene.
MATT LITTLEWOOD is originally from the UK, and has been living in India for the last 15 years. Having studied Western classical music at the University of Exeter in England, he has since then been active on the Indian jazz scene, and played with numerous groups and ensembles, performing at all the major festivals and venues in the country. Some of the artists he performs with regularly include UNK: The Radha Thomas Ensemble, The Agenda with Sunitha Sarathy, Amit Heri, Mili Nair, Sangoma Everett, Krishna's TempleRock, and Mishko M'ba's tribute to Jaco Pastorius. Littlewood is also a composer and leads his own group performing original works.
MISHKO M'BA is among the cream of French bassists, having worked with renowned Artists such as Raul de Suza, Lucky Ali, Kaled and Didier Lockwood. He has an exciting, intensely dynamic style, contributing melodic and rhythmic structures which are the very heartbeat of Emergence. He was also part of the French band from Reunion Island: Ziskakan. He studied western classical music at Toulouse and focused later on jazz and rock. As in demand bass player who really makes his instrument sing, he is touring in USA, Europe and Asia with various bands of different musical styles for many years. Mishko was permanent member of the Paris ensemble Elexir with Raoul de Souza. He lives in Pondicherry for 10 years.
JEORAJ GEORGE was trained at Drumtech, a college for drummers in the U.K. He graduated bagging the top student award from his batch. After returning to India he has been teaching and performing with various bands in India. He has conducted Workshops on Drum techniques and concepts for various companies and music schools in different parts of India. He has performed in some of the major music Festivals of India like Jazz Utsav, Conga Square Jazz Fest, Heritage Jazz, Bangalore Hubba, Ishaniya Music festival, India Music Fest and the Hindu Music Fest. He has shared the stage with some of the eminent musicians of India like Amit Heri, Madhav Chari, Leslie Lewis, George Brooks, Maarten Visser, Keith Peters, Karl Peters and Holger Jetter. He has also toured with Academy award winner A.R. Rahman's Live Band in India and abroad.