2012 album with UNK: The Radha Thomas Ensemble
What do you get when you blend jazz, blues, Indian classical music, Latin music, African rhythms and add a dash of hip-hop? You get the Bangalore based band UNK, one of India’s most versatile bands consisting musicians from various parts of the globe. UNK (The Radha Thomas Ensemble) are – Radha Thomas (Vocals), Aman Mahajan […]
By Arjun Varma This distinctive jazz album from Bangalore based UNK: The Radha Thomas Ensemble has received accolade from the press and importantly, from peers of repute. It is of no mean significance that an Indian jazz album should find popularity among hard-core jazz radio stations across the USA. Over 100 radio stations across the […]
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TimeOut Mumbai / Bangalore, CD Of The Fortnight, 07 Dec 2012 I Only Have Eyes for You, UNK: The Radha Thomas, Ensemble R120 on Flyte UNK: The Radha Thomas Ensemble’s new album I Only Have Eyes for You is different, one realizes, from the very first notes. It was not the standard Indian ragas played […]
21 September, 2012, LiveMint.com Pavitra Jayaraman The Ensemble in concert. We haven’t decided what genre we belong to, why don’t you suggest a name,” laughs Radha Thomas as she takes a break from a day-long rehearsal with her band, UNK: The Radha Thomas Ensemble. The Bangalore band, which is touring different cities right now, gets […]
17 September, 2012, HindustanTimes.com She has performed with most of India’s leading jazz musicians and has three albums to her credit. Radha Thomas’ latest album, I Only Have Eyes For You, is her fourth. The album features a mix of jazz, bebop, hip hop, blues with Indian classical overtones. Thomas, who has performed in London, many […]
TheCelebrityCafe.Com Maria Miaoulis 12/4/2012 No one in their right mind would ever associate India with jazz music. But after listening to UNK’s I Only Have Eyes For You, you’ll definitely be changing your tune. Also known as The Radha Thomas Ensemble, this six-member group is headed by vocalist Radha Thomas. Although she is trained in […]
UNK: The Radha Thomas Ensemble launches its first studio album – “I Only Have Eyes For You” October 1, 2012 UNK- The Radha Thomas Ensemble launched its first ever studio album – “ I Only Have Eyes For You”. The band went on an All India Album Launch Tour. There were shows in Delhi (Zorba […]
Neha Mujumdar, October 26, 2012, The Hindu, Metro Plus At the recent concert to mark the launch of UNK , a jazz album, I am busy tapping my feet, leaning forward in my seat, smiling to myself in enjoyment. A woman next to me has been staring for some time. I turn and smile, quizzically. […]
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