THE ASIAN AGE | PRIYANKA CHANDANI | Mar 18, 2020 Jazz and pop vocalist Radha Thomas talks about her decades-long career as a musician and her upcoming album It’s been over four decades since Bangaluru-based vocalist Radha Thomas started pursuing her passion for music professionally. While she made a living with music as well as […]
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Tune in, turn on, drop out
When Sidharth Bhatia contacted me about a year ago armed with a bunch of probing questions about my life as a rock’n’roll singer in the band Human Bondage some two centuries ago (well, I exaggerate, it was in the mid-70s), frankly, I was astonished. “I’m writing a book about rock’n’roll in India, back in the […]
They’re out to get me from way up in the sky
Radha Thomas Today, I received notice from SoundCloud, a place where I’ve been posting my music, paying for the privilege too, that my album ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’ released in 2012 was in violation of copyright. First I gulped. Then I swallowed. Then I got mad. After all, I had paid Harry Fox, […]
City Duo To Perform At Europa Jazz Festival In Romania
By Jazz Hack Radha Thomas and Aman Mahajan will perform at the jazz festival in Bucharest, Romania Famous vocalist Radha Thomas and—Berklee-educated pianist, composer and arranger—Aman Mahajan will fly the Bangalore flag at the EUROPA Fest in Bucharest, Romania. The prestigious 2-week festival (08 May through 24 May this year) comprises performances by over […]
On The Road
Excuse Bangalore artistes Radha Thomas and Aman Mahajan if they seem a little hurried while performing at Take 5 in Indiranagar on April 25. The duo that comprises musical outfit ‘2 For The Road’ will be rushing to The Piano Man on May 10, in Delhi next, and then boarding a flight to Romania. They will be […]
I Am Electric Religion
Yesterday I met Jimi Hendrix. For real. And he turned out to be very different from the Jimi I thought I knew. Considering how close we’d been. Hell, the first thing I ever learnt to play on my gittar (left-handed) was the bass line to Hey Joe. And it wasn’t till years later that […]
The Balancing Act
November 24, 2013 Swati Daftuar, The Hindu, Chennai, Metro Plus Writer and musician Radha Thomas on authoring a trilogy, juggling different creative pursuits and being part of The Hindu Lit for Life Radha Thomas seems to have done it all, or at least a lot. After writing a column on the sexes, putting together her […]
I Only Have Eyes For You – Review by EightOctaves
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 […]
The Radha Thomas Ensemble is truly impressive and unique
Posted 14th May by Michele Wilson-Morris The Radha Thomas Ensemble is truly impressive and unique. UNK is a wonderful album that aims to please and hits the target right in the bull’s eye. On the first track “Call,” Radha has created a melody and vocal style that’s an interesting combination of middle eastern music and soulful jazz. The […]
Spiritual Jazz
By Ayesha Tabassum She’s an author, jazz vocalist, band leader and mother to a 27-year-old – but not in that order. Right now, the irrepressible Radha Thomas is floating in spiritual space because her album I Only Have Eyes For You has been playing across 100 radio stations. Radha, who was trained in Hindustani classical […]
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