Radha Thomas

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Radha Thomas was born in Tamil Nadu in India. She is The Indian Council for Cultural Relation’s worldwide ambassador of jazz. Thomas is one of the country’s most beloved jazz vocalists. She writes, arranges, and composes original music. As a teen, she headlined Human Bondage, India’s popular rock band in the 1970s. She loved jazz and combined the tonal complexities of jazz with the rhythmic nuances of Indian classical music. Thomas (nee Shottam) represented India at European jazz festivals. In New York, performed for 20 years with musicians Michael Brecker, John Scofield, John Faddis, Alex Blake, Buddy Williams, Harvey Mason, Anthony Jackson, John Abercrombie, Ryo Kawasaki, Joe Farrell, Joe Giglio, and Ron McClure in NYC’s jazz clubs, including Sweet Basil, The Bottom Line, and Alice Tully Hall. Mirror of my Mind showcased her talents in the USA time in 1979. Four of her novels have been published. Men On My Mind’ and ‘More Men On My Mind (Rupa Publications), The Cauliflower Diet (Penguin/Random House), Dog Tails, donated to a dog shelter. In 2022, she began The Indie Dog, a podcast to tackle the problem of street dogs in India. http://wijsf.org http://radhathomas.com