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Jomy George (born February 16, 1984) is an Indian American musician, composer and producer. More specifically, he is a percussionist specializing in Tabla and best known for composing Tabla Swag, Tabla Trap and Tabla Helix. He rose to fame after releasing videos of jam sessions with singers on songs such as Mitwa and Mere Dholana. He has since worked with notable musicians such as K. J. Yesudas, A. R. Rahman, L. Subramaniam, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Rajhesh Vaidhya, K.S.Chithra, Shivamani, Jonita Gandhi, Vijay Prakash, Stephen Devassy and Sujatha. He was also in a band with Vidya Vox and Shankar Tucker for nine years until he had a stroke in 2017. The band were invited to perform at the White House Diwali function of 2012, hosted by Vice President Joe Biden.

Jomy George produced and recorded Shiva Tandav before suffering a stroke, he finished producing it in a wheelchair at the hospital and released the original version with strings and the remixed version when he was discharged from hospital.

= Early Life = Jomy George was born in Kochi, in Kerala to a Catholic Christian family. His father K.P George was a well known Tabla player in the 1970's and 1980's.

= Career = Jomy George started playing Tabla from a young age. He played for a highly acclaimed Indian singer  K. J. Yesudas at the age of 14.

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