Indra Rios-Moore

Indra, named by her mother after the Hindu warrior deity of the sky and the rain, was born to a Puerto Rican social worker, Elizabeth, and Black jazz bassist, Donald Moore (credits include, the New York Contemporary Five, Archie Shepp, Elvin Jones, Sonny Rollins, and Jackie McLean). Indra spent her formative years in an imaginary world with her mother's extensive record collection of jazz, soul, and rock music for company. At 13, she won a scholarship to attend Mannes College of Music where she developed her soprano voice.