RAH & The Ruffcats

In the organizer's words:

2024 sees the release of RAH & The Ruffcats' first LP under the eponymous title on the Berlin music label Sonar Kollektiv.

A long-standing, friendly relationship and numerous joint jams and sessions between the Nigerian-born, Berlin-based rapper and singer RAH (Rapturous Apollo Helios) and the seven-piece hip hop / neo-soul / funk / Afrobeat band The Ruffcats (including Georgia Anne Muldrow, Dudley Perkins, Samy Deluxe, Retrogott, Flo Mega) have resulted in a fruitful collaboration in recent years.

A first joint single entitled "Shifting Sands" was released in 2018. At the end of last year, the project presented its first demos in the scene - with an excellent response. The desire to release a joint album was born. The recordings for the debut have now been completed. The project is expressly not intended to be a one-off; RAH & The Ruffcats want to establish themselves as a studio and live band in the long term.

Line-up:

Botond Ikvai Szabo - guitar, vocals

Jean Luc Jossa - percussion

Werner Goldbach - Keyboard

Stefan Fuhr - bass

Uwe Berwanger - drums

Lukas Fröhlich - trumpet

Friedrich Milz - trombone

Lars Dieterich - saxophone

Rapturous Apollo Helios aka RAH - Vocals