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Lars Dieterich

Berlin based.
Reeds and Experiments in Soul - Jazz - Groove.

»A marvellous ambassador for that most under-used and underrated of instruments, the bass clarinet"
Jazzwise Magazine, UK, 02/2024

„Lars Dieterich on tenor is just sensational, and his forays on bass clarinet add even more grit to the hard-swinging proceedings"
Jazzwise Magazine, UK, 10/2021

RAH & The Ruffcats: Orile To Berlin

Read "Orile To Berlin" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
July 4, 2024

Among the many Afrobeat bands which have emerged outside Nigeria since Fela Kuti passed in 1997, some of them first class, only a tiny few have succeeded in getting close to the sheer majesty of sound that Kuti conjured. The honor roll notably includes London's Soothsayers and Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra. Here comes another honoree. Take a bow, Berlin-based RAH & The Ruffcats, a nine-piece ensemble fronted by Lagos-born singer, rapper and composer RAH a.k.a. Rapturous Apollo Helios a.k.a. Ndubisi ...