ArtistInfo

Ritual Art Orchestra

Band,
World
A.k.a. R-A-O

About... RITUAL was founded in Bydgoszcz in 2013 under the name Ritual Duo. From 2015, he plays under the name RITUAL ART ORCHESTRA (R-A-O). The current composition of the band is a trio: Steve Kindler, Bogusław Raatz, Daniel Mackiewicz. They cooperated with: Michael Ogorodov, Eurasia Srzednicka and Sławomir Ciesielski. RITUAL released the album KOLORY recorded together with Eurasia Srzednicka (vocal) and drummer Sławomir Ciesielski from the REPUBLIKA band. R-A-O musicians use a variety of musical instruments, from classical to ethnic ones without giving up modern electronic sounds. Current composition of RITUAL ART ORCHESTRA (R-A-O) tour 2018: Steve Kindler (USA) - electric violin (9-string), programming Bogusław Raatz (PL) - guitars, stringed ethnic instruments, synthesizers Daniel Mackiewicz (PL) - percussion instruments, shruti box Steven Kindler is a widely recognized violinist in the world who was the precursor of playing the multi-string electric violin. He began his career at the age of 10 by playing with the Portland Youth Philharmonic. He collaborated with, among others, John McLaughlin at the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jean Luc Ponty, Jan Hammer, Jeff Beck, Maxim and Dmitry Shostokovitch, YoYoMa, Schlomo Mintz, Zakir Husain, Kitaro and many others. In Poland, in addition to R-A-O, he collaborates with Józef Skrzek and Mirosław Muzykant. Bogusław Raatz co-founder of the band QUESTION MARK, WARM TRIO and RITUAL. Together, he gave concerts with J. Skrzek S. Kindler, J. Skolias, A. Przybielski and others. Together with Grant Calvin Weston, he creates the WARM TRIO band. He collaborates with artists Mirosław Rogala and Łukasz Wodyński. He plays acoustic and electric guitars as well as stringed ethnic instruments such as: oud, saz, balalaika, sitar and tampura. Daniel Mackiewicz established the jazz-rock group Jaskinia, in which Andrzej Przybielski and Janusz Zdunek also played. He collaborated with Tomasz Gwinciński with the Maestro Trytony band. Together with Węcławek he co-created ephemeral compositions like Prostata-Prostota, Osofskie Kwarki, Krasnoludki Zgieria and Smoki. Variete, who was invited to collaborate, recorded with him the album "New" material. Currently, he also co-creates the Cyclists team, he composed music for the Polish Theater in Bydgoszcz and co-created the bands: Jaskinia and Sing Sing Penelope).

Members

	Steven Kindler vn
	Daniel Mackiewicz perc
	Boguslaw Raatz g, eg, key