The Wonderful World of Orchestre Ruffanti.

The Wonderful World of ORCHESTRE RUFFANTI, touring late April, May, June and selected Summer Festivals Welcome to the world of Orchestre Ruffanti: A The Wonderful World of ORCHESTRE RUFFANTI, touring late April, May, June and selected Summer Festivals Orchestre Ruffanti Welcome to the world of Orchestre Ruffanti: A world where nothing is quite what it seems.. Where long – forgotten, hidden gems of charity shop vinyl are resurrected and re-imagined. Where great musical (and flower) arrangements are rediscovered, and where vintage pop and glam rock hits are given a swinging salsa shakedown or treated to an afro-beat-big-band-bugaloo. Add to this a generous, intoxicating measure of original songs, and the Ruffanti musical cocktail is complete. Be it concert, cabaret or festival, Ruffanti present a colourful, romantic and eclectic show featuring irresistible grooves, delicious harmonies and poignant ballads, all delivered by a ‘hot’ live band made up of twelve superb musicians and vocalists. With the release of their long-awaited debut album ‘Allegro –Vanden Plas’ the essence of Ruffanti has finally been faithfully distilled to disc, spreading their infectious musical message to an ever-expanding audience. Vintage, Latin, Stylish and fun. Ruffanti capture the retro-chic Zeitgeist of the fast growing post-modern music scene. Click here to view VIDEO Orchestre Ruffanti Here's some quotes: 'Over-dressed , preening, cabaret divas' "Rarely have I witnessed such an unashamed and blatant perversion of the so- called ‘World Music’ genre on an English Festival stage. The whole show rode rough-shod and bareback over some of the finest tunes in the popular canon. From my carefully chosen vantage point in the Festival Beer tent, Ruff Aunty (sic) sounded like nothing better than a collection of bongo –bashing clockwork monkeys , crooning Nancy Boys and over-dressed , preening cabaret divas. God only knows what inspires the almost religious devotion so openly displayed by their dedicated legion of (I fear, sadly misguided) fans". - Raymond Trabb, Dyed Roots 'Every Song is Priceless' "As a radio presenter I get inundated with new music. It’s a double edged sword. I’ll often sit listening to some cacophony wondering who in their right mind thought this noise was in anyway listenable. Thankfully I also receive some gems. Allegro Vanden Plas is just such a gem. And then some. Orchestra Ruffanti are a group of 14 musicians as diverse as they are talented. With a host of original songs plus covers ranging from Gloria Jones to The Blockheads to Brigitte Bardot to T-Rex to Edith Piaf, Allegro Vanden Plas is an amazing soundtrack to the summer. And don’t let the word covers put you off. Any band that can stamp their own mark on a cover are always worth a listen. Take opening track Tainted Love. Originally performed by Gloria Jones it is now synonymous with Soft Cell but Ruffanti have reinvented it as a smoky back room latin-jazz classic. In an ideal world the afternoon would be spent in a garden, eating and drinking, with the sun shining, accompanied by Orchestre Ruffanti. Not with a barbecue and a six pack but in the garden of a stately home, eating triangular shaped sandwiches and drinking pimms. The night would end with the group playing in an exclusive back street bar with a 1950s dress code, a liberal attitude to smoking and where dancing is compulsory. I can’t recommend this album highly enough. Every song is priceless though I will say These Moods could be the most beautiful song ever written". - Simon Saynor, SINE FM Click here to view VIDEO Orchestre Ruffanti For copies of the new album, date availability and any queries please contact: GAIL COOKE LAUGHING DOG MUSIC gail@laughingdogmusic.co.uk Click here for LAUGHING DOG MUSIC Click here for ORCHESTRE RUFFANTI