Ruby and the Vines
Music
General Info
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Genre: Other
Location London, Un
Profile Views: 27369
Last Login: 4/21/2012
Member Since 2/19/2010
Website www.rubyandthevines.com
Record Label Bookings: info@rubyandthevines.com
Type of Label Unsigned
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Bio
Ruby and the Vines, fronted by vocalist/bassist Binisa Bonner, fuse influences as diverse as rock, jazz, afro-beat and reggae. The line-up is completed by guitarist Greg Sanders and drummer Ben Assiter, who complement Binisa's soulful, frank vocal delivery and deftly melodic bass lines with a meticulous groove. Binisa comes from a mixed English/Congolese background and grew up in multicultural Brixton, London. As a singer - with vocal training in jazz, pop and South African singing - Binisa has a distinctive approach to songwriting with compositions originating from melodic use of the bass. Ben and Greg, both also Londoners, have backgrounds in many different styles of music from funk and ska through to hip-hop, jazz and beyond. Whilst studying at SOAS University, Binisa approached Greg and Ben with some songs she'd written on bass guitar. Introduced to a wealth of West and East African playing styles and techniques through their studies, the trio began crafting genre-warping contemporary tunes that reflected their multiple musical interests - 'Ruby and the Vines' was born. Andy Snipper (Music-News.com) says "This is a band with a huge potential... Binisa Bonner is a stunning bass player with a fine, soft and subtly sweet, voice and she makes an arresting frontperson, with her sinuous moves and wide smile... she is ably supported by guitarist Greg Sanders with his afrobeat and reggae licks and drummer Ben Assiter who plays some of the most sparse and simple drums I've heard in ages. I have always believed that it takes talent to play it simple and Ben is the proof... they don't sound like anyone else around at the moment... very definitely one to watch for all the right reasons." (Nov 2010) Hotly tipped by Max Reinhardt (The Shrine, BBC Late Junction) as a ''wild, hot and about to happen new trio" "Binisa Bonner, frontwoman of RATV steals the show with her Florence Welch-styled vocalings" (Time Out) "My personal highlight was Ruby & the Vines. The description of them in the program was Congolese meets indie, but what I heard seemed more like minimalist jazz... vocalist Binisa... did a fine job of leading the trio, and for once I was stuck for viable comparisons... they're off on their on trip" Howard Male (music journalist, Sound of the World Forum) -
Members
Binisa Bonner - Vocals & Bass guitar, Greg Sanders - Guitar, Ben Assiter - Drums -
Influences
In no order particular order, influences include Funk, Jazz, Afrobeat, Malian music, Congolese music, Rock, Reggae, Dub, Punk, Ethio-Jazz, Jimi Hendrix, Funkadelic, Miriam Makeba, Grace Jones, The Rail Band, James Brown, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, The Invisible, Betty Davis, The Ethiopiques series and Mulatu Astatke, Fela Kuti... -
Sounds Like
Latest Blog Entries
- Dec 17, 2010 2:58 AM End of year and brewing plans for 2011
- Nov 20, 2010 10:16 AM Great Review of Ruby and the Vines on Music-News.com
- Nov 20, 2010 10:09 AM RATV live on Resonance fm listen here
- Aug 10, 2010 8:59 AM Summer Break
Shows & Events
1 upcoming show/event
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Jun 6
The Roundhouse
London, GB
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