Excerpts from RATA Orkestra's rehearsal in November 2022 as they prepare for their debut show, RATA: new grounds, new sounds.

https://www.esplanade.com/rata

Azrin Abdullah (oud)
Andy Chia (dizi, vocals, electronics)
Cheryl Ong (percussion, electronics)
Safuan Johari (electronics)
Rizman Putra (vocals)
weish (vocals)

Live show will feature guest artist, Nova Ruth (vocals) and visuals by Brandon Tay.

Excerpts from RATA Orkestra's rehearsal in November 2022 as they prepare for their debut show, RATA: new grounds, new sounds.

www.esplanade.com/whats-on/festiva…ounds-new-sounds

Azrin Abdullah (oud)
Andy Chia (dizi, vocals, electronics)
Cheryl Ong (percussion, electronics)
Safuan Johari (electronics)
Rizman Putra (vocals)
weish (vocals)

Live show will feature guest artist, Nova Ruth (vocals) and visuals by Brandon Tay.

II feat. Nova Ruth

Named for the Malay word rata, meaning “flat” or “even’, RATA Orkestra is a project by Safuan Johari featuring Azrin Abdullah (oud), Andy Chia (dizi, vocals, electronics), Cheryl Ong (percussion, electronics), Safuan Johari (electronics), Rizman Putra (vocals) and weish (vocals). This new ensemble aims to create new aural topographies by gathering diverse local and international musicians to experiment with collaborative compositions, break old boundaries and new grounds across the traditional, the experimental, and the popular, and create a transcultural ambient soundscape of harmonious interplays and poignant discordances.

RATA: new grounds, new sounds 
Boasting an eclectic line-up of established musicians from diverse fields, RATA Orkestra makes its debut with RATA: new grounds, new sounds (RATA), a visceral audiovisual experience in the new Singtel Waterfront Theatre at Esplanade.

A production two years in the making, RATA also features guest artist Nova Ruth (vocals) and multimedia designer Brandon Tay. Audience members will also move around the performance space, to experience and encounter the visuals and sounds from various corners.

RATA invites you to mark the end of the year and this season of change with an opportunity to discover something new and ground-breaking.

https://www.esplanade.com/rata