Stinking Rita

Fusing improvised funky originals, soulful rhapsodies, trance jazz, dirty blues. Bringing to you a collective of musicians based in Nottingham, UK. Fusing improvised funky originals, soulful rhapsodies, trance jazz and dirty blues. Shona Munro brings feral raw vocal power and high energy to her performances. Rosalind Cardenas is wildly transcendent on the guitar. Claudine West – drums performs with rhythmical eloquence. Local Legend Robert ‘Too Tall’ Batchelor entertains with his euphoric harmonica. David Fagan brings subliminal low tones on bass. Once upon a time. There was a doll with a big plastic head, a gaping mouth with little white teeth and a cloth body. She was fed Japanese Anemone heads, seeds and pods out of the garden. Time passed. Rita stank. Rita funked. She ended up on a bonfire, immortalised in flames. Her spirit dancing like a bebopping Banshee. She was named Stinking Rita. She dances for money and rides upon vibrant beautiful storms. She performs for love and higher vibrations on this exquisite ride that is music.
 ‘Captures the spontaneous combustion of moments of musical connection.’ 
 ‘Whistles and scat improvised rhapsodies capture on the cuff inventive jamming.’ 
 ‘Uplifting tunes freewheeling vocals call and respond with backing of melodic bass, groovy drums and hedonistic harmonica.’ Shona Munro - Vocals Rosalind Cardenas - Guitar/Vocals David Fagan - Bass/Vocals Claudine West - Drums/Vocals Robert ‘Too Tall’ Batchelor - Harmonica/Vocals