Riders Against the Storm (RAS) come bringing greetings of divine love and power. The duo has been working hard over the last two years to manifest music and poetry that reflects a spirit of resistance to the prevalent and dominant "storm" of music and art that exist today.
Riding Against the Storm means to break free or fight against whatever mainstream media and culture offers the masses today. Through music and performance the duo hopes to not only inform, but also to uplift and create spaces where atrocities against people of the African Diaspora can begin to heal. A healing that can manifest itself through remembering the past, exposing lies, expressing emotion, and resisting self-hatred.
Having known this group since 2012, they have constantly released great and inspiring tracks with many topics revolving racism, immigration, the Latinx experience in Amerikkka, and anti-capitalist sentiments. Overall, this collective is a must-hear for any revolutionary mother fuckers out there who believe in the movement. YOUNG ARAMARK
With the woozy rhythms of trip-hop and the elasticity of funk, Ria Hall’s “Rules Of Engagement” is a moving meditation on love & revolution. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 9, 2017