1. A rock band from California… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists with this name:
1. A rock band from California, United States
2. A psychedelic trance group from Norway
3. A post-punk band from Sweden
4. A dark metal/ambient project from Romania
5. An IDM artist from France
6. The electronic project of Ricardo Remédio
7. A jazz band from Noway
8. A hard rock band from Finland
9. A hardcore band from Massachusetts, United States
1) Musicality is the connective tissue binding and bridging Ra’s past to its present. It is also responsible for a sound so enigmatic it continues transcending time, resonating with a fan base that has yet to allow Ra to release its melodic grip on them. That grip is a culmination of years fraught with trials and triumphs and many lessons learned; however, perseverance and a passionate resolve pushed Ra far past its genesis to become a band still relevant in today’s ever-changing musical landscape.
Ra was conceptualized in 1996 under its first name “Cross Of Snow”. It was the vision of Sahaj Ticotin, who was born in NYC into an entertainment family in which his brother David would become highly regarded feature film assistant director, his sister Nancy would star on Broadway, TV and film and his sister Rachel make her name as a well known movie actress. Sahaj’s brother, Marcus, who created several entertainment properties, was one of the first to believe and invest in the band. The band went through a few lineup changes before settling on Skoota Warner, Ben Carroll and ultimately Pj Farley but those early years were spent chasing the identity of a sound they couldn’t quite catch. In 1998 the song Crazy Little Voices was chosen as the end title track for the movie “Carrie 2-The Rage”, becoming its first commercially-released track. By the end of 1998, the band recorded the demo for what would later become its most impactful introduction to the masses, Do You Call My Name.
By 1999, the band was signed to Edel America and aggressively working to record several tracks of which Do You Call My Name, Rectifier, Fallen Rock Zone, The Only One, and Sky were a few. On the surface, things were coming together; however, unbeknownst to Sahaj, Edel was restructuring and the American subsidiary was to be closed. The album and the songs were shelved.
Several months later, the terrorist attacks of 9/11 would put a stop to the world. The magnitude of loss and devastation had a profound impact on Sahaj, stoking his passion for what he knew to be his destiny…music. With songs the band could believe in and at the suggestion of Ben, the band focused on the more vibrant rock scene of New England.
Within months, the band was playing in Boston convinced they could build a strong base in what was believed to be a haven for hard rock. The fledgling Ra played at the 2002 Nemo Fest for an abysmal crowd of 18. As luck would have it, one of the 18 was a firefighter and friend of Ben’s named Jimmy Garrity, who believed so strongly in the band, he took a copy of their demo to well-known radio personality Mistress Carrie of WAAF. One spin on the air was all it took—the phones started ringing and people started showing interest. Ra’s EP “One”, was then released at the insistence of their manager, selling nearly 20,000 CDs in 2 months.
People were clearly listening and record labels were watching. In a surprising move, Universal/Republic Records, who had passed on the band only a few months before, signed the band to a two-record deal having never seen them live, but there was a catch—they had 30 days to record an album. The band completed the album in the otherwise daunting time frame. With an additional six songs recorded, co-produced and mixed by Paul Logus at Puff Daddy’s Sound on Sound studios, “One” was retitled “From One” becoming the band’s freshman release selling over 200,000 copies, while Do You Call My Name reached #10 on the active rock chart. From the delicate vulnerability delivered in Walking and Thinking to the melodic anarchy achieved in Fallen Rock Zone and Sky—”From One” showcased the band’s versatility in a manner that would secure their place in rock music.
Ra began touring and sharing the stage with industry titans such as Disturbed, Seether, Stone Sour, Korn, Shinedown, Sevendust, Breaking Benjamin and Staind to further promote the album. They would play over 200 shows that first year.
In 2004, once touring had come to an end, Sahaj returned home to prepare writing the band’s second album with co-producer Dave Schiffman. Unfortunately, due to personal hardships, he was forced to record a majority of the second album from his home, thus forfeiting the collaboration with Dave. After several months, Sahaj presented record executives with the first cut of Duality and though the record was well-written and composed, it didn’t satiate their appetite for a single. The label recommended the band work with Bob Marlette in order to produce songs that might better align with radio. From this collaboration came Tell Me, an anthem for the misguided whose lyrics are so deeply woven into the fabric of despair, you freely surrender yourself to it. Despite the colossus that is Tell Me and the valiant effort made on all accounts, the label chose to abandon the album. Simply put, Uni/Republic had spent more money than they thought they could recoup.
Things looked bleak for the band—that was until Dave Downey, the recently hired ambitious radio promotion director heard Fallen Angels (active rock peak #21). Had it not been for the insistence of Dave that the label reconsider its investment, Duality may have never seen the light of day. Original drummer Skoota Warner left the band and was replaced by a young and eager Andy Ryan who brought a more “metal” but still very funky feel to the band live. In 2005, 2 years after writing began on the album, it was released to the public. The differences between “From One” and “Duality” are notable. “From One” was a statement record, heavy hitting and in-your-face. Conversely, the vulnerable, lyrical reverence that is laced throughout “Duality” was created to re-imagine some of the band’s biggest influences. Songs like Undertaken uncover a delicate balance of sensuality and poeticism reminiscent of artists outside the genre. The ability to make rock both sensual and poetic, while remaining heavy and relevant elevated Ra to a league of their own.
In 2006, following the moderate success of “Duality”, the band and label parted ways amicably. Shortly after, Ra recorded its live album “Raw” independent of a label. Dave Downey once again advocated for the band, connecting them to Cement Shoe Records which promised the release of “Raw” as well as another studio album under a Cement Shoes contract. With the agreement in place, the band embarked on the Congress of Corruption tour with Ill Nino, Godhead, and The Dreaming. Though the label agreed to an advance and a studio album, the band saw neither. Things were amiss and Sahaj knew it. The label released “Raw”, featuring the single, Don’t Turn Away (active rock peak #26) illegally, without permission and the band aggressively left Cement Shoes in the past.
By this time, Ra had amassed a loyal following. Sahaj, determined not to allow the misguided promises and failures of the label to cause the band from releasing another album, found independent promoter Elizabeth Hodges to invest in the next record while Sahaj launched Sahaja Music Records (SMR). He then reached out to Universal to strike a distribution deal under which “Black Sun” was released. Broken Hearted Soul spent 18 weeks as a current on the charts went top 20 at active rock and the album Soundscanned 28k copies. The band toured minimally as Sahaj turned his focus to a career as a producer.
In between albums Ra released “Black Sheep” which featured b-sides going all the way back to 1994 as well as one brand new song. Supernova was featured in many lead in and lead outs for the Howard Stern Show on Sirius leading to the single getting 77k downloads on Itunes alone.
In 2013, after a successful Kickstarter, the band released Critical Mass, a seemingly effortless evolution of the band’s sound that didn’t compromise its identity. It was also a return to the bands heavier roots as well as the return of Skoota Warner on drums. The single Supermegadubstep was a wild ride that punched you in the gut from start to finish. While wildly under-promoted, many Ra fans took to the album and it received high marks from critics. The band played some shows in 2014 but was definitely more of a passion project for Sahaj at that point.
In 2016, Sahaj wrote and recorded the song We Won’t Back Down for the NHL’s Washington Capitols. It has gone on to be one of the band’s highest streamed songs.
In the 7 years since Ra’s last studio release, Sahaj has been hard at work replicating the formula for his success by producing other artists while the rest of the band has pursued independent projects; however, collectively, they feel now is the time for a comeback. What makes the timing so special is that all original members of the band will be together again to not only create the new album, but tour it as well. After a very successful re-emergence on 2020’s Shiprocked, the band has again tapped into the fan based that sustained them all these years. Intercorrupted.
In 2020 RA signed to Wake Up! Music Rocks.
Ra’s brand new album Intercorrupted has been released in 2021.
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2) Ra is a Norwegian psychedelic trance group. Ra was first founded in 1994 by Christer Borge-Lunde, also of Dimension 5, and Lars W.Lind. In 1998 they went their separate ways and Christer Borge-Lunde continued Ra primarily as a solo project. In 1998 Ra was signed with Blue Moon Productions UK and the first single Azure Child was released. In 1999 and 2000 Christer Borge-Lunde was working with Blue Moon Thailand and collaborated with Charlie Clarke which contributed on the album "To Sirius". The album was first released in Thailand in 2000 and later re-released world wide in 2001 by the German label Velvet/GTN.
In 2006 he joined Suntrip Records, releasing tracks on the compilations "Twist Dreams" (2007) and "Opus Iridium" (2008).
Ra's 2nd full length album "9th" was released on Suntrip Records in May 2008.
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3) RA is a post-punk/psychrock band formed in Malmö (Sweden) by Simon Minó, Erik Blondell, Felix Mårtensson, Martin Nilsson and Anton Gustafsson. After first releasing two singles on youtube the band recorded the EP "Bloodline" that was released in June 2013 on the record label Double Sun. The band is influenced by bands like Spacemen 3, Bauhaus and Singapore Sling.
Vocals/drums: Simon Minó
Guitar: Felix Mårtensson
Guitar: Martin Nilsson
Percussions: Anton Gustafsson
Bass: Erik Blondell
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4) RA was a dark metal/ambient project hailing from Romania, brainchild of Andrei Rusu, also known as Vlad Dracul of Agathodaimon fame. They have released two albums, "Geniu pustiu" (Hollow Genius - 1998) and "Sinnocence" (2002). One of the most notable collaborators within the project was Dan Byron, a guest of Agathodaimon, who later went to sing in Kumm, Urma and Byron.
The project is currently on hold. New demo music is available on the official MySpace page: TribalDome
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5) Ra is an IDM artist fron France named Raoul Sinier. His profile has been moved to http://www.last.fm/music/Raoul+Sinier
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6) RA (Rei Abutre) is the project of Ricardo Remédio which englobes the spectrum of IDM, witch house, 'casio-doom' and post-rock. For more information visit http://ramusicdoom.bandcamp.com/
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7) Ra is a Norwegian jazz band. Winner of Jazzintro 2000.
Ronny Andreassen (reeds), Morten Qvenild (Fender Rhodes), Ole Jørn Myklebust (trumpet), Kjetil Lunde (guitar), Karl-Erik Rønsen (bass), Erlend Lygren (drums), Stig Værnes (drums) og Andreas Veire (sound)
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8) RA is a Finnish Pharaoh-theme heavy rock band, and all the members are born in 1995. Their debut album Punainen Virta was released 25.2. 2009. Their lyrics are in Finnish.
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9) RA are the initials for Rude Awakening, A hardcore band from Merrimack Valley, USA featuring members of Death Before Dishonor, Hammer Bros. and more. MVHC
http://www.facebook.com/RudeAwakeninghc?sk=info
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RA Lyrics
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I will do the things that?s right
I keep loving Jah for life
I keep doing things that?s right
Oh oh oh oh yes
We?ve been drifting far too long
Asking Jah to lend the hell
And protect to stay by day
Even suffering far too long
Help the wick to be strong
(Chorus)
We?re coming home, Ethiopia oh wait us
We?re coming home, and we?re burning Babylon
I can?t wait to get home to mama (mama)
To feel her warm embrace
I belong her, to touch ya
And see her smiling face (oh mama)
I now she?s wanna well coming home
I?m not damn girl alone (alone yes)
A mama way, to see her
And when I get there I?ll never gonna leave her
I will never ?????????????
She?s a positive force in my life
(Chorus x2)
We?re coming home, ooohhhh oohhhhooh
We?re coming home, and we?re burning Babylon
We?re coming home, Mount Zion oh wait us
We?re coming home, oohhh oohoooh
I keep place in Jah for life
I will do the things that?s right (x2)
The song "Coming Home" by Ras Shiloh is an uplifting and spiritual track that speaks to the singer's faith in Jah, or God, and his longing to return to his ancestral home in Ethiopia. The song opens with the lines "I keep placing Jah for life, I will do the things that's right", which seem to suggest that Ras Shiloh has a deep and abiding commitment to living a righteous life and following the will of his creator. This message is reinforced throughout the song as he repeats the refrain "I keep loving Jah for life, I keep doing things that's right", reminding listeners of the importance of staying true to their beliefs and living according to their moral compass.
The verses of the song express Ras Shiloh's desire to return to Ethiopia and to be reunited with his mother, who he describes as a "positive force" in his life. He sings of "drifting far too long" and needing the guidance and protection of Jah to find his way back home. The chorus echoes this sentiment, as he declares that he and his fellow believers are "coming home" to Ethiopia and to their spiritual home in Mount Zion. The theme of spiritual homecoming and returning to one's roots is a common one in reggae music, and in "Coming Home" Ras Shiloh captures the feeling of hope and joy that comes with reconnecting with one's heritage and faith.
Overall, this song is a powerful expression of Ras Shiloh's devotion to Jah and his desire to be reunited with his ancestral home. Through his lyrics and passionate delivery, he inspires listeners to stay true to their beliefs and to strive for a deeper understanding of their place in the world. "Coming Home" is a testament to the enduring power of reggae music as a vehicle for spiritual and social commentary.
Line by Line Meaning
I keep placing Jah for life
I continue to prioritize my faith in Jah above everything else
I will do the things that?s right
I will always choose to do the morally correct things
I keep loving Jah for life
My love for Jah is unwavering and enduring
I keep doing things that?s right
I make it a habit to always act in accordance with what's morally right
We?ve been drifting far too long
We've been wandering aimlessly and without direction for a long time
???????????????? to find a way
We've been struggling to figure out what our purpose is and how to navigate life's challenges
Asking Jah to lend the hell
We're asking Jah for help and guidance during our difficult times
And protect to stay by day
We're asking Jah to provide us with protection and safety throughout the day
Even suffering far too long
We've been enduring pain and hardships for an extended period
Help the wick to be strong
We're asking Jah to give us the strength and resilience to persevere through our struggles
We?re coming home, Ethiopia oh wait us
We're returning to our spiritual and ancestral home in Ethiopia and eagerly anticipate our arrival
We?re coming home, and we?re burning Babylon
We're rejecting the oppressive, unjust system of Babylon and seeking refuge within our spiritual community
I can?t wait to get home to mama (mama)
I'm eagerly anticipating being reunited with my spiritual mother and mentor
To feel her warm embrace
I'm excited to receive her love and guidance once again
I belong her, to touch ya
I feel a deep sense of belonging in her presence and can't wait to connect with her
And see her smiling face (oh mama)
I'm looking forward to seeing the joy and happiness in her face upon our reunion
I now she?s wanna well coming home
I know that she's excited for my return and eagerly anticipating my arrival
I?m not damn girl alone (alone yes)
I won't be lonely because I have the support and love of my spiritual family
A mama way, to see her
There's no other way for me to connect with my spiritual mother than to physically be in her presence
And when I get there I?ll never gonna leave her
Once I'm reunited with my spiritual mother, I have no intention of ever leaving her side again
I will never ????????????
I will never stray from the path of righteousness and always make Jah and my spiritual family a priority in my life
She?s a positive force in my life
My spiritual mother is a positive influence on my life and I'm grateful for her guidance and love
I keep place in Jah for life
I continue to prioritize my faith in Jah above everything else
I will do the things that?s right (x2)
I will always choose to do the morally correct things
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: DONALD DENNIS, KIRK BENNETT, BOBBY DIXON, PAUL CROSDALE, T. WILLIAMS, KIRK ANDRE BENNETT, PAUL CROSSDALE
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