Ruach is a Hebrew word meaning wind, breath or spirit.
Duo RUACH is made of Dorothea and Boguslaw Hegeduess who dedicated their love and life to the traditional Jewish music. They have in their repertoire a wide range of old tunes from Central and Eastern Europe. Dorothea squeezes the most sweet tones of her clarinet and Boguslaw adds his amazing rhythms and chords on his guitar and mandolin to recreate the musical identity of the 'Old World'.
They restore to this music its old shine, its original tunefulness and its closeness to dance. Dance, Song and Prayer are all central to their music.
RUACH plays concerts, participates in festivals, plays on the street, organizes educational events for schools, collaborates with theatres, plays at weddings. RUACH plays everywhere where the people want to meet traditional Jewish music.
RUACH has been performing all around Europe (Poland, Spain, Germany, Italy, Holland, France, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic), playing concerts as well as taking part in all kind of festivals, among them:
- La Ghironda Festival in Italy
- Mercantia Festival in Certaldo, Italy
- Ferrara Buskers Festival, Italy
- Pflasterspektakel in Linz, Austria
- Gauklerfestival in Fedkirch, Austria
- Simcha Festival in Wrocław, Poland
- Three Cultures Festival in Włodawa, Poland
- Four Cultures Festival in Łódź, Poland
- Galicjaner Sztetl in Poland
- BuskerBus Festival in Poland
- Days of Jewish Culture in Poland
- Czas Folku Festival in Poland
- European Night Festival in Wijk aan Zee, Holland
- Barceloneta Buskers Festival in Barcelona, Spain
- 'Jakuby' Festival in Zgorzelec, Poland
- Skopje Baskerfest in Macedonia
- 'Museum on Wheels' in Szamotuły, Poland
- Gademusik Festival in Uldum, Denmark
- Tadaa Festival, Estonia
- SchokoBomb Fire Music Festival, Luidja, Hiiumaa Island, Estonia, etc.