De Raad van Toezicht (The Board of Governors) is a twelve-man band from the city of Arnhem. De Raad booked its first major successes in 2016, with concerts (known to the Governors as meetings) at a string of leading festivals such as North Sea Jazz Festival. After a great live season, the band is now working on a new album. In December 2016, De Raad took over the famous de Wisseloord studios to record live in front of an audience.

The instrumentation of de Raad van Toezicht is extraordinary: a double rhythm section (2x drums, 2x electric bass, 2x guitar, 2x keys) and a horn section reinforced with a violin, which results in a lot of variation in groove and a large sonic palette. The music is brought together from the wide-ranging influences of the members, ranging from rock to African music, latin and even some westernmusic. However jazz and funk are the main ingredients where De Raad takes it spontaneity and strong groove from. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.