Wraygunn

Wraygunn

Infobox musical artist
Name = Wraygunn


Img_capt = Raquel Ralha
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Background = group_or_band
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Origin = Coimbra, Portugal
Genre = rock
soul
gospel
blues
Years_active =
Label = Norte Sul, Exclaim!, Skydog
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.wraygunn.com/ www.wraygunn.com]
Current_members = Sérgio Cardoso
Francisco Correia
João Doce
Paulo Furtado
Pedro Pinto
Raquel Ralha
Selma Uamusse
Past_members =

Wraygunn are a Portuguese band formed in Coimbra, in early 1999. Their music is a mix of rock, soul, gospel and blues. Paulo Furtado (main guitar and vocals) says that their sound is something like Elvis singing in a space shuttle. Other members of the group are Raquel Ralha (vocal), Sérgio Cardoso (bass guitar), Francisco Correia (sampler), Pedro Pinto (drums), Selma Uamusse (vocal), João Doce (drums). The band has seen a positive acceptance by critics in France, and has toured in Western Europe and in the United Kingdom. In 2008, the band has the possibility to win the category "best portuguese band" in "Globos de Ouro".

Discography

* "Amateur" (2000)
* "Soul Jam" (2001)
* "Ecclesiastes" 1.11 (2004)
* "Shangri-la" (2007)

External links

* [http://www.wraygunn.com Official site]

* [http://www.myspace.com/wraygunn Myspace]


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