Jo Jo Joana, Ballad’s very own bluesy, soul, rock gospel goddess shares her latest addiction…

“Wraygunn is my new drug”

Imagined what is like to wake up at 5.45 am to go to college…CRAZY isn´t it…you have no time to think; I get dressed, take my car into the train station, then I take the train…and then the underground. Finally after a 15 minute walk, I´m at my destination. I´ts crazy! Since I´m avoinding to get back to my old coffee addiction I had to find a new “drug” to fill this emptiness that you get when you´re in need for some morning adrenaline.

The choice could not have been better…Wraygunn are a Portuguese band born in born in the late nineties. Paulo Furtado (better known as The Legendary Tigerman) takes the lead guitar and vocals, but nothing would make sense without the rest of group: Raquel Ralha (vocals), Sérgio Cardoso (bass guitar), Francisco Correia (sampler), Pedro Pinto (drums), Selma Uamusse (vocals) and João Doce (drums).

It´s impossible for me not to talk about them without saying that in my world, there are heroes - Johnny Cash is “The Man”, Bob Dylan “The Poet”…and Paulo Furtado “The charming rebel”, with his one man band project “The Legendary Tigerman”, he leaves the French crowd on their knees…he´s a hero, a pure dose of stage caffeine.

In Paulo´s own words Wraygunn “sound is something like Elvis singing in a space shuttle.”, I couldn’t say it better. The two Lady’s vocals leave our lungs empty and the rest of the band elements sound is so high, so energetic that it is impossible not to lose control over the boring rationality of this (so often “square”) world.

Wraygunn promised to be back in 2011…I´m waiting, and so is my adorable French friend Krystel Leal, who is responsible for this healthy new addiction.

So If you need to wake up and feel like jumping in the morning, grab your iPod and get lost in space, with these blues, soul, rock, gospel…(and so many other things) Band.

more about Wraygunn: www.myspace.com/wraygunn

Much Love and Lot´s of Music

Joana Lourenço
http://twitter.com/LourencoJoana