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Renegade Funktrain is an Australian groove band that formed in 1994.[1]

Renegade Funktrain was formed by former Sound Unlimited members Rosano and Tina Martinez along with Dereck Antunes.[2] Their single "I Wonder" (a Buddhist-influenced reworking of the Boz Scaggs' song)[3] was nominated for the 1995 Australian Recording Industry Association Award for Best Dance Release and their album Renegade Funktrain was nominated in 1996 for the same award.[4][5]

Members

  • Rosano Martinez - vocals
  • Tina Martinez - vocals, keyboards
  • Dereck Antunes - drums, vocals, keyboards
  • Brian `DJ A.S.K.' Patrick - turntables
  • Ramesh Sathiah - keyboards
  • Juan Gonzalez - guitar, vocals
  • Adam Dehnen - bass
  • Craig Calhoun

Discography

Albums

  • Renegade Funktrain (1996) - East West/ Warner[6] Aus #46

Singles

  • "Testify" (1995)
  • "Renegade Funktrain"/"I Wonder" (1996) - East West/ Warner[7] Aus #49

References

  1. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999), "Encyclopedia entry for 'Renegade Funktrain'", Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop, archived from the original on 2004-08-09{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Williams, Sue (3 September 1995), "Family Business", Sun Herald
  3. ^ Tom, Emma (12 April 1996), "Groove Track", Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ "Winners By Award – Best Dance Release - ARIA Awards", ARIA
  5. ^ Scatena, Dino (27 August 1996), "ARIAs throw up Regurgitator", Daily Telegraph
  6. ^ Watts, Jarrod (5 April 1996), "Album Reviews", The Age
  7. ^ Holmes, Peter (24 March 1996), "Cd Romp", Sun Herald