Laranja Freak

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Laranja Freak is a psychedelic band of Porto Alegre, Brazil. It appeared in the year of 1997 and makes what it calls "Frantic Psychedelic Music", making a compound between the Jovem Guarda, psychedelia and rock.

The band is Ricardo Farfisa (voice, keyboards and guitar), Evandro Martins (bass), Miro Rasolini (drums), Fernando Mufa (voice and guitar), Grazi Rodrigues (voice) and Alexandre Abreu (lead guitar).

Laranja Freak made some presentations, inside and outside of its state, participating of festivals as Bananada (GO), Senhor F Festival (SC and RS), 25 Anos de Baratos Afins (SP), Cabron Festival (SC), Super Noites Senhor F (DF), Gig Porto Alegre Rock (RS), among others. Launched the EPs "Música Psicodélica Frenética" (2001- Independent), "Entre as Moléculas" (2002 - Migué Records) and the CD "Brasas Lisérgicas" (2004 Baratos Afins), that it concurred for the Dynamite/Claro prize of better album of 2004 rock. Also it participated of the coletâneas "Brazilian Peebles II" (2002 - Baratos Afins), launched in Brazil and in Japan, "Ainda Somos Inúteis! Um Tributo ao Ultraje a Rigor" (2005 - Monstro Discos), "Clássicos da Noite Senhor F" (2005 - Senhor F Discos) e "Eu Não Sou Cachorro Mesmo" (2006 - Allegro Discos). It still participated of the soundtrack of the short movies "A Sopa" (2003) and "Veludos e Cacos de Vidro" (2004), of Marco Martins, with the song Sempre Livre.