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band, formed in

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, in 2004. The current members are Gugun on guitar, Fajar Adi Nugroho on bass and Bowie on drums. They have released nine albums.

Career

The band formed in 2004 to play in blues bars in Jakarta. They have played in jazz clubs and festivals. They were influenced by

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. Initially, the name of the band was The Blues Bug, which was later changed to Blue Hand Gang, later known as Gugun and The Blues Bug, and eventually Gugun Blues Shelter or Gugun Power Trio (for the American and European market). They changed the band's name because a Greek band had already used the name Blues Bug for ten years. At the end of 2004, they released their first independent album, ''Get the Bug''. The featured musicians on the album were Gugun, Jono and Iskandar. In early 2007, they released their second album, ''Turn It On'', on Sinjitos Records. The album was voted as one of the best Indonesian albums of 2007 by ''

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, in 2007 by ''MTV Trax Magazine''. Bowie joined the band in 2007 (or 2008), replacing Iskandar on drums. In 2010, they independently released a self-titled album as a replacement for their ''Set My Soul on Fire'' album, which failed due to conflict with their labels. In 2011, Gugun Blues Shelter were chosen by online votes from fans as winners of the

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's Global Battle of the Bands competition, celebrating Hard Rock Café's 40th anniversary. They were scheduled to perform on Sunday, 26 June 2011 at

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Discography

Studio albums

;As Deni and Gugun (De Gun) * ''De Gun Project'' (1999) ;As Gugun and The Bluesbug * '' Get the Bug'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2007) ;As Gugun Blues Shelter * ''

Gugun Blues Shelter Gugun Blues Shelter (GBS), or Gugun Power Trio (for the American and European market), is an Indonesian blues band, formed in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2004. The current members are Gugun on guitar, Fajar Adi Nugroho on bass and Bowie on drums. They h ...

'' (2010) * '' Satu Untuk Berbagi'' (2011) * '' High Life'' (2015) * '' Hitam Membiru'' (2016) ;As Gugun Power Trio * '' Far East Blues Experience'' (2011, compilation album) * '' Solid Ground'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2013)

Original soundtracks

* Gugun and the Bluesbug's single "Mengejar Harapan" appeared on the soundtrack of the Indonesian movie ''

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''.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Indonesian musical groups Musical groups established in 2004 Blues musical groups Anugerah Musik Indonesia winners