Sŵnami | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales |
Genres | Indie Rock |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels |
Rasal (2012–14) I Ka Ching (2014–2021) CÔSH (2021–present) |
Members | Ifan Davies Ifan Ywain Gruff Jones Gerwyn Murray Lewis Williams |
Past members | Huw Ynyr Tom Ayres |
Sŵnami (Welsh pronunciation: [suːˈnaːmi]) are a Welsh indie rock group from Dolgellau, north-west Wales, who sing predominantly in Welsh. They won the Welsh Language Album of the Year prize at the 2016 National Eisteddfod of Wales. Their name is a play on the word " tsunami" and the Welsh word for sound, "sŵn", to convey the idea of a wave of sound. [1]
Sŵnami was formed around the beginning of 2011. [1] The band's lead singer is Bangor University graduate Ifan Davies, who is from outside Llanegryn, Gwynedd. [2] The other members of the band are Ifan Ywain ( guitar), Gerwyn Murray ( bass), Lewis Williams (drums), Gruff Jones ( synth). [3] They describe their style as "rocky with a bit of synth". [1]
The band won the Brwydr Y Bandiau (Battle of the Bands) at the 2011 National Eisteddfod in Wrexham. [3] In 2012 they beat nine other bands to win Wakestock Battle of the Bands and secure a place on the line up of that year's Wakestock festival. [1]
In 2015 Sŵnami won awards for Best EP or Single (for their single "Cynnydd" / "Gwenwyn") and Best Video (for "Gwenwyn") at the Welsh Y Selar music awards. [4]
The band's first album, Sŵnami, was nominated for the Welsh Music Prize in 2016 [5] and was the winner of Welsh-Language Album of the Year at the 2016 National Eisteddfod held in Abergavenny. [6]
Ifan Davies (lead singer) also plays guitar for Yws Gwynedd and Yr Eira, and Lewis Williams plays the drums for Candelas.[ citation needed]
Release | Title | English translation | Label |
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2012 | "Mynd a Dod" | Come and go | Rasal Miwsig |
2012 | "Eira" | Snow | Rasal Miwsig |
2014 | "Gwenwyn" | Poison | Recordiau I Ka Ching |
2014 | "Cynnydd" | Growth/Progress | Recordiau I Ka Ching |
2017 | "Dihoeni" | Pining | Recordiau Tp [7] |
2021 | "Theatr" | Theatre | Recordiau Côsh |
2021 | "Uno, Cydio, Tanio" | Unite, Embrace, Ignite | Recordiau Côsh |
2022 | "Be Bynnag Fydd" | Whatever Will Be | Recordiau Côsh |
2022 | "Paradis Disparu" | Lost Paradise | Recordiau Côsh |
2022 | "Wyt Ti'n Clywed?" | Do you Hear? | Recordiau Côsh |
Release | Title | English translation | Type | Label |
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2013 | Du a Gwyn | Black and White | EP | Rasal Miwsig |
2015 | Sŵnami | Album | Recordiau I Ka Ching | |
2022 | Sŵnamii [8] | Album | Recordiau Côsh |