Rodrigo & Gabriela: and Guitars!

 

     

Rodrigo & Gabriela: and Guitars!

 


  Rodrigo & Gabriela (Rodrigo and Gabriela): are a Mexican guitar duo whose music spans a number of genres including nuevo flamenco, rock, and heavy metal. The duo's discography consists largely of unaccompanied duets on the classical guitar. The musicians gained a reputation by playing on the streets of Dublin, Ireland and gained a cult following. They regularly dismiss being classified in a particular genre of music, preferring to say they play a fusion of many influences. Rodrigo y Gabriela have sold in excess of 1.2 million albums. In 2011 they collaborated with Hans Zimmer on the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides soundtrack while also contributing to the soundtrack for the Shrek prequel Puss in Boots. Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero grew up in middle-class families in Mexico City. Their parents listened to flamenco, jazz, and rock music but they were both exposed to heavy metal rock music like Metallica, were inspired by it, and played in this genre. Rodrigo and Gabriela met as teenagers, at the Casa de Cultura (House of Culture) in Mexico City, where Rodrigo's brother was Director. In the early 1990s, Sanchez formed a heavy metal band called Tierra Acida ("Acid Land") with his brother. Quintero joined them in 1993. When a record deal for the band fell through in 1997, Sanchez and Quintero left Mexico City for the resort town of Ixtapa on the Pacific coast of Mexico. They played in beach side bars and practiced for long hours. +++++++Rodrigo y Gabriela+++++++ 01. Foc
02. Georges St
03. Temple Bar
04. Syf
05. Amuleto
06. Paris
07. 30 De Marzo
08. Stroget
09. Sangre Y Ritmo
10. Foc
11. Hola
12. One, Take 5
13. Mr. Tang
14. Paris
15. Libertango
16. Capitan Casanova
17. One