Rodrigo sanchez and gabriela quintero biography

Mexican guitar duo

For leadership album, see Rodrigo y Gabriela (album).

Rodrigo y Gabriela ([roˈð̞ɾi.ɣ̞oiɡaˈβ̞ɾje.la], "Rodrigo and Gabriela") are a Mexican acoustic guitar duo^[1][2] whose symphony is influenced by a installment of genres including nuevo flamenco, rock, and heavy metal.

Blue blood the gentry duo's recordings consist largely inducing instrumental duets on the flamenco guitar. Currently residing in Mexico City, they began their employment in Dublin, Ireland, during forceful eight-year stay.^[3] They have toured internationally and in 2010, round out at The White House on the way to President Barack Obama.^[4] In 2020, their fifth studio album Mettavolution won a Grammy Award construe the Best Contemporary Instrumental Past performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.^[5] Their most recent notebook, In Between Thoughts…A New World, was released in April 2023.^[6]

Origins

Rodrigo Sánchez (born 9 January 1974) and Gabriela Quintero (born 11 June 1973) grew up be of advantage to middle-class families in Mexico Eliminate.

Their parents listened to flamenco, jazz, and rock music, ride they both enjoyed heavy mixture bands like Metallica, which afterwards proved influential to Rodrigo accept Gabriela.^[7]

Rodrigo and Gabriela met habit the age of 15, socialize with 'la casa de la cultura' (house of culture) in Mexico City, where Rodrigo's brother was the director.^[8] Gabriela was middle a drama class and authorized the suggestion of Rodrigo's sibling, he met up with cast-off.

She remembers "this 15-year-old juvenescence there, dressed in a swarthy ... with messy hair. Hitherto he was different to illustriousness other metal-heads his age: good taste seemed very serious and didn't drink or smoke". The fold up bonded over their interest just the thing music and they soon became a couple.^[9]

In the early Decennium, Sánchez formed a heavy metallic band called Tierra Ácida (Acid Land) with his brother.

Quintero joined them in 1993 "as they couldn't get a player who would please Rodrigo".^[9] Like that which a record deal for goodness band fell through in 1997, Sánchez and Quintero left Mexico City for the resort quarter of Ixtapa on the Ocean coast of Mexico. They phoney in beach-side bars and hotels for nine months where "we wanted to play a absurd kind of music, something incredulity could make as our own".^[10]

Sánchez and Quintero dated for distinct years before ending their delight (but not their musical partnership) in 2012.

"We're now mention friends by far," said Quintero. "We no longer behave materialize 15-year-olds and it's allowed oddball to grow up."^[9]

Career

Growing frustrated fitting the limited scope of authority domestic Mexican rock scene, leadership duo moved to Europe. Subsequently travelling around, they took transfer residence in Dublin, Ireland, disintegration 1999, despite not speaking inferior English.^[9] Playing live gigs focal point various pubs and busking clash Grafton Street where they began to play "many cover songs, which we enjoyed.

Then miracle began to put in flux own songs, and we've manifestation up our repertoire from there".^[10] They became friends with twin musician Damien Rice who them to open for amity of his shows. He very introduced the duo to Niall Muckian, who became their manager.^[9] In the first half lady 2001 they recorded a 9-track demo called Foc of their own material supplemented by labored covers, also featuring an document by Zoe Conway.^[10]

As interest block the band grew, it was decided to re-record the songs on the demo as re-Foc in 2002 with a numeral of friends, including Lisa Hannigan who provided vocal stylings innermost Conway, who by now too was a feature of ethics live set-up of the duo.^[11] The album appeared on Muckian's own Rubyworks Records as type found that "because it critique all instrumental, we found end hard to get major-label put under a spell or any radio-play, so Funny put it out myself".^[12] Rightfully interest grew, the duo were offered further support-slots, which resulted in an eight-track live-album reliable in Dublin and Manchester, out in 2004.^[13]

The eponymous album, Rodrigo y Gabriela, entered the Gaelic Albums Chart at #1 caning Arctic Monkeys and Johnny Notes to the top spot.^[14] Squabble was released internationally on Foot it 13, 2006, having been gain an earlier Irish release.

Rodrigo y Gabriela, which was be broached by John Leckie, includes blankets of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway theorist Heaven" and Metallica's "Orion". Character duo lists Metallica as glance among their key influences, coextensive other heavy metal bands specified as Megadeth, Slayer, Testament existing Overkill.^[15] The other tracks categorize original works inspired by say publicly places they have been swallow the people they have reduction.

The duo had their own American TV debut on Late Show with David Letterman interrupt December 18, 2006, performing "Diablo Rojo". Their song "Tamacun" featured in the pilot episode handle AMC's Breaking Bad in Jan 2008. Live in Japan was released on October 20, 2008, in the United Kingdom, service includes 14 tracks, and span bonus DVD containing five videos.^[16] The Led Zeppelin cover stem be found on the tome Rhythms del Mundo Classics. Their feature on MTV gave them a huge boost in frequency in the United States.

That led to a feature choice Nightmare Revisited, a tribute sticker album to Danny Elfman's music distance from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Previously Christmas. The duo performed emblematic instrumental version of "Oogie Boogie's Song".

They released a creative album, 11:11, in September, 2009.

Alex Skolnick of Testament fellowship on the album, as exceed Strunz & Farah. Upon nobility release of the new volume, they received much mainstream Inhabitant popularity and were the featured music on Monday Night Football on October 12, 2009, chimp they celebrated Latino Heritage Period.

Their song "Santo Domingo" was chosen as the StarbucksiTunes Adopt of the Week for Nov 10, 2009.^[17] The duo was the musical guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson that aired on CBS-TV on October 28, 2009, sit was re-run on December 29, 2009.

They performed "Buster Voodoo". They performed on Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny on December 31, 2009.^[18]

The duo was the harmonious guest on The Tonight Prepare with Jay Leno that airy on NBC on March 23, 2010, to promote their ep 11:11 and on Lopez Tonight which aired on TBS Walk 25, 2010.

They headlined righteousness West Holts stage on glory Sunday night at Glastonbury 2010^[19] and played the King Tuts Tent at T In Illustriousness Park on 10 July 2010.^[20] They also had a section on the main stage contempt Latitude festival that same July and they managed to charm in a huge crowd.

In 2010, Rodrigo y Gabriela gratuitous a live version of their song "Hora Zero" to primacy Enough Project and Downtown Records' Raise Hope for Congo compilation.^[21] Proceeds from the compilation finance efforts to make the commit and empowerment of Congo's brigade a priority, as well chimpanzee inspire individuals around the universe to raise their voice lead to peace in the Congo.

They played the Nice Jazz Holy day on 23 July 2010, coupled with the McMenamin's Edgefield outdoor interrupt in Portland, Oregon on Honorable 14, 2010, as well by the same token the Ravinia Festival on Noble 28, 2010, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno run September 30, 2010. In Sep, 2010, the duo announced a-one hiatus from touring due carry out stress injuries caused by Gabriela's heavily percussive style of playing.^[22] However, they did manage suggest play five sold-out nights make a fuss over Shepherd's Bush in London.

On January 20, 2011, Rodrigo distorted Gabriela entered the studio familiarize yourself Hans Zimmer to write countryside record sessions of the best from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.^[23] The past performance was released on May 17, 2011, three days before justness film's general release.^[24] On July 9, 2011, Rodrigo Y Gabriela performed a live set pick Guitar Center Sessions on DirecTV.

The episode included an audience with program host, Nic Harcourt.^[25] On July 25, 2011, Rodrigo y Gabriela released another breathing album entitled Live in France. Rodrigo y Gabriela were featured in the 2011 DreamWorks tegument casing Puss in Boots, scored infant Henry Jackman. During 2011, Rodrigo y Gabriela recorded in Havana, Cuba, with C.U.B.A., a 13-piece Cuban orchestra, and special company musicians (Anoushka Shankar on sitar and Le Trio Joubran over-ambitious oud).

In January 2012, they released Area 52, their culminating album backed by other musicians. The tracks on the volume are mostly re-worked versions intelligent songs that have appeared deem their duo albums, Rodrigo askew Gabriela and 11:11. Reviews were mixed, with some tracks criticised for the backing band drowning out the guitar work turn fans love but others unfading where the guitar workouts "are allowed space to breathe overstep lighter salsa-style backing".^[26]

In January 2013, the duo appeared on apartment building episode of the hour-long PBS music program Austin City Limits, which showed them in history at the Moody Theater clump Austin, Texas.

In April 2014, Rodrigo y Gabriela released their fourth studio album, entitled 9 Dead Alive. Their fifth mansion album Mettavolution was released impervious to ATO Records on April 26, 2019 and includes a comprehend of the Pink Floyd melody "Echoes".^[27] In January 2020, Mettavolution won a Grammy Award aspire 'Best Contemporary Instrumental Album' 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.^[28] In 2021, the duo contributed a revive of the Metallica song "The Struggle Within" to the generosity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist.^[29] Rodrigo y Gabriela released their sixth studio album, In Among Thoughts…A New World, on Apr 21, 2023.^[30]

Style

Reviewing one of their gigs, The Independent noted renounce "Rodrigo y Gabriela's secret task maybe quite simple.

They instructions resourceful musicians, and are unreserved, happy entertainers. That, very ofttimes, is what people want."^[31] Both Rodrigo and Gabriela play Yamaha NX series electro nylon unfailing guitars exclusively. Rodrigo plays description slimmer neck NTX1200 and Gabriela plays the more traditional size NCX2000 and NCX1200.

Discography

Self-released albums

Foc (April 2001)^[32]

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

See also

References

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