Latest Release
- APR 21, 2023
- 9 Songs
- Rodrigo y Gabriela · 2006
- Rodrigo y Gabriela · 2006
- Rodrigo y Gabriela · 2006
- 11:11 · 2009
- Rodrigo y Gabriela · 2006
- Rodrigo y Gabriela · 2006
- Rodrigo y Gabriela · 2006
- Rodrigo y Gabriela · 2006
- Rodrigo y Gabriela · 2006
- 11:11 · 2009
Essential Albums
- Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero grew up in Mexico City and mastered their acoustic flamenco-metal guitar style—part Paco de Lucia, part Jimmy Page—while busking in Ireland. Rodrigo y Gabriela play fleet-fingered and briskly chorded instrumental duets punctuated percussively by hands on hollow-bodies. And while instrumentals like the reggae-tinged "Tamacun" and Django-jazzy "Ixtaba" convey pure Mexican magic, cover versions of Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and Metallica's "Orion" tap into universal head-banging truths.
Albums
- 2014
Artist Playlists
- Fusing flamenco and metal with kinetically intertwined acoustic instrumentals.
- The duo may be known for acoustic guitars, but their Metallica tribute playlist plugs in and turns up.
- Beyond their flashing flamenco riffs, find a world of rootsy style.
- 2021
Live Albums
More To Hear
- The guitar duo from Mexico join Strombo to talk about Metallica.
- The guitar duo from Mexico join Strombo to talk about Metallica.
About Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rodrigo y Gabriela is a Mexican acoustic guitar duo known for their towering instrumental pieces melding flamenco and heavy metal. Hailing from Mexico City, Rodrigo Sánchez (born 1974) and Gabriela Quintero (born 1973) met as teenagers, bonding over their love of music and theater, and eventually becoming a couple. In 1993, Gabriela joined Rodrigo's heavy metal band Tierra Ácida, where they honed their onstage chemistry and grew tighter as collaborators. Eager for new opportunities, the pair relocated to Dublin, Ireland, in 1999, where they busked frequently and began rubbing elbows with popular musicians like Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan. In 2002, Rodrigo y Gabriela released a collection of rerecorded demos titled Re-Foc, which generated local buzz before their 2006 self-titled LP launched them internationally with dueling guitars and dizzying covers of Led Zeppelin's “Stairway to Heaven” and Metallica's “Orion.” Their dramatic acoustic pieces have been featured in films like Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Puss in Boots. And while Rodrigo y Gabriela's 2012 album, Area 52, featured an energetic backing band and dipped into cumbia and salsa, their magical sound is still best captured by the intimate guitar picking of 2019's Mettavoultion.
- ORIGIN
- Mexico City, Mexico
- FORMED
- 2000
- GENRE
- Worldwide