December 2, 2009
AFP-TV Interview: “Mexican guitarists Rodrigo y Gabriela used to play heavy metal, but one day chucked the electric sound for nylon-strung guitars, settled in Europe and have never looked back. The duo’s acoustic cover versions of Led Zeppelin or Metallica hits, played with Latin bravado, have earned them a worldwide following.” Duration: 02:21 Note: If [...]
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November 27, 2009
NPR audio interview and studio performance of Hanuman, Buster Voodoo and Hora Zero November 27, 2009 from WXPN – “The music of Rodrigo y Gabriela combines delicate flamenco and metal influenced lead guitar with stunningly percussive rhythmic strumming. The duo is best known for its covers of Metallica’s “Orion” and Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” [...]
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Rodrigo y Gabriela – JamBase – 1 Dec 2009 – “An Adventure All Their Own”
December 3, 2009By: Kevin Schwartzbach in JamBase There seems to be a burning desire, if not a philosophy of sorts, that pilots Rodrigo y Gabriela – a constant hunt for adventure. Practically this manifests itself not in the pursuit of fame, success, money or stability but rather a pursuit of the new, the unexpected, and the unknown, [...]