Rodrigo y Gabriela (, "Rodrigo and Gabriela") are a

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acoustic guitar duo featuring musicians Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero. Residing in Mexico City, they began their career in

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, where they played for the first eight-years of their career as a duo. Their music consists largely of instrumental

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s on the

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, with a musical style influenced by a number of

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including

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, and heavy metal. They have released numerous studio albums, including '' Mettavolution'' in 2020 which won a

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for the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the

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. Their most recent album, '' In Between Thoughts…A New World'', was released in April 2023. They have toured internationally and performed at venues that include

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and for President

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Career

Origins

Rodrigo Sánchez (born 9 January 1974) and Gabriela Quintero (born 11 June 1973) grew up in middle-class families in

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. Their parents listened to

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, and

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, and they both enjoyed heavy metal bands like

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, which later proved influential to Rodrigo and Gabriela. Sànchez and Quintero met at the age of 15, at 'la casa de la cultura' (house of culture) in Mexico City, where Sànchez's brother was the director. Quintero was in a drama class and at the suggestion of Sànchez brother, he met up with her. She remembers "this 15-year-old boy there, dressed in a black ... with messy hair. Yet he was different to the other metal-heads his age: he seemed very serious and didn't drink or smoke". The two bonded over their interest in music and they soon became a couple.

1993-2001; Tierra Ácida

In the early 1990s, Sánchez formed a heavy metal band called Tierra Ácida (Acid Earth) with his brother. Quintero joined them in 1993 "as they couldn't get a guitarist who would please Rodrigo". When a record deal for the band fell through in 1997, Sánchez and Quintero left Mexico City for the resort town of

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on the Pacific coast of Mexico. They played in beach-side bars and hotels for nine months where "we wanted to play a different kind of music, something we could make as our own". Sánchez and Quintero dated for many years before ending their relationship (but not their musical partnership) in 2012. "We're now better friends by far," said Quintero. "We no longer behave like 15-year-olds and it's allowed us to grow up." Rodrigo_y_Gabriela_red_rocks

Growing frustrated with the limited scope of the domestic Mexican rock scene, the duo moved to

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. After travelling around, they took up residence in

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, in 1999, despite not speaking any English. Playing live gigs in various

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and

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where they began to play "many cover songs, which we enjoyed. Then we began to put in our own songs, and we've built up our repertoire from there". They became friends with fellow musician

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who invited them to open for several of his shows. He also introduced the duo to Niall Muckian, who became their manager. In the first half of 2001 they recorded a 9-track demo called '' Foc'' of their own material supplemented by some covers, also featuring an appearance by Zoe Conway.

2002-2008; ''re-Foc'' and ''Rodrigo y Gabriela''

As interest in the band grew, it was decided to re-record the songs on the demo as '' re-Foc'' in 2002 with a number of friends, including

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who provided vocal stylings and Conway, who by now also was a feature of the live set-up of the duo. The album appeared on Muckian's own

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as he found that "because it is all instrumental, we found it hard to get major-label interest or any radio-play, so I put it out myself". As interest grew, the duo were offered further support-slots, which resulted in an eight-track live-album recorded in Dublin and Manchester, released in 2004. They toured with David Grey on his 2005 European tour, leading to a record deal with

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the same year. The album, ''

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,'' entered the Irish Albums Chart at #1 beating

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and

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to the top spot. It was released internationally on March 13, 2006, having been given an earlier Irish release. ''

,'' which was produced by

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, includes covers of

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's "

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" and

's "Orion". The duo lists Metallica as being among their key influences, alongside other heavy metal bands such as

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and

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. The other tracks are original works inspired by the places they have been and the people they have met. The duo had their national American TV debut on ''

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'' on December 18, 2006, performing "Diablo Rojo". Their song "Tamacun" featured in the pilot episode of

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's ''

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'' in January 2008. '' Live in Japan'' was released on October 20, 2008, in the United Kingdom, and includes 14 tracks, and a bonus DVD containing five videos. The Led Zeppelin cover can be found on the album '' Rhythms del Mundo Classics.'' Their feature on MTV gave them a huge boost in popularity in the United States. This led to a feature on ''Nightmare Revisited'', a tribute album to Danny Elfman's music from Tim Burton's ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''. The duo performed an instrumental version of "Oogie Boogie's Song".

2009-2013; ''11:11'' and ''Area52''

They released a new album, '' 11:11,'' in September, 2009.

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guests on the album, as do

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. Upon the release of the new album, they received much mainstream American popularity and were the featured music on ''

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'' on October 12, 2009, as they celebrated

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. Their song "Santo Domingo" was chosen as the

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Pick of the Week for November 10, 2009. The duo was the musical guest on ''

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'' that aired on CBS-TV on October 28, 2009, and was re-run on December 29, 2009. They performed "Buster Voodoo". They performed on

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's ''Annual Hootenanny'' on December 31, 2009. Rodrigo y Gabriela at Sasquatch 2011

The duo was the musical guest on ''

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'' that aired on NBC on March 23, 2010, to promote their album ''11:11'' and on ''

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'' which aired on TBS March 25, 2010. They headlined the West Holts stage on the Sunday night at Glastonbury 2010 and played the King Tuts Tent at

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on 10 July 2010. They also had a spot on the main stage at

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that same July and they managed to draw in a huge crowd. They also performed at

for President

in 2010. In 2010, Rodrigo y Gabriela contributed a live version of their song "Hora Zero" to the

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and

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' Raise Hope for Congo compilation. Proceeds from the compilation fund efforts to make the protection and empowerment of Congo's women a priority, as well as inspire individuals around the world to raise their voice for peace in the Congo. They played the

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on 23 July 2010, and the McMenamin's Edgefield outdoor concert in

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on August 14, 2010, as well as the

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on August 28, 2010, and ''

'' on September 30, 2010. In September, 2010, the duo announced a hiatus from touring due to stress injuries caused by Gabriela's heavily percussive style of playing. However, they did manage to play five sold-out nights at

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. On January 20, 2011, Rodrigo y Gabriela entered the studio with

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to write and record sessions of the score from '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.'' The

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was released on May 17, 2011, three days before the film's general release. On July 9, 2011, Rodrigo Y Gabriela performed a live set for ''

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Sessions'' on

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. The episode included an interview with program host,

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. On July 25, 2011, Rodrigo y Gabriela released another live album entitled '' Live in France''. Rodrigo y Gabriela were featured in the 2011 DreamWorks film ''

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'', scored by

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. During 2011, Rodrigo y Gabriela recorded in

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on sitar and Le Trio Joubran on oud). In January 2012, they released '' Area 52'', their first album backed by other musicians. The tracks on the album are mostly re-worked versions of songs that have appeared on their duo albums, ''Rodrigo y Gabriela'' and ''11:11''. Reviews were mixed, with some tracks criticised for the backing band drowning out the guitar work that fans love but others praised where the guitar workouts "are allowed space to breathe by lighter salsa-style backing". In January 2013, the duo appeared on an episode of the hour-long

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music program ''

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'', which showed them in performance at the

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2014-present

In April 2014, Rodrigo y Gabriela released their fourth studio album, entitled '' 9 Dead Alive'', their first original studio album since 2009. They also toured internationally playing at venues such as

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, and the

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. They played at the

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in 2015 and marked their first performance in India at the 2015 Bacardi NH7 Weekender Festival. Rodrigo y Gabriela toured with

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in 2017, opening for his The Search for Everything World Tour in South America. Their fifth studio album '' Mettavolution'' was released by

on April 26, 2019 and includes a cover of the

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song " Echoes". They also performed the song on ''

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'' the same year. In January 2020, ''Mettavolution'' won a

for 'Best Contemporary Instrumental Album'

. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard's Rock Albums chart and No. 10 on the Top Albums chart. In 2021, the duo contributed a cover of the Metallica song "The Struggle Within" to the charity tribute album ''

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''. The cover earned them a Grammy nomination for "Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella." They also signed with Shelter Music Group for management in 2021. In 2023, Rodrigo y Gabriela played

with the Austin City Orchestra. This was the first time Austin City Limits featured the orchestra. They performed with

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the same year. Rodrigo y Gabriela released their sixth studio album, '' In Between Thoughts…A New World'', on April 21, 2023. They had a world tour the same year to promote the album, playing in venues such as

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, and at the 2023

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Awards and nominations

Discography

Self-released albums

''Foc'' (April 2001)

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Select tours

*11:11 Tour (2009) *Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. (2012) *Rodrigo y Gabriela World Tour (2016) *Tenth Anniversary Tour (2017) *Mettavolution Tour (2019) *By Request (2021) *In Between Thoughts...A New World, The 2023 Tour (2023) *Rodrigo y Gabriela Live in Concert (2024)

References

External links

Official Rodrigo y Gabriela site

Video Channel
on

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Interview
on

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's ''Soundcheck''
"The Musical Migration of Rodrigo y Gabriela"
(Interview with Gabriela) in ''Irish Migration Studies in Latin America journal'', March 2007
Interview
on NPR's ''

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'', October 10, 2009
Rodrigo y Gabriela Rock the White House

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