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{{short description|Mexican guitar duo}}
'''Rodrigo y Gabriela''' are a musical duo who specialise in playing fast, rhythmic acoustic [[guitar]]s. The pair met in [[Mexico]] in a [[thrash metal]] band called "Terra Acida". Growing frustrated with the limited scope of the domestic music scene, they pulled up roots and moved to Europe, where they have met considerable acclaim.
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rodrigo y Gabriela
| image = Rodrigo y Gabriela en Acceso Total.jpg
| caption = Rodrigo y Gabriela in April 2012
| image_size = 250
| background = group_or_band
| years_active = {{Start date|2000}}–present
| origin = [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]
| genre = [[Acoustic music|Acoustic]], [[flamenco nuevo]], [[instrumental rock]]
| label = [[Rubyworks Records|Rubyworks]], [[ATO Records|ATO]], [[MapleMusic Recordings|MapleMusic]] (Canada)
| website = {{URL|rodgab.com|RodGab.com}}
| current_members = <!--Instruments are not to be included here.-->Rodrigo Sánchez <br />Gabriela Quintero
| past_members =
}}
'''Rodrigo y Gabriela''' ({{IPA|es|roˈð̞ɾi.ɣ̞o i ɡaˈβ̞ɾje.la|}}, "Rodrigo and Gabriela") are a [[Mexico|Mexican]] acoustic guitar duo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rodgab.com/mettavolution/|title=New Album – Mettavolution – Out Now|publisher=Rodrigo y Gabriela}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/20717-shredding-nylon-rodrigo-y-gabriela|title=Shredding Nylon: Rodrigo y Gabriela|first=Adam|last=Perlmutter|date=April 18, 2014|journal=Premiere Guitar}}</ref> whose music is influenced by a number of [[genres]] including [[nuevo flamenco]], [[rock music|rock]], and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]. The duo's recordings consist largely of instrumental [[duet]]s on the [[flamenco guitar]]. Currently residing in Mexico City, they began their career in [[Dublin, Ireland]], during an eight-year stay.<ref name='Hotpress'>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/in-rod-we-trust-an-interview-with-one-half-of-rodrigo-y-gabriela-19102204|work=Hotpress|title=In Rod We Trust:An Interview with One Half of Rodrigo y Gabriela}}</ref> They have toured internationally and in 2010, performed at [[The White House]] for President [[Barack Obama]].<ref name="rg-wh-2010">{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2010/05/19/announcing-tonight-s-entertainment-beyonc-and-rodrigo-y-gabriela|title=Tonight at the White House State Dinner: Beyoncé and Rodrigo y Gabriela|date=May 19, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206121121/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2010/05/19/announcing-tonight-s-entertainment-beyonc-and-rodrigo-y-gabriela|archive-date=February 6, 2017|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, their fifth studio album ''[[Mettavolution]]'' won a [[Grammy Award]] for the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-winners-list#3|title=2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List|website=Music News Net|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref> Their most recent album, ''[[In Between Thoughts...A New World|In Between Thoughts…A New World]]'', was released in April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schube |first=Will |date=23 April 2023 |title=Rodrigo Y Gabriela Releases Landmark New Album 'In Between Thoughts…A New World' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rodrigo-y-gabriela-releases-landmark-155959313.html |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Origins==
[[Image:rodgab.jpg]]
Rodrigo Sánchez (born 9 January 1974) and Gabriela Quintero (born 11 June 1973) grew up in middle-class families in [[Mexico City]]. Their parents listened to [[flamenco]], [[jazz]], and [[rock music]], and they both enjoyed [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands like [[Metallica]], which later proved influential to Rodrigo and Gabriela.<ref name="MIAMIHERALD">{{cite news|url=http://www.pbpulse.com/news/entertainment/music/rodrigo-y-gabrielas-road-from-the-streets-to-stard/nMPr9/|title=Rodrigo y Gabriela's road from the streets to stardom|author=Jordan Levin|newspaper=[[The Miami Herald]]|date=March 19, 2010|access-date=November 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103020611/http://www.pbpulse.com/news/entertainment/music/rodrigo-y-gabrielas-road-from-the-streets-to-stard/nMPr9/|archive-date=November 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Rodrigo and Gabriela met at the age of 15, at 'la casa de la cultura' (house of culture) in Mexico City, where Rodrigo's brother was the director.<ref name="GUARDIANPROFILE">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/rodrigo-y-gabriela|title=Profile: Rodrigo y Gabriela (Biography)|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=November 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122183742/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/rodrigo-y-gabriela|archive-date=January 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gabriela was in a drama class and at the suggestion of Rodrigo's 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.<ref name="HowWeMet">{{cite web|date=May 12, 2014|title=How We Met: Rodrigo Sanchez & Gabriela Quintero|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-rodrigo-sanchez--gabriela-quintero-9355979.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810202820/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-rodrigo-sanchez--gabriela-quintero-9355979.html|archive-date=August 10, 2014|access-date=November 23, 2014|work=Independent Interview 2014|publisher=The Independent (London)}}</ref>
They have taken up residence in [[Dublin]], Ireland, after hearing it was particularly welcoming to travelling musicians. Playing live gigs in various pubs and [[busking]] on [[Grafton Street, Dublin|Grafton Street]] and [[Temple Bar, Dublin|Temple Bar]] allowed them to practise their sound. In 2005 they toured extensively in festivals around the United Kingdom and beyond.


In the early 1990s, Sánchez formed a heavy metal band called Tierra Ácida (Acid Land) with his brother. Quintero joined them in 1993 "as they couldn't get a guitarist who would please Rodrigo".<ref name="HowWeMet" /> When a record deal for the band fell through in 1997, Sánchez and Quintero left Mexico City for the resort town of [[Ixtapa]] 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".<ref name=Cluas />
Their self-titled album ''[[Rodrigo y Gabriela (album)|Rodrigo y Gabriela]]'' was produced by the famous producer [[John Leckie]] and peaked (and entered) at #1 on the Irish Albums Chart [http://www.charttrack.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2006&year=2006&week=8]. It was released on March 13th 2006.


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."<ref name="HowWeMet" />
Previous to this, the duo had released two records - Live in Dublin and Manchester, and Re-Foc.


===Albums===
==Career==
[[File:Rodrigo_y_Gabriela_red_rocks.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rodrigo y Gabriela in concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre]]
*''[[Re-Foc (album)|Re-Foc]]'', [[2003 in music|2003]]
Growing frustrated with the limited scope of the domestic Mexican rock scene, the duo moved to [[Europe]]. After travelling around, they took up residence in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], in 1999, despite not speaking any English.<ref name="HowWeMet" /> Playing live gigs in various [[pubs]] and [[busking]] on [[Grafton Street, Dublin|Grafton Street]] 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".<ref name="Cluas">{{cite web|url=http://www.cluas.com/music/features/rodgab.htm|title=Rodrigo y Gabriela: A Profile and interview|author=Cormac Looney|publisher=CLUAS|work=2002 Irish interview|date=February 2002|access-date=August 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808060601/http://www.cluas.com/music/features/rodgab.htm|archive-date=August 8, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> They became friends with fellow musician [[Damien Rice]] who invited them to open for one of his shows. He also introduced the duo to [[Rubyworks Records|Niall Muckian]], who became their manager.<ref name=HowWeMet /> In the first half of 2001 they recorded a 9-track demo called ''[[re-Foc|Foc]]'' of their own material supplemented by some covers, also featuring an appearance by Zoe Conway.<ref name=Cluas />
*''[[Live In Manchester And Dublin (album)|Live In Manchester And Dublin]]'', [[2004 in music|2004]]

*''[[Rodrigo y Gabriela (album)|Rodrigo y Gabriela]]'', [[2006 in music|2006]]
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 [[Lisa Hannigan]] who provided vocal stylings and Conway, who by now also was a feature of the live set-up of the duo.<ref name="rg-refoc">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Rodrigo-Y-Gabriela-Re-foc/release/1414693|title=Discogs entry: Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Re-foc|publisher=discogs.com|quote=Details of the record listed on Discogs.com|access-date=August 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924084520/http://www.discogs.com/Rodrigo-Y-Gabriela-Re-foc/release/1414693|archive-date=September 24, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> The album appeared on Muckian's own [[Rubyworks Records]] 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".<ref name="rg-bbmag-2006">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47|title=Mexico Go Bragh|author=Nick Kelly|publisher=Billboard Magazine|work=Billboard news item '06|date=March 11, 2006|page=47|access-date=November 23, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="rg-manch-dub">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Rodrigo-Y-Gabriela-Live-At-Manchester-And-Dublin/release/1208361|title=Rodrigo y Gabriela – Live in Manchester and Dublin|website=Discogs.com|access-date=August 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403221953/http://www.discogs.com/Rodrigo-Y-Gabriela-Live-At-Manchester-And-Dublin/release/1208361|archive-date=April 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

The eponymous album, ''[[Rodrigo y Gabriela (album)|Rodrigo y Gabriela]],'' entered the Irish Albums Chart at #1 beating [[Arctic Monkeys]] and [[Johnny Cash]] to the top spot.<ref name="imc">{{cite web|url=http://www.charttrack.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2006&year=2006&week=8|title=Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 23 February 2006|publisher=ChartTrack.co.uk|date=February 23, 2006|access-date=March 17, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311135222/http://www.charttrack.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2006&year=2006&week=8|archive-date=March 11, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was released internationally on March 13, 2006, having been given an earlier Irish release. ''[[Rodrigo y Gabriela (album)|Rodrigo y Gabriela]],'' which was produced by [[John Leckie]], includes covers of [[Led Zeppelin]]'s "[[Stairway to Heaven]]" and [[Metallica]]'s "Orion". The duo lists Metallica as being among their key influences, alongside other heavy metal bands such as [[Megadeth]], [[Slayer]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]] and [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-05|title=30+ Best Fingerstyle Guitarists of All Time - Harmonyvine|url=https://harmonyvine.com/best-fingerstyle-guitarists/|access-date=2022-02-14|language=en-US}}</ref> 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 ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' on December 18, 2006, performing "Diablo Rojo". Their song "Tamacun" featured in the pilot episode of [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' in January 2008. ''[[Live in Japan (Rodrigo y Gabriela album)|Live in Japan]]'' was released on October 20, 2008, in the United Kingdom, and includes 14 tracks, and a bonus DVD containing five videos.<ref name="rg-album2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.rodgab.com/japan.html|title=Rodrigo y Gabriela release new live album with bonus live DVD|publisher=rodgab.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013191344/http://www.rodgab.com/japan.html|archive-date=October 13, 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=November 2, 2014}}</ref> 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".

[[File:Rodrigo y Gabriela.jpg|thumb|left|Rodrigo y Gabriela performing in concert at [[Central Park SummerStage]] in [[Central Park]], New York on July 1, 2007]]
They released a new album, ''[[11:11 (Rodrigo y Gabriela album)|11:11]],'' in September, 2009. [[Alex Skolnick]] of [[Testament (band)|Testament]] guests on the album, as do [[Strunz & Farah]]. Upon the release of the new album, they received much mainstream American popularity and were the featured music on ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' on October 12, 2009, as they celebrated [[Latino Heritage Month]].

Their song "Santo Domingo" was chosen as the [[Starbucks]] [[iTunes]] Pick of the Week for November 10, 2009.<ref name="rg-starbucks">{{cite web|url=http://www.mark-heringer.com/2009/11/starbucks-itunes-pick-of-week-rodrigo-y.html|title=Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - Rodrigo y Gabriela - Santa Domingo|publisher=mark-heringer.com|date=November 10, 2009|access-date=November 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513021909/http://www.mark-heringer.com/2009/11/starbucks-itunes-pick-of-week-rodrigo-y.html|archive-date=May 13, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The duo was the musical guest on ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'' that aired on CBS-TV on October 28, 2009, and was re-run on December 29, 2009. They performed "Buster Voodoo". They performed on [[Jools Holland]]'s [[Hootenanny (UK TV series)|''Annual Hootenanny'']] on December 31, 2009.<ref name="rg-facebook-dec2009">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/rodgab/posts/189506171607|title=Facebook: Rodrigo y Gabriela - December 2, 2009|publisher=facebook.com|date=December 2, 2009|access-date=November 23, 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Rodrigo y Gabriela at Sasquatch 2011.jpg|thumb|Rodrigo y Gabriela performing at the [[Sasquatch! Music Festival]] in Washington State, on May 30, 2011]]

The duo was the musical guest on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' that aired on NBC on March 23, 2010, to promote their album ''11:11'' and on ''[[Lopez Tonight]]'' which aired on [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] March 25, 2010. They headlined the West Holts stage on the Sunday night at [[Glastonbury 2010]]<ref name="rg-bbc-glaston">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2010/artists/rodrigoygabriela/|title=Glastonbury Festival - Rodrigo Y Gabriela|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=November 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204021114/http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2010/artists/rodrigoygabriela|archive-date=February 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and played the King Tuts Tent at [[T In The Park]] on 10 July 2010.<ref name="rg-bbc-park">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/tinthepark/2010/artists/rodrigo_y_gabriela/|title=BBC - T in the Park Festival 2010 - Rodrigo Y Gabriela|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=November 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505151537/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/tinthepark/2010/artists/rodrigo_y_gabriela|archive-date=May 5, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> They also had a spot on the main stage at [[Latitude festival]] that same July and they managed to draw in a huge crowd.

In 2010, Rodrigo y Gabriela contributed a live version of their song "Hora Zero" to the [[Enough Project]] and [[Downtown Records]]' Raise Hope for Congo compilation.<ref name="rg-congo">{{cite web|url=http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/news/new-cd-released-raise-hope-congo|title=Music to Raise Hope: Our Exclusive Compilation|publisher=raisehopeforcongo.org|date=June 8, 2010|access-date=November 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013092938/http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/news/new-cd-released-raise-hope-congo|archive-date=October 13, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 [[Nice Jazz Festival]] on 23 July 2010, and the McMenamin's Edgefield outdoor concert in [[Portland, Oregon]] on August 14, 2010, as well as the [[Ravinia Festival]] on August 28, 2010, and ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' 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.<ref name="rg-facebook-sep2010">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/rodgab/posts/162070610474741|title=Urgent News: October Tour Cancellation (Rodrigo y Gabriela's MySpace Blog)|publisher=facebook.com|date=September 24, 2010|access-date=October 8, 2010}}</ref> However, they did manage to play five sold-out nights at [[Shepherd's Bush]] in [[London]].

On January 20, 2011, Rodrigo y Gabriela entered the studio with [[Hans Zimmer]] to write and record sessions of the score from ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]].''<ref name="rg-twtr-jan2011">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/rodgab/status/27995868317614080 |title=Rodrigo y Gabriela's Twitter Status 19/01/2011 |publisher=twitter.com |date=January 19, 2011 |access-date=January 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103021310/https://twitter.com/rodgab/status/27995868317614080 |archive-date=November 3, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] was released on May 17, 2011, three days before the film's general release.<ref name="rg-caribbean">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pirates-caribbean-on-stranger/id434396972|title=Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)|publisher=iTunes Store|date=May 17, 2011|access-date=November 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117212623/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pirates-caribbean-on-stranger/id434396972|archive-date=January 17, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 9, 2011, Rodrigo Y Gabriela performed a live set for ''[[Guitar Center]] Sessions'' on [[DirecTV]]. The episode included an interview with program host, [[Nic Harcourt]].<ref name="rg-guitarcenter">{{cite web|url=http://sessions.guitarcenter.com/rodrigo-y-gabriela/|title=Guitar Center Sessions with host Nic Harcourt|publisher=sessions.guitarcenter.com|access-date=October 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024090734/http://sessions.guitarcenter.com/rodrigo-y-gabriela|archive-date=October 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 25, 2011, Rodrigo y Gabriela released another live album entitled ''[[Live in France (Rodrigo y Gabriela album)|Live in France]]''. Rodrigo y Gabriela were featured in the 2011 [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] film ''[[Puss in Boots (2011 film)|Puss in Boots]]'', scored by [[Henry Pryce Jackman|Henry Jackman]]. During 2011, Rodrigo y Gabriela recorded in [[Havana, Cuba]], with C.U.B.A., a 13-piece Cuban orchestra, and special guest musicians ([[Anoushka Shankar]] on sitar and [[Le Trio Joubran]] on oud).

In January 2012, they released ''[[Area 52 (album)|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".<ref name="rg-bbc-2012">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5hq4|title=BBC Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela Area 52 Review|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2012|access-date=November 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503040555/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5hq4|archive-date=May 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2013, the duo appeared on an episode of the hour-long [[PBS]] music program ''[[Austin City Limits]]'', which showed them in performance at the [[Moody Theater]] in [[Austin, Texas]].

In April 2014, Rodrigo y Gabriela released their fourth studio album, entitled ''[[9 Dead Alive]]''.
Their fifth studio album ''[[Mettavolution]]'' was released by [[ATO Records]] on April 26, 2019 and includes a cover of the [[Pink Floyd]] song "[[Echoes (Pink Floyd song)|Echoes]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnewsnet.com/2019/01/music-news-five-years-since-their-last-album-mexican-acoustic-rock-guitar-duorodrigo-y-gabrielaare-ready-to-embark-on-the.html|title=Rodrigo Y Gabriela Announce New Album, Mettavolution, Out 4/26 Via Ato Records|website=Music News Net|access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> In January 2020, ''Mettavolution'' won a [[Grammy Award]] for 'Best Contemporary Instrumental Album' [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-winners-list#3|title=2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List|website=Music News Net|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref> In 2021, the duo contributed a cover of the Metallica song "The Struggle Within" to the charity tribute album ''[[The Metallica Blacklist]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=He|first=Richard S.|date=2021-09-10|title=Every Metallica Blacklist cover ranked from worst to best|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-metallica-blacklist-cover-ranked-from-worst-to-best|access-date=2021-10-24|website=loudersound|language=en}}</ref> Rodrigo y Gabriela released their sixth studio album, ''[[In Between Thoughts...A New World|In Between Thoughts…A New World]]'', on April 21, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The new Rodrigo y Gabriela album In Between Thoughts...A New World out April 21 |url=https://www.rodgab.com/news-1/new-album-share-first-songvideo-global-headline-tour-begins-may-18-in-the-us |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Rodrigo y Gabriela |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Rodrigo y Gabriela 2023-11-11 IMG 5109.jpg|thumb|200px|Gabriela playing at [[Radiant-Bellevue]], near Lyon, France, in 2023]]
[[File:Rodrigo y Gabriela 2023-11-11 IMG 5049.jpg|thumb|200px|Rodrigo playing a [[Fender Jaguar]] at [[Radiant-Bellevue]], near Lyon, France, in 2023]]

==Style==
Reviewing one of their gigs, ''[[The Independent]]'' noted that "Rodrigo y Gabriela's secret is maybe quite simple. They are resourceful musicians, and are open-hearted, happy entertainers. That, very often, is what people want."<ref name="rg-independent-nov2009">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/rodrigo-y-gabriela-hammersmith-apollo-london-1827506.html|work=The Independent|location=London|title=Rodrigo y Gabriela, Hammersmith Apollo, London|first=Nick|last=Hasted|date=November 26, 2009|access-date=May 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110211208/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/rodrigo-y-gabriela-hammersmith-apollo-london-1827506.html|archive-date=November 10, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Both Rodrigo and Gabriela play [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]] NX series electro nylon string guitars exclusively. Rodrigo plays the slimmer neck NTX1200 and Gabriela plays the more traditional sized NCX2000 and NCX1200.

==Discography==
===Self-released albums===
''Foc'' (April 2001)<ref name="rg-discogs-foc">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Rodrigo-Y-Gabriela-Foc/release/4949451|title=Rodrigo y Gabriela – Foc|publisher=Discogs.com|access-date=November 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124014445/http://www.discogs.com/Rodrigo-Y-Gabriela-Foc/release/4949451|archive-date=November 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="170"|Album
!align="center" colspan="9" width="30"|Peak positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=237}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL<br>(Fl)]]<br><ref name="bel-vl">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rodrigo+Y+Gabriela |title=Rodrigo y Gabriela discography |publisher=Hung Medien |work=ultratop.be/nl/ |access-date=9 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123232216/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rodrigo%2BY%2BGabriela |archive-date=23 November 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL<br>(Wa)]]<br><ref name="bel-wa">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rodrigo+Y+Gabriela |title=Rodrigo y Gabriela discography |publisher=Hung Medien |work=ultratop.be/fr/ |access-date=9 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123232447/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rodrigo%2BY%2BGabriela |archive-date=23 November 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[SNEP|FRA]]<br><ref name="fr">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rodrigo+Y+Gabriela |title=Rodrigo y Gabriela discography |publisher=Hung Medien |work=lescharts.com |access-date=9 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123232619/http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rodrigo%2BY%2BGabriela |archive-date=23 November 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Irish Albums Chart|IRE]]<br><ref>Irish Music Charts - Rodrigo y Gabriela:
*{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=310&s=1111 |title=Rodrigo y Gabriela – Numero Uno |publisher=GfK Chart-Track |date=February 24, 2006 |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014060929/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=310&s=1111 |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |url-status=dead }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2009&year=2009&week=37 |title=Irish Music Charts Archive - 10 September 2009 |publisher=GfK Chart-Track |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124005702/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2009&year=2009&week=37 |archive-date=24 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=1260& |title=Happy Anniversary for Adele |publisher=GfK Chart-Track |date=January 27, 2012 |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124010109/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=1260& |archive-date=November 24, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
*{{cite web
|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2014&year=2014&week=18
|title=Irish Music Charts Archive - 01 May 2014
|publisher=GfK Chart-Track
|access-date=November 23, 2014
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503005706/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2014&year=2014&week=18
|archive-date=3 May 2014
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Dutch Albums Chart|NED]]<br><ref name="ned">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rodrigo+Y+Gabriela |title=Rodrigo y Gabriela discography |publisher=Hung Medien |work=dutchcharts.nl |access-date=9 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123232753/http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rodrigo%2BY%2BGabriela |archive-date=23 November 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br><ref name="sui">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rodrigo+Y+Gabriela |title=Rodrigo y Gabriela discography |publisher=Hung Medien |work=hitparade.ch |access-date=9 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714065042/http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rodrigo%2BY%2BGabriela |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="rg-UK-charts">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3180/rodrigo-y-gabriela/|title=Artist Chart History: Rodrigo y Gabriela|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref name="rg-US-bb200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rodrigo-y-gabriela/chart-history/tlp/|title=Rodrigo y Gabriela Chart History: Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|2002
|''[[re-Foc]]''
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center"|2006
|''[[Rodrigo y Gabriela (album)|Rodrigo y Gabriela]]''
|align="center"|99
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|70
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|90
|align="center"|53
|align="center"|98
|-
|align="center"|2009
|''[[11:11 (Rodrigo y Gabriela album)|11:11]]''
|align="center"|80
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|27
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|55
|align="center"|46
|align="center"|34
|-
|align="center"|2012
|''[[Area 52 (Rodrigo y Gabriela album)|Area 52]]''<br><small>(Rodrigo y Gabriela & C.U.B.A.)</small>
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|29
|align="center"|86
|align="center"|59
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|72
|align="center"|74
|align="center"|50
|align="center"|63
|-
|align="center"|2014
|''[[9 Dead Alive]]''
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|39
|align="center"|49
|align="center"|42
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|73
|align="center"|39
|align="center"|22
|-
|align="center"|2019
|''[[Mettavolution]]''
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|79
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|95
|align="center"|46
|align="center"|71
|-
|align="center"|2023
|''[[In Between Thoughts...A New World|In Between Thoughts… A New World]]''
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
|colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" align="center" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Live albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album
!align="center" colspan="4" width="30"|Peak positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Irish Albums Chart|IRE]]<br><ref>Irish Music Charts - Rodrigo y Gabriela:
*{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2004&year=2004&week=28 |title=Irish Music Charts Archive – 15 July 2004 |publisher=GfK Chart-Track |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528000930/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2004&year=2004&week=28 |archive-date=28 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2008&year=2008&week=43 |title=Irish Music Charts Archive – 23 October 2008 |publisher=GfK Chart-Track |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124011408/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2008&year=2008&week=43 |archive-date=24 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=30 |title=Irish Music Charts Archive – 28 July 2011 |publisher=GfK Chart-Track |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113193920/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=30 |archive-date=13 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[SNEP|FRA]]<br><ref name="fr"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[MegaCharts|NED]]<br><ref name="ned"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br><ref name="sui"/>
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2004
|''[[Live: Manchester and Dublin]]''
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2008
|''[[Live in Japan (Rodrigo y Gabriela album)|Live in Japan]]''
|align="center"|48
|align="center"|99
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2011
|''[[Live in France (Rodrigo y Gabriela album)|Live in France]]''
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|70
|align="center"|96
|align="center"|65
|-
|colspan="6" style="font-size:90%" align="center"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Extended plays===
*''Live Session'' (2007)<ref name="rg-live-ep">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1388471|title=Discogs - ''Live Session EP'' (iTunes Exclusive)|publisher=discogs.com|date=July 31, 2007|access-date=November 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105030700/http://www.discogs.com/release/1388471|archive-date=November 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''Mettal'' (2020)
*''Jazz'' (2021)

===Singles===
*"Mettavolution" (2019) - No. 25 [[Adult Alternative Songs]]<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/triple-a/2019-05-25 Billboard Adult Alternative Songs (Week of May 25, 2019)] - ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''</ref>
*"Descending to Nowhere" (2023) - No. 33 Adult Alternative Songs<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/triple-a/2023-04-08 Billboard Adult Alternative Songs (Week of April 8, 2023)] - ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''</ref>

==See also==
*[[New flamenco]]
*[[Duofel]]
*[[Lara & Reyes]]
*[[Shahin & Sepehr]]
*[[Strunz & Farah]]
*[[Rumba flamenca]]
*[[Young & Rollins]]

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
* [http://www.rodgab.com/ Official Rodrigo y Gabriella site]
* [http://www.rodgab.com/ Official Rodrigo y Gabriela site]
===Channels===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090225061732/http://www.muzu.tv/rodygab Video Channel] on [[MUZU TV]]
* [https://youtube.com/@rodrigoygabriela?si=adnKCSEDLJRElpbw YouTube channel]

===Interviews===
* [http://audio.wnyc.org/soundcheck/soundcheck092606b.mp3 Interview] on [[WNYC]]'s ''Soundcheck''
* [http://www.irlandeses.org/0703healy1.htm "The Musical Migration of Rodrigo y Gabriela"] (Interview with Gabriela) in ''Irish Migration Studies in Latin America journal'', March 2007
* [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113658095 Interview] on NPR's ''[[All Things Considered]]'', October 10, 2009
* [http://innerviews.org/inner/rodrigoygabriela.html Anil Prasad, "Rodrigo y Gabriela Raucous rhythms"], ''Innerviews.org'', 2006

===Other===
* [http://atorecords.com/featured/rodrigo-y-gabriela-play-the-white-house/ Rodrigo y Gabriela Rock the White House]

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Latest revision as of 14:15, 29 November 2024

For the album, see Rodrigo y Gabriela (album).
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rodrigo y Gabriela in April 2012
Rodrigo y Gabriela in April 2012
Background information
OriginMexico City, Mexico
GenresAcoustic, flamenco nuevo, instrumental rock
Years active2000 (2000)–present
LabelsRubyworks, ATO, MapleMusic (Canada)
MembersRodrigo Sánchez
Gabriela Quintero
WebsiteRodGab.com

Rodrigo y Gabriela ([roˈð̞ɾi.ɣ̞o i ɡaˈβ̞ɾje.la], "Rodrigo and Gabriela") are a Mexican acoustic guitar duo[1][2] whose music is influenced by a number of genres including nuevo flamenco, rock, and heavy metal. The duo's recordings consist largely of instrumental duets on the flamenco guitar. Currently residing in Mexico City, they began their career in Dublin, Ireland, during an eight-year stay.[3] They have toured internationally and in 2010, performed at The White House for President Barack Obama.[4] In 2020, their fifth studio album Mettavolution won a Grammy Award for the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[5] Their most recent album, In Between Thoughts…A New World, was released in April 2023.[6]

Origins

[edit]

Rodrigo Sánchez (born 9 January 1974) and Gabriela Quintero (born 11 June 1973) grew up in middle-class families in Mexico City. Their parents listened to flamenco, jazz, and rock music, and they both enjoyed heavy metal bands like Metallica, which later proved influential to Rodrigo and Gabriela.[7]

Rodrigo and Gabriela met at the age of 15, at 'la casa de la cultura' (house of culture) in Mexico City, where Rodrigo's brother was the director.[8] Gabriela was in a drama class and at the suggestion of Rodrigo's 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.[9]

In the early 1990s, Sánchez formed a heavy metal band called Tierra Ácida (Acid Land) with his brother. Quintero joined them in 1993 "as they couldn't get a guitarist who would please Rodrigo".[9] When a record deal for the band fell through in 1997, Sánchez and Quintero left Mexico City for the resort town of Ixtapa 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".[10]

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."[9]

Career

[edit]
Rodrigo y Gabriela in concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Growing frustrated with the limited scope of the domestic Mexican rock scene, the duo moved to Europe. After travelling around, they took up residence in Dublin, Ireland, in 1999, despite not speaking any English.[9] Playing live gigs in various pubs and busking on Grafton Street 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".[10] They became friends with fellow musician Damien Rice who invited them to open for one of his shows. He also introduced the duo to Niall Muckian, who became their manager.[9] 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.[10]

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 Lisa Hannigan who provided vocal stylings and Conway, who by now also was a feature of the live set-up of the duo.[11] The album appeared on Muckian's own Rubyworks Records 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".[12] 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.[13]

The eponymous album, Rodrigo y Gabriela, entered the Irish Albums Chart at #1 beating Arctic Monkeys and Johnny Cash to the top spot.[14] It was released internationally on March 13, 2006, having been given an earlier Irish release. Rodrigo y Gabriela, which was produced by John Leckie, includes covers of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and Metallica's "Orion". The duo lists Metallica as being among their key influences, alongside other heavy metal bands such as Megadeth, Slayer, Testament and Overkill.[15] 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 Late Show with David Letterman on December 18, 2006, performing "Diablo Rojo". Their song "Tamacun" featured in the pilot episode of AMC's Breaking Bad 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.[16] 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".

Rodrigo y Gabriela performing in concert at Central Park SummerStage in Central Park, New York on July 1, 2007

They released a new album, 11:11, in September, 2009. Alex Skolnick of Testament guests on the album, as do Strunz & Farah. Upon the release of the new album, they received much mainstream American popularity and were the featured music on Monday Night Football on October 12, 2009, as they celebrated Latino Heritage Month.

Their song "Santo Domingo" was chosen as the Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week for November 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, and was re-run on December 29, 2009. They performed "Buster Voodoo". They performed on Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny on December 31, 2009.[18]

Rodrigo y Gabriela performing at the Sasquatch! Music Festival in Washington State, on May 30, 2011

The duo was the musical guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that aired on NBC on March 23, 2010, to promote their album 11:11 and on Lopez Tonight which aired on TBS March 25, 2010. They headlined the West Holts stage on the Sunday night at Glastonbury 2010[19] and played the King Tuts Tent at T In The Park on 10 July 2010.[20] They also had a spot on the main stage at Latitude festival that same July and they managed to draw in a huge crowd.

In 2010, Rodrigo y Gabriela contributed a live version of their song "Hora Zero" to the Enough Project and Downtown Records' Raise Hope for Congo compilation.[21] 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 Nice Jazz Festival on 23 July 2010, and the McMenamin's Edgefield outdoor concert in Portland, Oregon on August 14, 2010, as well as the Ravinia Festival on August 28, 2010, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 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.[22] However, they did manage to play five sold-out nights at Shepherd's Bush in London.

On January 20, 2011, Rodrigo y Gabriela entered the studio with Hans Zimmer to write and record sessions of the score from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.[23] The soundtrack was released on May 17, 2011, three days before the film's general release.[24] On July 9, 2011, Rodrigo Y Gabriela performed a live set for Guitar Center Sessions on DirecTV. The episode included an interview with program host, Nic Harcourt.[25] 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 Puss in Boots, scored by Henry Jackman. During 2011, Rodrigo y Gabriela recorded in Havana, Cuba, with C.U.B.A., a 13-piece Cuban orchestra, and special guest musicians (Anoushka Shankar 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".[26]

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

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

Gabriela playing at Radiant-Bellevue, near Lyon, France, in 2023
Rodrigo playing a Fender Jaguar at Radiant-Bellevue, near Lyon, France, in 2023

Style

[edit]

Reviewing one of their gigs, The Independent noted that "Rodrigo y Gabriela's secret is maybe quite simple. They are resourceful musicians, and are open-hearted, happy entertainers. That, very often, is what people want."[31] Both Rodrigo and Gabriela play Yamaha NX series electro nylon string guitars exclusively. Rodrigo plays the slimmer neck NTX1200 and Gabriela plays the more traditional sized NCX2000 and NCX1200.

Discography

[edit]

Self-released albums

[edit]

Foc (April 2001)[32]

Studio albums

[edit]
Year Album Peak positions
AUS
[33] 		BEL
(Fl)
[34] 		BEL
(Wa)
[35] 		FRA
[36] 		IRE
[37] 		NED
[38] 		SWI
[39] 		UK
[40] 		US
[41]
2002 re-Foc — — — — — — — — —
2006 Rodrigo y Gabriela 99 — — 70 1 — 90 53 98
2009 11:11 80 12 27 20 9 — 55 46 34
2012 Area 52
(Rodrigo y Gabriela & C.U.B.A.) 		— 29 86 59 26 72 74 50 63
2014 9 Dead Alive — 39 49 42 24 — 73 39 22
2019 Mettavolution — — — 79 — — 95 46 71
2023 In Between Thoughts… A New World — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

[edit]
Year Album Peak positions
IRE
[42] 		FRA
[36] 		NED
[38] 		SWI
[39]
2004 Live: Manchester and Dublin 11 — — —
2008 Live in Japan 48 99 — —
2011 Live in France 16 70 96 65
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

[edit]
  • Live Session (2007)[43]
  • Mettal (2020)
  • Jazz (2021)

Singles

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "New Album – Mettavolution – Out Now". Rodrigo y Gabriela.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, Adam (April 18, 2014). "Shredding Nylon: Rodrigo y Gabriela". Premiere Guitar.
  3. ^ "In Rod We Trust:An Interview with One Half of Rodrigo y Gabriela". Hotpress.
  4. ^ "Tonight at the White House State Dinner: Beyoncé and Rodrigo y Gabriela". whitehouse.gov. May 19, 2010. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2010 – via National Archives.
  5. ^ "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List". Music News Net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. ^ Schube, Will (23 April 2023). "Rodrigo Y Gabriela Releases Landmark New Album 'In Between Thoughts…A New World'". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  7. ^ Jordan Levin (March 19, 2010). "Rodrigo y Gabriela's road from the streets to stardom". The Miami Herald. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  8. ^ "Profile: Rodrigo y Gabriela (Biography)". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
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