The Mexican Rodrigo Y Gabriela got to know each other in the trash metal band Terra Acida. In Mexico City they were reasonably successful, but the rock world began to oppress the duo. They wanted to go to Europe, and for practical reasons they took their acoustic guitars with them. After some wanderings, they get stranded in Dublin. In the pubs where Celtic folk was usually played, the exotic guitar
… violence of the two Latinos was enthusiastically received. Their success resulted in the album Re-Foc, which was released in 2002. In the meantime they had developed their own characteristic style of lightning-fast melodic solos on a rhythmic basis. In terms of virtuosity, it is reminiscent of the performances of Paco De Lucia, John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola, but Metallica also sounds through. After the album Live Manchester And Dublin, Rodrigo Y Gabriela is their third album. In Ireland it came straight in at number one. (MH)more
