Rodrigo Y Gabriela

Mexico

Formed: 2000

Years Active: 2000

Genres: International, Pop/Rock, Latin, Folk, Blues

Styles: Instrumental Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots, Western Europe, European Folk, Western Europe, Tango, Latin America, Latin America, Flamenco, Guitar Virtuoso, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Son, Gypsy, Central Europe, Central Europe, Traditional European Folk, South/Eastern European Traditions, Eastern Europe, Finger-Picked Guitar, Delta Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, Piedmont Blues, Pre-War Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, British Folk, British Folk-Rock, New Acoustic, African Folk, Contemporary Flamenco, Slack-Key Guitar, British Folk-Rock

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Before they became the most visible flamenco duo of the early 2000s, guitarists Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero bonded over heavy metal while growing up in Mexico City. They combined their talents for a time in the metal group Tierra Acida, playing around D.F. in the roughest clubs the city had to offer. Though they recorded some material, Tierra Acida never hit it big, and an album was never released. Instead, Sanchez and Quintero concentrated on learning more guitar styles, teaching lessons during the day and playing bossa novas in hote...

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