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Rodrigo Y Gabriela to Collaborate on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Soundtrack

February 23, 2011

Rodrigo Y Gabriela have certainly landed themselves a sweet gig. The guitar duo is collaborating with Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer on the score for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides . Zimmer recently described the collaboration. “The way we are working, the three of us are sitting in a room, I play average [...]

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Rodrigo y Gabriela To Play 11:11 From A Secret Location In Dublin on November 11 With Live Webcast

November 5, 2010

Over the summer, Viola and I went had the pleasure of hearing Rodrigo y Gabriela perform at Ravinia and it was quite a treat. If you haven’t seen them yet, now is your chance. The duo has just announced they will be playing a show in Dublin on 11/11. This is a very special, intimate [...]

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Concert Review – Rodrigo y Gabriela at Ravinia (with guest Rocco DeLuca)

August 31, 2010

This weekend it was our first chance to see Rodrigo y Gabriela, the Mexican guitar duo with eclectic musical tastes that synthesize them into a Latinized metal style.  The duo is currently supporting their new release, 11:11, which I previously reviewed. Over the past couple of years, my fascination with the duo has increased for [...]

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Guitar Jam Heaven: Rodrigo y Gabriela Jam With Alex Skolnick

March 26, 2010

A fan captured video of a live performance Rodrigo y Gabriela performing with Alex Skolnick.  The duo is currently tour supporting their 2009 release, 11:11. The more I see video of the Mexican duo performing, the more I want to see them live. Skolnick joined the duo for the song, “Atman”, which features Alex Skolnick on [...]

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Album Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela’s 11:11

December 1, 2009

I’ve been meaning to write this for some time.   Viola gave me the new Rodrigo y Gabriela album, 11:11, for my birthday last month.  (DOH!)  In my defense, I was given A LOT of new things to listen to all at once and it has taken me a while to digest it all.  Anyhow… I [...]

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Rodrigo y Gabriela: The Crossover Guitar Duo

June 12, 2008

If you haven’t heard of Rodrigo y Gabriela, they are a guitar duo with a unique sound blending their Latino heritage together with their appreciation for heavy metal. What I find compelling about RyG, short for Rodrigo y Gabriela, is how they have managed to merge there different musical passions into a unique combination. True [...]

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