48: Gabriela Quintero (Rodrigo y Gabriela)

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Guitarist Gabriela Quintero is an innovator. Her technique is completely unique, combining elements of metal, flamenco, tango and hand drumming. Along with her longtime collaborator Rodrigo Sanchez (the two have a group called Rodrigo y Gabriela) she has played in some of the biggest and most important venues in the world. They count Metallica and Hans Zimmer among her fans, and they continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible for just two people to do musically. 

Performed live at Lumbini Studio in Mexico. The Russian Messenger appears on 9 Dead Alive. Album out 28th April UK // April 29th USA. pre-order on iTunes here - http://smarturl.it/rgitunes pre-order on Amazon here: http://smarturl.it/RyGamazon pre-order deluxe version here - http://rodrigoygabriela.bandcamp.com/album/9-dead-alive

Appears on the album 11:11 - Buy it here http://goo.gl/dW2Xa www.RodGab.com Directed by Olallo Rubio

Track list: 01. The Soundmaker 02. Diablo Rojo 03. Torito 04. Rodrigo Solo 05. Chac Mool 06. The Russian Messenger 07. Bombtrack (Rage Against the Machine cover) 08. Orion (Metallica cover) 09. Gabriela Solo 10. Fram 11. Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin cover) 12. Plush (Stone Temple Pilots cover) 13.

Rodrigo Y Gabriela perform 'Tamacun'. Off "Live In Japan", recorded on CD, with bonus footage on DVD, on ATO Records

Despite all her musical successes she considers one of her greatest achievements to be the life she created for herself living by the beach in Zihuatanejo, Mexico and connecting with the local community. We spent a morning sitting in a yoga studio by the water talking about what led her to leave Mexico City for the coast and how it informed her life and her music.

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