Rodrigo y Gabriela are a Mexican classical guitar duo whose music is influenced by a number of genres including nuevo flamenco, rock, and heavy metal.
Rodrigo y Gabriela's recordings consist largely of instrumental duets on the flamenco guitar.
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."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.
Currently residing in Mexico City, they began their career in Galway, Ireland, during an eight-year stay. They have released five studio albums, three live albums and one EP. In 2011, they collaborated with Hans Zimmer on the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides soundtrack while also contributing to the soundtrack for Puss in Boots, the Shrek prequel about the character Puss.
They have toured internationally and in May 2010, performed at The White House for President Barack Obama.
In April 2014, Rodrigo y Gabriela released their fourth studio album, entitled 9 Dead Alive. Their fifth studio album Mettavolution will be released by ATO records on April 26, 2019 and includes a cover of the Pink Floyd song "Echoes".
