The sleeve photo of a crocodile's eye with a faint image of Rodrigo and Gabriela superimposed, suits the artists' desire for something which didn't shout "Mexican guitarists" or "Couples." "It reminded us of Tamacun, the famous Mexican eccentric who is in Ixtapa where we lived for a while". Tamacun -"Tamacun's message is to teach kids to respect nature." He handles...

ATO Records is excited to announce the release of the new studio album by Rodrigo y Gabriela. Entitled Area 52, the record was produced by the legendary Peter Asher and will come out on January 24, 2012. Area 52 contains nine of Rod and Gab's favorite songs from their own catalogue re-arranged and re-configured for a 13-piece Cuban orchestra comprised of some of Havana's...

Two CD set. Rodrigo (Sanchez) and Gabriela (Quintero) are two fast-fingered, Dublin-based, Mexicans with a unique sound created on acoustic guitars. Their music is difficult to define, straddling both World and Rock, and often imbued with timeless Hispano classical influences. The fire in it comes from their life-long passion for Metal music. Rodrigo y Gabriela beat both the...

Rodrigo y Gabriela have been playing guitar together for more than fifteen years. From their first steps as teenage thrash metallurgists in Mexico City, to busking the streets of Dublin to opening for Damien Rice, their reputation grew and Rodrigo y Gabriela emerged as new stars on the world music circuit. This past year, they performed at The White House for the President,...

First Australian release from one of the hottest tickets internationally in world and acoustic music, who are also making inroads into guitar circles and even rock markets due to their instrumental dexterity and their Metallica-covering tendencies! In fact, METALLICA fans will be lining up in droves to buy this once they get wind of R & G's fabulous interpretation of 'One'....