Sep 18, 2009 By Pasquale Iannone

In the liner notes to their eponymous debut album, Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero make the point that “A lot of people, when describing our sound, say we play flamenco. We don’t. We blend a lot of styles into our playing, but this area of music is not one of them.” In the three years since the release of Rodrigo y Gabriela, the Mexican duo has become one of the most exciting live acts on the circuit thanks to fluid, rapid-fire guitar play and stylistic experimentation. More