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Rodrigo y Gabriela - “Hanuman”

A strange thing happened to me this morning. As I was sifting through my unplayed podcasts, something emerged from my speakers that I wasn’t sure I’d ever heard before. It sounded like it rocked, it felt like it rocked, but it was early and I hadn’t yet had a reasonable amount of coffee, so I wasn’t sure my brain could be trusted. I asked a few friends with good music taste if my uncaffeinated brain was playing tricks on me, and as it turns out, I was right; this music rocked.

The rocking music in question is Rodrigo y Gabriela, a Mexican guitar duo with a flair for metal-infused flamenco. Yes, you read that correctly, they basically play acoustic Mexican folk metal. And it rocks. “Hanuman”, the lead-off track to the band’s latest record, 11:11 (which is a collection of 11 songs, each dedicated to a specific artist), is dedicated to Carlos Santana and features some breakneck guitaring with a Santana-esque feel. How could that not rock?

cubicle17 posted this on Nov 12 2009. it has 72 notes and 2,178 plays Tagged: #rodrigo y gabriela

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  6. eddieh reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    goes throughout it aswell.
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  12. allthecommotion reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    has been described...metal? (Rodrigo y Gabriela - Hanuman)
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  16. czarofbeckley reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    I’ve loved these guys
  17. thiswanderlust reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    haven’t been featured on here, yet. They’re amazing!
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  20. progressivepredilection reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    You are correct....rocks! Nice :)~  !!!
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    new favorite. Hell yes.
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    i know i just blogged about...little more grace
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    think I’m going to need to get...this, because damn,
  29. twrecks reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    Acoustic Flamenco-Metal
  30. kbkarma reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    are exceptionally awesome,...while since I’ve wanted to buy an album based on one track...
  31. thenextshot reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    Love them! Especially Logos...it’s lead into Santo Domingo. Check out their first album,...
  32. noisymime reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    “Metal-infused flamenco”. Just push play while
  33. thattimguy reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    tap your feet to this. I dare you.
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    Patulog na sana ako tapos bigla akong nagising.
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