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 83 notes and 4,051 plays Tagged: #rodrigo y gabriela

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  3. claudithoughts reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    SO fucking good. Too good. Viva Mexico!!!!
  4. sofapizza reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    gabriela- hanuman oh dayum y’all, i feel...hispanic side bustin out
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    Rodrigo y Gabriela - “Hanuman”
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    Rodrigo y Gabriela - “Hanuman” A strange thing happened to me this morning. As I was sifting through my unplayed...
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    tuneage
  11. ivor reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    Rodrigo y Gabriela - “Hanuman”, from their latest record, 11:11
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    Hanuman by Rodrigo y Gabriela
  18. allthecommotion reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    has been described...metal? (Rodrigo y Gabriela - Hanuman)
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    haven’t been featured on here, yet. They’re amazing!
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  24. progressivepredilection reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    You are correct....rocks! Nice :)~  !!!
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  26. fandom-gasm reblogged this from tuneage and added:
    It’s 9:30 in the morning and I think I found a new favorite. Hell yes.