Rodrigo y Gabriela go Silver in UK (3rd
August 2007)
Mexican acoustic rock guitarists Rodrigo y
Gabriela are celebrating 60,000 sales (BPI silver sales status)
of their self titled album in the UK. Released in March 2006
on Rubyworks, ‘Rodrigo y Gabriela’ has been one
of the great word of mouth success stories of recent times.
Spurred on by steady touring, knock – out festival
spots, quality press reviews, radio support from the likes
of Jonathan Ross and Johnnie Walker; and TV appearances on ‘Later
With Jools Holland’ and more recently, the BBC’s
Glastonbury coverage.
The success is shared by small Dublin based independent
label Rubyworks, who become the first Irish indie to sell
60,000 albums over in the UK.
Rodrigo y Gabriela and Rubyworks are distributed in the
UK by Vital / THE.
Rodrigo y Gabriela returns to the UK next month to play
The V Festival in Staffordshire and Chelmsford, before embarking
on a major US tour in the autumn.
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Rodrigo y Gabriela's self titled album
Since its U.S. release on October
3, 2006, "Rodrigo y Gabriela" has sold over 150,000
records. The band's debut US release was heralded by Billboard
Magazine as "One of the best guitar albums in ages;
one of the best discs of the year". Their music has
received national radio airplay, critical acclaim, and national
press attention. The group has performed on The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno and The Late Show with David Letterman.
They are also in the top 10 new bands best album of the year
in Rolling Stone magazine (Mexico) along with Arctic Monkeys,
The Raconteurs and Lupe Fiasco. They recently played both the
Coachella and Bonnaroo festivals in America.
Rodrigo y Gabriela's self titled album was released in Ireland
on February 17th 2006 and went into the Irish album charts
at # 1. It's the first instrumental album to debut at the top
spot. Worldwide sales are now in excess of 250,000.
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