From Anglo-Spanish origins, Cross-cultural musical traveller Rikki Thomas-Martínez has moved with his Spanish guitar within the sonic worlds of Latin, Flamenco, Asian, and western music and now sets Más Y Más ablaze with a uniquely hot flavoured style. Half Spanish and half Welsh he writes and sings in Spanish, English and French on a diverse range of subjects dealing with issues such as racism, inequality and poverty. Taught and mentored by El Entri, one of Spain’s greatest Flamenco Guitar masters, Rikki Thomas-Martinez has brought his very Spanish/Latin musical influences to Más Y Más. He has suffused them with the sensibilities of a songwriter brought up on a diet of Marley, Dylan and other English-speaking writers. This is not fusion music. It is original music bred from a man with a Mestizo heart.
Conguero Richard Kensington, a world-class percussionist, keeps the floor heaving with his relentless rhythmic charge. Trained in Cuba by one of the greatest Cuban teachers, Chaguito, he roots Más Y Más in driving dance rhythms. Having developed a unique style combining congas, bass drum, Cajon and clave, he uses this massive percussion sound to drive the music of Más Y Más.
Wayne D. Evans, Double bass player, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter completes the trio bringing years of experience, humour and energy, not to mention his sublime bass lines played in a unique, compelling and driving style on his old brown wooden instrument. Wayne’s fiery musical talent has contributed to punk, new wave, reggae and country music as it has evolved over the last four decades. He has also enjoyed success playing with the likes of “Gaffa”, “The Marcel Marceu Sound” and supporting Harry Stevenson in “Commuter and the Last Pedestrians”.
NEW ALBUM DUE FOR RELEASE 26th OCTOBER 2009 ... postponed until January 2010 date tbc
In March and April 2008 Más Y Más were in Havana, Cuba to record their long awaited third album. Watch this space for videos and downloads in the very near future
Más Y Más are a mestizo acoustic power trio performing the songs of Rikki Thomas-Martinez; songs of love, celebration, fiesta and of people finding common humanity beyond race, caste or creed.
What is Mestizo music? Mestizo means in Spanish a mix of cultures and is a term now used to describe music that has an Hispanic / Latin root with other cultural and musical influences.
This term describes the music of Más Y Más perfectly.
Sung in Spanish, Rikki's songs are an irresistible meeting of Latino, Flamenco and Afro-Cuban influences woven together by driving dance rhythms and rich vocal harmonies. The band use acoustic instruments playing them with such passion and skill that the result is electrifying, much greater than the sum of its parts. This is not fusion music. The music of Más Y Más is original, contemporary and fresh with a timeless, enduring appeal.
Now in their tenth year together, this union of three experienced and well-respected musicians has played to enthusiastic audiences all over the world
Below is a video we made a couple of years ago in above the Frog and Onion pub in Nottingham. The song is called 'Zapatero'
Here is a version of 'Juana' filmed by Graham Forde with sound recorded by our greatly missed friend Alex Clark.
Mas Y Mas have recently played at the Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak Borneo and The Penang World Music Festival in Penang, Malaysia.
Mas Y Mas are playing Rikki's song Ojala here in front of 10,000 people in the rainforest.
On the 18th October 2008 Mas Y Mas played for Nottingham's Clarion Choir's Birthday. Here is an edit of us playing 'Respetame'. Filmed and edited by Nick Cairns.
Rubber Biscuit would like to invite you to the ' KINGCLAW ' 7" Vinyl Single Launch Party ! The party is due to take place at The Golden Fleece (Mansfield Rd Nottingham) on FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER . KINGCLAW will be playing a live set with full light show , special guest BECK STACY will provide support and DJ KING KAHLUA will entertain with his tuntable skills . There is a late license and Admission is free , we look forward to seeing you there . . . . .
Almost Tomorrow is the third full length collaboration album from Section 27 Netlabel founders Tam Ferrans and Andrew Paterson, under their Nonima & theAudiologist guise. This time around the sound is more melodic, and has a definite feeling of a complete and more mature sound than heard on the previous LP's "Dystopian Battle Hymns" and "Ceremony After Amputation". If you are familiar with their individual projects you may even be in for a slight surprise, as the tracks are not as beat driven like before, but are more atmospheric and sound, well... "bigger". In its 75 minutes, Almost Tomorrow takes you on a trip from the digital rain-soaked cavernous scraping in "Thoughtograph", the ethereal beat jittering of "The Colour of Rain", intercepted transmissions from unknown places in "Com-Intercept", "Ganzfeld"s huge yet strangely insect-like beats until everything you knew comes crashing around you in "Almost Tomorrow". Burning pianos, glitched out soundscapes and intricately programmed beatplay, this may well be their best work to date. Consider it the soundtrack to a rainy overcast day, but with just that glimmer of sunshine peeking from the clouds. "Almost Tomorrow" wears its heart on its sleeve.
Hi Guys! I love you all so much! I am currently in a show that is going really well, getting excellent reviews so really buzzing right now... Hope to see you real soon! Adios mi Amigos X
great to see and play with you all again after so long .The gigs were superb ,some lovely feedback over here after your visit .Lets try and get you back over soon . cheers boys !
