Celia Cruz, Hector Lavoe, Willy Colon, Eddie Palmieri, Cal Tjader, Ray Barreto, Tito Puente, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Herbie Hancock, Duran Duran, the Rolling Stones, the Squeeze, Mr. Jimi Hendrix, Stanley Clarke, Stanley Kubrick, KISS, Allman Brothers Band, Young Turk, Vandal, AC/DC, The Cars, Tom Petty, Jaco Pastorius, Missing Persons, Francis Ford Coppola, The Butter Club, Black Light Syndrome, The Doors, The Culture Club, The Clash, Power Station, Chic, Willy Chirino, Hansel y Raul, KC & the Sunshine Band ... the list goes on longer than we care to!
Sounds Like
If the Traveling Wilburys were really Ziggy Stardust, Ray Barreto and Gene Simmons.
Rhett y los Borrachos Empenados, a group of Cuban-American musicians from Miami who have been writing, recording and performing collectively for about 2 years, are currently promoting their debut Spanish-language album Entre Dios y El Diablo. The band has also written, recorded and performed as Rhett and the Pawnshop Drunks.
The first single from the disc, "El Negro y La Balsa (si nos coje Fidel)", was received with open arms by MTV Espanol, where the accompanying video reached number 4 on heavy rotation. It also did well with industry critics: Boom! Magazine selected "El Negro y La Balsa" as one of its top 100 songs of 2005-2006 (number 55).
Retro-Latino is an apt way to describe the sound of Rhett y Los Borrachos Empenados, which ranges from sensitive ballads to mid-tempo funk rock, from chamber music arrangements to salsa orchestra-type voicings. The band is Rhett on lead vocals and guitar, Tony Suarez on percussion and Michael Mut on bass and backing vocals.
Entre Dios y el Diablo is now available in chain and independent record stores in the lower 48 and Puerto Rico and @ the following online stores:
come see BadAss live @ Club Midway 25 Ave B NY, NY 10009 FRIDAY June 22, 2007 @ 12 Midnite Monday June 25, 2007 @ 7PM Http://www.myspace.com/yeahweareBadAss : ) barbie+karel
If it's Rhett who wrote to me, listen to Your good Nature when you get a chance. It's complete with gtr. solo. I had fun recording it. Hope the recordings are going well. Later.
DJ Irie on Saturday at Glass....an event you do not want to miss...click on the flyer to be put on the guest list...or say you are fernie franco's guest at door for free admission before 12:30am.
