Miguel de Maria -> RE: Name wanted for Spanish guitar duo (Sep. 29 2005 16:07:11)
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There seem to be four broad categories for rumba or "fusion" bands. One is the simple last name, for example, Strunz and Farah or Taber and Garibay. A bit tired, but there you go. Another option is to use a Spanish word which somehow describes your band or music. My friend's band is "Mosaico," a bit of a cop out I think because they are a "mosaic" of different influences and styles. My old rumba band was called "Compas", which was somewhat ironic since our compas really wasn't our strength. Then, there is the whimsical approach, but in Spanish, such as Gipsy Kings or Ojos de Brujo or Radio Tarifa. This is probably the Spanish version of Led Zeppelin or The Beatles. Finally, there is the gringo-fied way of using an English word or taking a flamenco word and Anglicizing it: the worst offender, perhaps, being "Novamenco". I'm not sure where Firefingers fits in here... along these lines- 1. Boyes and Barney (sounds like a law firm) 2. Ida y Vuelta (probably taken, but it does describe your repertoire) 3. Trascanal (over the Channel...get it, over the English Channel!?) 4. Guitars of Fire or Puromenco good luck, and if you choose #4...well, nevermind..
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