Over the last 10 years or so Mas Y Mas have built themselves an enviable reputation for a great live show. The first impression you get from ¡Agárrate! is the sheer physical mastery of the instrumentalists in this fine trio. The Anglo-Spanish trio play up a storm, at times sounding...
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Over the last 10 years or so Mas Y Mas have built themselves an enviable reputation for a great live show. The first impression you get from ¡Agárrate! is the sheer physical mastery of the instrumentalists in this fine trio. The Anglo-Spanish trio play up a storm, at times sounding twice as large and hitting those vital Latin/Afro-Cuban/flamenco beats absolutely bang-on every time. Lead singer and guitar/mandolin player Rikki Thomas-Martinez also writes much of the band's material and his ability in this direction is key to their appeal. Rikki pens all but three of the 11 tracks here and the set opens with a cracker 'Por qué Será?' which whips in with all the acoustic appeal and chutzpah of a Manu Chao classic, with funky percussion and a measured, striding bassline. A tradintional version of a Mexican song 'En Mexico' follows, the rhythm kicks up a notch and the scene is set. The band have cut their teeth on (almost) ten years of live appearances across the world, most recently in front of a whooping crowd of 10,000 at the Rainforest World Music Festival, held in Borneo during July 2004. It's not always easy to get a live show across on disc and, indeed, the humour and stage antics are impossible to put over here. They've concentrated, on what is after all the band's biggest strength, musical ability and material, probably the wisest move and certainly one which pays dividends in terms of the finished product. There's nothing really to fault here. The production is clean, chunky and efficient and the packaging, including lyrics in English & Spanish is fun and informative. This is Más y Más at their easy-going, likeable best, they'll be very big soon, so get in at the ground floor. "Más Y Más, Latin music in the style of The Clash...they bring a unique combination of flair, passion and originality to the fore."
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