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Más Y Más - explosive power trio delivering a message
of unity, sensuality and fiesta.
Más Y Más are a Latin acoustic power trio
playing the original songs of
Rikki Thomas-Martínez, their lead singer and guitarist
and a small repertoire of traditional songs that they enjoy playing.
The music of Más Y Más is 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.
The music of Más Y Más is joyful, original, contemporary and fresh with a timeless, enduring appeal.
With a compellingly pure and unique sound, the songs and soaring harmonies raise the temperature wherever they play.
Formed in the Autumn of 1995, these three experienced and well respected musicians have played to enthusiastic audiences in a variety of venues. Energetic and capable in any situation, from stately home house parties to heaving dance halls and World Music festivals.
A sample of Festivals and Venues Más Y Más have played:
Gaitey Theatre – Dublin, Ireland
Lillies Bordello – Dublin, Ireland
The Empire – Belfast, Northern Ireland
The Lobby – Cork, Ireland
Café Central – Madrid, Spain
Rainforest World Music Festival – Borneo, Malaysia
K.L. Tower – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Wan Ho Grand Hotel – Wen Zhou, China
National Theatre – London, United Kingdom
Dubai Creek Club - Dubai
Beverley Festival – United Kingdom
Towersey Festival – United Kingdom
Whitby Musicport – United Kingdom
Fresa Y Chocolate - Havana, Cuba
The instrumentation is nylon string guitar, double bass and percussion
Rikki plays nylon string guitar with a biting rhythmic edge, full of chordal colours and soaring solos.
The bass end is taken care of by Wayne D. Evans dancing with his double bass, deep, dubby and melodic.
Meshing it together is Richard Kensington
on percussion – congas, cajón, bongos, wood block and bass
drum – pioneering an original and explosive way of combining these
together.
Over this rock solid foundation of wood, skin and string are Rikki’s
lead vocals and the tight harmony vocals sung by all three musicians.
Más Y Más; see them together on stage and watch the chemistry
happen before your eyes as this massive three-piece rock the house.
