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GABRIEL DELTA & THE HURRICANES

Gabriel is a young singer and guitar player who keeps on attracting both the audience and specialized press with his CDs and live performances. He is an eclectic musician who is in constant motion and growth.
He possesses a special and personal style since he manages to combine the tradition of the genre together with a modern sound, expressing himself through an acoustic guitar as in an electric band.
The universality of the Blues is thus proven: Gabriel uses the Blues as a language to communicate in the world of music, either writing his own songs, which he sings in Spanish or English, or providing original versions of old chestnuts.
Gabriel Delta & The Hurricanes' show is very powerful: Blues is mixed with funky, swing, jump,. R&B and Latin rhythms, so that their very exciting show becomes a real party.
When Gabriel plays acoustically, he is closer to the origins and roots of this music.
Open tunings, slide guitars and finger-picking style make for a highly intensive and emotional concert.
His music has been performed and appreciated all over the world including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Canada, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland and the U.S.
Born in Buenos Aires, he received his first guitar from his parents at the age of ten when he began taking lessons of teoría y solfeo. He continued his studies with different mentors and widened his musical experience.
His approach to the blues began at age 16 when he first listened to BBKing which changed his musical quest radically. In 1994 he met the King of the Blues in person; an encounter that left him a significant teaching as well as a signature in his guitar.
Since then, he has been devoted to learning and improving his knowledge of the various styles and sounds within .
In 1990 together with Fernando, his brother . founded the band Los Delta Blues and with them he released 5 CDs, three in different record labels and two with independant production (see discography).
In 2001 he presented his CD Poker de Ases in the Chicago Blues Festival receiving excellent critics from musicians such as Billy Branch, Ronnie Backer Brooks and Shirley Dixon and Mr Bruce Illaguer, director of Alligator Records. The magazine Blues Review considered him " an excellent guitar player".
When in 2003 Gabriel formed the group Gabriel Delta & The Hurricanes with his full brother,the drummer Fernando "el Conejo", he started a new period in his career. His very energetic spirit, characteristic Latin touch and personal musical style allowed him to settle in a short time in the European market.
Since the beginning of his carrier, in 1988, he has had the opportunity to share the stage, the recordings and some shows with musicians of national and international renown such as James Cottom, Kenny Neal, A.Medina, Miguel Botafogo Vilanova, Pappo, Walter Malosetti, B.B.King, Larry Mc Cray, Melvin Taylor, Tony Coleman, Otis Grand, Chris Duarte, The Blues Brothers Band, Kenny Neal, Roy Rogers, Watermelon Slim, Bill Perry, Woody Man, Tom Pricipato, Eugene Bridges Highway, Dede Priest etc., and had a great success from both the audience and the critics.