Talk:Rodrigo y Gabriela

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Well, they live in Ireland, but they are Mexican, so sure they should be listed as an Irish band? Añoranza 12:03, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

• No, they shouldn't. Kanda Bongo Man is Congolese, living in Manchester, but is still hailed as the best Congolese musician ever. Place of residence doesn't matter. JimHxn 10:52, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Thats ridiculous, of course their not an irish band. Just because they live here doesn't make them irish. that would be like calling Roy Keane a great English footballer just because he played for Manchester United and also lived there.

[edit] Change of Origin

I believe that their place of birth is not Ireland. If you look at their website, it states that they are from Mexico City, Mexico. The location still remains Ireland, though that is where they reside. Chriscarlos 04:05, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

I have just changed the origin field to Dublin. But, this is not on the basis that they are Irish, but because there is no indication of any proper activity as a group, preceeding Ireland. If someone can show me a proper release of a CD before they came to Ireland, I will gladly revert, or allow a revert. If not, this makes the origin of the GROUP (not its members) Ireland as per policies listed at Template:Infobox musical artist (where, if a band's origin, and its members' are not the same, to use the band's). The site also seems to confirm what I just said (about no proper activity as Rodrigo y Gabriela until Ireland) but it's worded ambiguously so it's not much of a help. - ^Рэд_хот^{(t • c • e)} 21:06, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

QFT - "The city from which the singer or group originated (that is, the city where the group was founded; or the city where individual performers started their career, should it not match the location of their birth)." -- It's quite clear that Rodrigo and Gabriela both started their careers in Mexico, as is attested in this very article. Since both performers are from Mexico and met in Mexico, listing the band's origin as Dublin is sophistry.

But that refers to the group in question AFAIK. Did they have any activity in Mexico as Rodrigo y Gabriela before coming to Ireland? The article and their site don't seem particularly clear either way, but seem to lean towards the answer being no. If you can site a more clear source, please do so. And I really don't know who you think you are to assert my argument as sophistry, I was basing it entirely on my honest interpretations of the info on their site and WP policies - most of their site stuff, is hard to follow at best. - ^Рэд_хот^{(t • c • e)} 14:20, 16 January 2007 (UTC)