Latino migration in the U.S. has placed people of Afro-Caribbean heritage all over the country. Bio Ritmo's heritage leads directly back to that migration — and to the sound of Fania Records, which ...
“It’s a pain in the ass being in a band 16 years,” says Rei Alvarez, the on-again, off-again sonero of Richmond salsa band Bio Ritmo. “It’s just like a family.” Indeed, Bio Ritmo celebrated its Sweet ...
Bio Ritmo doesn’t look like a traditional salsa band: A mix of Anglos and Latinos, the members don’t wear uniforms on stage. Instead, they dress with individual style, from punk and working-class to ...
Just like love, it came out of nowhere, bit hard and changed everything. For the unsuspecting members of Bio Ritmo, it was the wrong time and the wrong place ­— they suddenly fell for 1970s Nuyorican ...
For more than two decades, some of the most innovative Latin music that respects rhythmic traditions, has been created by Richmond’s own alt-salseros, the nine-piece Bio Ritmo. On its latest release, ...
Caravanserai Music announced a free concert for the community, featuring salsa, classical, and popular music, on Sunday, Oct. 16 at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg. As part of its mission ...
In an era of short attention spans, its rare to see an artist have longevity with social media stars rising as fast as they fall. Enter Bio Ritmo, who have been blazing a trail playing some of the ...
Bio Ritmo has kept the salsa flame burning for more than twenty years. “We all share a passion for salsa, a music that encompasses so many different styles and influences," explains producer, composer ...
Bio Ritmo has kept the salsa flame burning for more than twenty years. "We all share a passion for salsa, a music that encompasses so many different styles and influences," explains producer, composer ...
Bio Ritmo's new self-titled CD marks a return to form for the horn-powered salsa band. With lead vocalist, songwriter and percussionist Rei Alvarez charting the way, the nine-member Virginia-based ...
What is salsa if not another example of a unique musical genre created out of experimentation? That s the basic theory surrounding the new Bio Ritmo album, Bionico. On this new release, Bio Ritmo take ...