Metal Caribe

Metal Caribe: Richie Zellon

by Ed Kopp
February 1, 1999

Here's a fun release that displays a high level of musicianship and a strong sense of humor. Driven by Richie Zellon's fiery guitar work and strong doses of percussion, Metal Caribe offers clever original compositions and electric Latin-jazz interpretations of pop, rock, and classical tunes.Richie Zellon is a Peruvian-born guitarist who currently resides in the U.S. The CD booklet proclaims that Zellon is “the Frank Zappa of Latin jazz," and while this description is sometimes valid, it only ...