Drift Festival 〰️ 30 & 31 aug. 2025, Kortrijk 〰️ dEUS, GOOSE, Eefje de Visser, J.Bernardt, Glintsal...

Born in Puerto Rico, Gabriel Ríos came to Belgium at the age of 17 to study painting in Ghent. Instead of painting and canvas, he chose the path of music, a love he had already discovered at a young age in his native country. In Belgium, he found his way within the vibrant music scene. He became friends with artists such as Jo Bogaert (known for Technotronic), jazz pianist Jef Neve, Kobe Proesmans of The Colorist Orchestra, and multi-instrumentalist Ruben Samama. Together they created a series of colorful albums: from the sultry Latin crooner-pop on Ghostboy to the deep, reflective tones of This Marauder's Midnight. On 2021's Flore, he delved into the rich world of Latin classics and brought them to life with love and subtlety.

With his sixth album, Playa Negra, Ríos returns further to his roots and sings exclusively in Spanish. After experimenting with the covers he performed on Flore, Ríos has now found his authentic voice as a Spanish-speaking artist. Cryptic and hermetically sealed: for all his contradictions, Gabriel Ríos is more vulnerable and candid than ever on Playa Negra, within a language he dares to share with the outside world. In his own words, “Why go back to English when in Spanish you finally sound the way you really are?”

Upcoming
shows

25.09.25 / De Casino - Sint-Niklaas
27.11.25 / CC Den Blank - Overijse
06.12.25 / CC Belgica - Dendermonde
19.12.25 / Den Egger - Scherpenheuvel
16.01.26 / CC Mol - Mol
23.01.26 / CC Ter Dilft - Bornem
24.01.26 / CC Zwaneberg - Heist-op-den-Berg
30.01.26 / CC Maasmechelen - Maasmechelen
31.01.26 / CC Het Perron - Ieper
05.02.26 / 30CC - Leuven
12.02.26 / Bourla - Antwerpen
13.02.26 / CC Asse - Asse
14.02.26 / Leietheater - Deinze
15.02.26 / CC Het Bolwerk - Vilvoorde
19.02.26 / CC Ter Vesten - Beveren
20.02.26 / CC De Werf - Aalst
21.02.26 / CC Guldenberg - Wevelgem
05.03.26 / CCHA - Hasselt
06.03.26 / CC De Meent - Beersel
07.03.26 / CC De Adelberg - Lommel
13.03.26 / CC De Bogaard - Sint Truiden
14.03.26 / CC Het Gasthuis - Aarschot
15.03.26 / CC Sint-Niklaas - Sint-Niklaas
18.03.26 / CC Strombeek - Strombeek
20.03.26 / CC Het Spoor - Harelbeke
21.03.26 / CC De Brouckere - Torhout
27.03.26 / Schouwburg Noord - Merksem
28.03.26 / CC Muze - Heusden-Zolder
31.03.26 / CC Brugge - Brugge

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