The band Bio Ritmo has managed to do many things in its 22 year career. For one thing, the 10-member âRhythm Machineâ has helped to make Richmond, Virginia an unlikely hotbed of salsa music. On the Jan. 17 episode of Open Source RVA, we talk with two of the groupâs key players: Percussionist Gustino Riccio, a founding member, and Marylsse Rose Simmons, the bandâs pianist and arranger.
Don Harrison, Chris Dovi, Brittany Tracy, Jay Westermann
The band Bio Ritmo has managed to do many things in its 22 year career. For one thing, the 10-member âRhythm Machineâ has helped to make Richmond, Virginia an unlikely hotbed of salsa music. On the Jan. 17 episode of Open Source RVA, we talk with two of the groupâs key players: Percussionist Gustino Riccio, a founding member, and Marylsse Rose Simmons, the bandâs pianist and arranger.