Fri 11/10 Flamenco Legends In the 1970s, Paco de Lucía revolutionized the art of flamenco. Along with his virtuosic guitar playing, de Lucía incorporated the Afro-Peruvian sounds of the cajón, and ...
The guitarist Paco de Lucía died more than three years ago, leaving behind an immense impact on flamenco music. He expanded what once was a very strict, traditional form by adding jazz and world music ...
De Lucía emerged as a golden solo talent at the end of the 1960s from the many flamenco competitions that kept the art alive when the garbage put on for tourists on the costas nearly finished it off.
His name was not yet Paco de Lucia. The year is 1958. A portable Zenith Royal 500D transistor radio blares flamenco on the dock of a bustling fishing port in southwestern Spain. Seagulls circle, ...
The Legendary Guitarist to be Remembered by Flamenco Artists Diego ‘El Cigala’, Carmen Linares, Farruquito, and other stars such as Al Di Meola and Rubén Blades His creative talent, his execution and ...
BMG announced on Monday (Feb. 26) an exclusive recordings agreement with the estate of the iconic Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía. In a partnership with the Paco de Lucía Foundation, BMG is ...
The audience went wild when Paco de Lucia emerged alone on the tree-decorated stage of soldout Royce Hall Monday night -- and one couldn't blame them. Appearances by this flamenco guitar icon are rare ...
MADRID (Reuters) - Paco de Lucia, the influential Spanish guitarist who vastly expanded the international audience for flamenco and merged it with other musical styles, died suddenly on Wednesday of a ...
Most veteran jazz listeners probably came across Paco de Lucia during his rip-roaring '80s adventures alongside fellow guitarists John McLaughlin and Al DiMeola. In that particularly heated setting, ...
The audience went wild when Paco de Lucia emerged alone on the tree-decorated stage of soldout Royce Hall Monday night -- and one couldn't blame them. Appearances by this flamenco guitar icon are rare ...