It's truly a shame that, all too often, artists with diverse careers become pigeon-holed, defined by the primary genre in which they first achieved notoriety. Take guitarist John McLaughlin, for ...
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 ...
Pepito y Paquito, an album featuring 21 previously unreleased tracks by the Spanish guitarist and his brother Pepe, will be released in May 2024. By Griselda Flores Senior Editor, Latin BMG announced ...
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Paco de Lucía, the man whose name was synonymous with flamenco guitar and who popularized the music worldwide with his mix of virtuosity and accessible melodies, died of a reported heart attack this… ...
There was nowhere to hide. No drummer. No bass player. No keyboard player. Nothing underneath us holding it together. Just six hands” ...
BMG inks a worldwide administration agreement for the catalog of flamenco guitar legend Paco de Lucía. BMG has announced a global agreement to represent the catalog of legendary flamenco guitarist and ...
In the internet age, the world abounds with musical prodigies. The instant availability of instructional videos on YouTube, sheet and tablature music sites, online megastores selling high-quality, ...
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.
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 ...
Senior Editor Andy Ellis learned to play classical and rock guitar in France and Germany, and then went on to study jazz at Boston's Berklee College of Music. After playing in bands for several years, ...
John McLaughlin has often noted that he discovered flamenco music as a teenager, even before he heard jazz; so hungry was he for exposure to the style that he snuck into flamenco pubs to try to pick ...