Flamenco music -> Paco de Lucía

For four decades, Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia's jazzy, Mephisto-like technique redefined flamenco. This CD, which means 'Good Small Things,' is de Lucia’s first release in five years, and it's been worth the wait. Most of the eight tracks feature just de Lucia, a chorus of vocalists, percussion, and the zesty handclaps called palmas. Lucia and company take you through the Moorish, Jewish, and...

Pop success would not come from an entire album but from a song which, overnight, acquired airplay in all the radio-stations in Spain: "Entre dos aguas" from the album Fuente y caudal (1973.) The Rumba diffused past Spanish borders and began to get attention from great rock and jazz artists. The album included experiments which went beyond classic flamenco. Ever since then, Paco De Lucía began a...

With Sirico, it's about making an album as flamenco possible and as fresh possible at the same time, it's almost paradoxical, a contradiction, and that's why it's so hard to make an album that sounds flamenco but at the same has surprises and is innovative. New ideas...

This album in dedication to Manuel de Falla opens a new period. It was during its recording when Paco came together with the band Dolores and set his radical change, which as materialized by Sólo quiero caminar. In this album album, Paco creates a musical universe without losing his flamenco roots.

To celebrate the 2004 Prince of Asturias prize for the Arts that Paco de Lucía was awarded, this “New anthology” is being released as a double compilation CD that includes his greatest hits. For the first time in its history, the award for the Arts ends up in the hands of a flamenco artist.

Hispanoamerica is comprised of 12 tracks. Amapola, Pajaro chogüi, Yo vendo unos ojos negros, Guadalajara, Limeña, Las mañanitas, Alma, corazón y vida, Quizas, quizas, quizas, Tico, tico, Lamento borincano, Y todo a media luz, and La paloma.

Paco de Lucía's solo recordings culminates its first period with Almoraina. It is a period dedicated to the creation of an original langauge.

Paco de Lucía was only eighteen when he recorded this album next to Ricardo Modrgo. Here he does the arrangements and plays songs compiled in the 20's by Federico García Lorca, leaving his first footprints on a road that would eventually transformed him into one of the greates creators and contemporary flamenco perfomers. Ricardo Montenegro toured several times with Paco de Lucía between...

1969 was the most intense and productive year in Paco de Lucía's recording career. He recorded as a solo prject Fantasía Flamenca, which is stil the album that best materializes Paco de Lucía's virtuousity with the traditional toque.

The documentary is an intimist vision of the flamenca guitar myth and a vivacious portrait of the artist.We will listen to Paco's guitar in concerts, we will see the most complete files with Camarón de La Isla, John MacLaughlin, Al Di Meola o Manuel de Falla.The documentary counts also interventions of friends of his, famous musicians like Chic Corea and flamenco guitarists influenced by...