Flamenco music is full of intense passion, fire, boiling emotions and grace. It is a profound and moving experience for everyone witnessing a true artist performing in this tradition. The music evokes ...
For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.
Paco de Lucia sat cross-legged, center stage, minimally illuminated, playing flamenco jazz that took my breath away with its virtuosity. How could this one guitarist be producing this many notes, I ...
Francisco Sanchez, aka Paco de Lucia, stares at his hammock before the aquamarine ocean at his vacation home in the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula. He wishes to lie there, spend the whole day enjoying the ...
When renowned flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia died after a heart attack in February 2014, his friend and producer Javier Limon thought de Lucia’s music would pass as well. “I always felt that when ...
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.
Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The influence of Paco de Lucía on ...
Flamenco is the historic folk music of the Andalusia region in southern Spain. It is known for its use of the guitar, cajón, castanets, and clapping. Its singing, el cante, is evocative, heartfelt, ...
Spanish guitar icon Paco de Lucia, whose fusion of flamenco with jazz and classical created a stunning new hybrid, died Tuesday evening near Cancun, Mexico, where he lived. The cause was an apparent ...