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Paco de Lucía‌

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Paco de Lucía

Algeciras, Cadiz, Spain

Paco de Lucía

Algeciras, Cadiz, Spain

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1947-12-21

Popularity

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Biography

Francisco Sánchez Gómez (21 December 1947 – 25 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía, was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flamenco guitarists to branch into classical and jazz. Richard Chapman and Eric Clapton, authors of Guitar: Music, History, Players, describe de Lucía as a "titanic figure in the world of flamenco guitar", and Dennis Koster, author of Guitar Atlas, Flamenco, has referred to de Lucía as "one of history's greatest guitarists". De Lucía was noted for his fast and fluent picados (fingerstyle runs). A master of contrast, he often juxtaposed picados and rasgueados (flamenco strumming) with more sensitive playing and was known for adding abstract chords and scale tones to his compositions with jazz influences. These innovations saw him play a key role in the development of traditional flamenco and the evolution of new flamenco and Latin jazz fusion from the 1970s. He received acclaim for his recordings with flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla in the 1970s, recording ten albums which are considered some of the most important and influential in flamenco history. Some of de Lucía's best known recordings include "Río Ancho" (later fused with Al Di Meola's "Mediterranean Sundance"), "Entre dos aguas", "La Barrosa", "Ímpetu", "Cepa Andaluza" and "Gloria al Niño Ricardo". His collaborations with guitarists John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Larry Coryell in the late 1970s saw him gain wider popularity outside his native Spain. De Lucía formed the Paco de Lucía Sextet in 1981 with his brothers, singer Pepe de Lucía and guitarist Ramón de Algeciras, and collaborated with jazz pianist Chick Corea on their 1990 album, Zyryab. In 1992, he performed live at Expo '92 in Seville and a year later on the Plaza Mayor in Madrid. He also collaborated with guitarist Juan d'Anyelica on his album Cositas Buenas. After 2004 he greatly reduced his public performances, retiring from full touring, and typically only gave several concerts a year, usually in Spain and Germany and at European festivals during the summer months. Paco de Lucía was born on 21 December 1947 as Francisco Sánchez Gómez in Algeciras, province of Cádiz, in southern Spain. He was the youngest of the five children of flamenco guitarist Antonio Sánchez Pecino and Portuguese mother Lúcia Gomes; his brothers include flamenco singer Pepe de Lucía and flamenco guitarist Ramón de Algeciras (now deceased). Playing in the streets as a young boy, there were many Pacos and Pablos in Algeciras. In Spain and Latin America, any of these children with common first names would be referred to as follows: '"Name of Child", (son or daughter) of "Name of Mother"', or "Paco (son) of Lucía" in his case, instead of using the child's last name. Later, after learning to play the guitar and tasked with figuring out a way to bill himself, wanting to honor his Portuguese mother Lucía Gomes, he adopted the stage name Paco de Lucía. ... Source: Article "Paco de Lucía" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

Carmen

Carmen‌
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calendar 1983

Flamenco Flamenco

Flamenco Flamenco‌
star7.1
calendar 2010

A Special Guitar Summernight

A Special Guitar Summernight‌
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calendar 1981

Camarón: The Film

Camarón: The Film‌
star6.8
calendar 2018

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Fusion Night

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Fusion Night‌
star6.0
calendar 1991

John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, Paco DeLucia: Friday Night in San Francisco Vol,1 & 2

John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, Paco DeLucia: Friday Night in San Francisco   Vol,1 & 2‌
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calendar 1980

Paco de Lucia & Group

Paco de Lucia & Group‌
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calendar 2004

Meeting of the Spirits

Meeting of the Spirits‌
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calendar 1982

Paco de Lucía: La Búsqueda

Paco de Lucía: La Búsqueda‌
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calendar 2014

Hannie Caulder

Hannie Caulder‌
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calendar 1971

Paco de Lucia - Concierto de Aranjuez

Paco de Lucia - Concierto de Aranjuez‌
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calendar 1991

A Tribute to Miles Davis

A Tribute to Miles Davis‌
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calendar 1991

Paco De Lucía, John McLaughlin - Paco and John Live at Montreux 1987

Paco De Lucía, John McLaughlin - Paco and John Live at Montreux 1987‌
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calendar 1987

Paco De Lucia - Live At 31st Leverkusener Jazztage

Paco De Lucia - Live At 31st Leverkusener Jazztage‌
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calendar 2010

Sevilles

Sevilles‌
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calendar 1992

The Shadow of the Strings

The Shadow of the Strings‌
star8.0
calendar 2009

Francisco Sánchez - Paco de Lucía

Francisco Sánchez - Paco de Lucía‌
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calendar 2002

Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child

Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child‌
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calendar 1996

Tv Credits

Cachitos de hierro y cromo

Cachitos de hierro y cromo‌
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calendar 2013

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
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calendar 1972

ECHO-Verleihung

ECHO-Verleihung‌
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calendar 1992

Die Drehscheibe

Die Drehscheibe‌
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calendar 1964