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Paco de Lucía
Expanding flamenco guitar through virtuosity and collaborations with jazz musicians.
Entre dos aguas · Friday Night in San Francisco
- Born
- 21 December 1947
- Birthplace
- Algeciras, Spain
- Died
- 25 February 2014
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Paco de Lucía
Paco de Lucía was a Spanish guitarist whose work helped broaden flamenco’s instrumental possibilities.
Early life
Musical family
Learned guitar in a family deeply involved in flamenco.
Young performer
Performed with his brother while still a child.
Career
- 1960s
Professional development
Toured and recorded as a young flamenco guitarist.
- 1970s
Wider audience
Entre dos aguas became a breakthrough recording.
- 1980s onward
International collaborations
Worked with musicians including John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola.
Selected work
Entre dos aguas
A rumba that brought his guitar to a wider audience.
Friday Night in San Francisco
A live guitar collaboration.
Siroco
An influential flamenco album.
Beyond music
Camarón partnership
Recorded extensively with singer Camarón de la Isla.
New instruments
Helped popularise the cajón within flamenco performance.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Cornel Putan. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
