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Spanish flamenco guitarists (56 P) Pages in category "Flamenco guitarists" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
Sabicas was one of flamenco's greatest guitarists, not only as a technician, but also as a composer. He played flamenco at a previously unimaginable level and created new techniques, opening up new possibilities for the solo instrument.
Roni Benisek, best known as Benise, is an American guitarist who describes his style as "Spanish guitar" or "nouveau flamenco." After growing up in Ravenna, Nebraska, Benise moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue rock stardom. After hearing flamenco music on the radio, he switched from electric guitar to nylon-stringed classical guitar. [1]
In one of these performances at the Persian Room, Escudero tripped on someone´s foot, falling on top of his guitar, smashing it beyond repair. Escudero got up, went back stage, got a replacement guitar, and returned to complete the show to a standing ovation. [35] In 1956, Escudero made four records: "Mario Escudero and his flamenco guitar" [36]
He again toured internationally, and was the first flamenco guitarist to tour the world with symphonies and orchestras, [2] and dominated the field of flamenco in the U.S. [6] During his career he also performed on television and recorded over forty albums, including Suite Flamenco, a concerto he performed with the Saint Louis Symphony ...
Grigory "Grisha" Goryachev (Russian: Гриша Горячев) (born 29 December 1977 in St. Petersburg [1]) is a Russian virtuoso flamenco and classical guitarist now living in the United States. A master of both flamenco and classical guitar, [ 2 ] he is one of the world's few guitarists to continue the traditions of solo flamenco in concert ...
His performances are widely credited by flamenco historians as establishing the flamenco guitar in this role. [1] He was the single most influential flamenco guitarist of the 20th century. His innovations made possible the solo careers of such later greats as Sabicas and Paco de Lucía. He is the uncle of flamenco guitarist Carlos Montoya. His ...