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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.
Pepe Romero was born in Spain, the second son of celebrated guitarist and composer Celedonio Romero, who was his only guitar teacher.His first professional appearance was in a shared concert with his father at the Teatro Lope de Vega, Seville, when Pepe was only seven years old, [1] [2] playing a gavotte by Bach and Sevilla by Albéniz. [3]
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 ...
Paco de Lucía was born on 21 December 1947 [5] as Francisco Sánchez Gómez in Algeciras, [6] province of Cádiz, in southern Spain.He was the youngest of the five children of flamenco guitarist Antonio Sánchez Pecino and Portuguese mother Lucía Gomes; [7] his brothers include flamenco singer Pepe de Lucía and flamenco guitarist Ramón de Algeciras (now deceased).
Paco de Lucia – a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer; David Peña Dorantes – a Romani flamenco pianist and composer from Andalusia; Niño Josele – a Spanish guitarist, and exponent of the New flamenco style; Paco Peña – regarded as one of the world's foremost traditional flamenco guitar players
His most famous compositions include his Misa Flamenca (a flamenco Mass), and Requiem for the Earth, both of which have received great critical acclaim. He has also had a number of notable collaborations, significantly with the Argentinian guitarist Eduardo Falú and the Chilean group Inti-Illimani .
Serrano is the only flamenco guitarist in the world with a doctorate in humane letters and a tenured faculty position at a major university. Córdoba also awarded Serrano the "Potro de Oro". This prestigious honor is awarded once every ten years; Serrano and Paco Peña are the only guitarists ever to be so honored.