Paco de Lucía has died unexpectedly from a heart attack
There are no words to express the sadness and the enormous sense of loss at the news that the legendary …
Category Archives: Flamenco guitar
La Guitarra Flamenca – Antonio Rey
The flamenco guitarist Antonio Rey, who has just released his third recording called Camino al Alma, is giving his London debút concert …
Latin Grammy Trustees Award – Juan Habichuela
The Latin Grammy Awards are a week-long celebration by The Latin Recording Academy and include not only the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, but also the Lifetime Achievement Awards and Trustees Awards. On 14 November 2012 the flamenco guitarist Juan Car…
La Guitarra Flamenca – José Luis Montón – Solo
The flamenco guitarist Jos?? Luis Mont??n has just released his first solo recording on ECM Records. ? Daniel Vass, ECM Records On Solo Guitarra he is performing completely solo ??? without even the support of palmas or a caj??n. However, in the f…
Paco de Lucía at London Jazz Festival and beyond
Paco de Luc??a last performed in London at the London Jazz Festival of 2010. There were rumours surrounding that performance that it might have been his last, but he has been touring tirelessly throughout 2011 and 2012, so we can all breathe a sig…
La Guitarra Flamenca – David Carmona
The young flamenco guitarist David Carmona is descendent from a long line of gypsy performers in Granada. He started playing when he was 7 years old and made his first disc Tratante in 1997 at the age of 12, as a prizewinner in the Veo-Veo program…
Enrique de Melchor – another great loss for flamenco!
As I was writing about the death of Mora??to with deep sadness last August, at the back of my mind was that we were soon to have a double blow, as I had heard that the flamenco guitarist Enrique de Melchor was very ill. Here we are on 3 January 20…
Paco de Lucía – 2012 US Tour
Paco de Luc??a will be giving a concert at the Is Sanat Culture Center in Istanbul on Tuesday 29 November 2011. Needless to say it is SOLD OUT! Otherwise we might all consider getting a quick flight across to Istanbul. So if you are not lucky enou…
Leonard Cohen inspired by his Conde guitar
Leonard Cohen has been honoured with the Premio de las Letras in the Pr??ncipe de Asturias 2011 awards in Spain. During his moving acceptance speech he spoke with humility about the art of creating poetry and of how, only after reading the poetry …
Moraito remembered in concert – Madrid and Jerez
This week three concerts have been organised in hommage to the flamenco guitarist Manuel Moreno Junquera ???Mora??to Chico???, who died in August this year. The first will be held on Friday 18 November 2011 in Jerez de la Frontera, followed by two…
My Flamenco Diary 