Paco de Luc??a is on tour again and will be performing in London on Thursday 18 November 2010 at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the London Jazz Festival (12???21 November 2010). Paco de Luc??a has had a heavy touring schedule since the beginni…
Every once in a while I feel the need to revisit old favourite recordings to see if I am still as excited about them with the passing of time and after having heard many more players who impress me. On my visit today to El Mundo Flamenco in centra…
Those who were not lucky enough to catch Juan Mart??n in his Barbican performance last year will be pleased to hear that he has released a double DVD of the this performance called Juan Mart??n and his Flamenco Dance Ensemble ??? Live in London at…
In March 2010 I received the sad news that the British flamenco guitarist Philip John Lee had died after a battle with cancer. He was a highly respected performer and began playing flamenco at a time when there were few non-Spanish, let alone non-…
A full week has passed now ??? my first week of blogging! At first the thing that worried me was simply the idea of blogging and that worry was soon superseded by the reminder of the effect that flamenco has on me. I know that I am not the only on…
On Monday 5 July 2010 the flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela performed with the jazz bass player Dave Holland at the Barbican, London. Also in their quintet was the flamenco guitarist Josemi Carmona ??? the son of Pepe and member of the now disban…
My Flamenco Diary 