Paco de Lucía – Tenth Anniversary: Paco de Lucía Legacy Festival New York
The Paco de Lucía Legacy Festival begins in New York tonight and includes five days of special events. The aim …
Tag Archives: Pepe Habichuela
Flamenco Blogs – My Flamenco Diary
My Flamenco Diary was established on Posterous on 8 July 2009 after an inspirational concert of Pepe Habichuela at the Barbican …
Flamenco Tablaos – Los Canasteros
The flamenco tablao, Los Canasteros, was opened by flamenco singer Manolo Caracol in 1963. Some of flamenco???s most famous artists performed there, such as Melchor de Marchena, Paco Cepero, not to mention, Manolo Caracol himself and more recently…
Flamenco bailaor – El Farruco
I was searching for a good recording of El Farruco dancing a sole?? and I came across this very special one, with the added bonus of having Luis Habichuela on the guitar and El Chocolate singing: Antonio Montoya Flores, El Farruco, (1936???1997) w…
Understanding Flamenco – Fandango
Fandango is probably a familiar-sounding form for most people, because it inspired many composers outside of Andalusia to write fandangos, including classical composers such as Rameau, Scarlatti and Boccherini. The fandango in flamenco is a style …
Habichuela en Rama
As I work on my Pepe Habichuela interview, it is of course essential to pull out his recordings and listen. What a luxury job! I was listening to Habichuela en Rama (Nuevos Medios NM 15 73-03). His playing is so uncomplicated, so unpretentious and…
Pepe Habichuela at the Barbican
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…
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