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ALBUMPepito y PaquitoPepe De Lucía & Paco de Lucía
Albums by Paco de Lucía
ALBUMPepito y PaquitoPepe De Lucía & Paco de Lucía
ALBUMCanción AndaluzaPaco de Lucía
ALBUMCanciones Andaluzas para Dos Guitarras (Instrumental)Paco de Lucía & Ramón Algeciras
ALBUMCositas Buenas (Edicion Limitada)Paco de Lucía
ALBUMLuziaPaco de Lucía
ALBUMThe Guitar TrioPaco de Lucía, Al Di Meola & John McLaughlin
ALBUMRodrigo: Concierto de AranjuezPaco de Lucía, Orquesta de Cadaqués & Edmon Colomer
ALBUMDisco De OroCamarón de la Isla & Paco de Lucía
ALBUMHispanoamerica (with Ramón Algeciras)Paco de Lucía
ALBUMSirocoPaco de Lucía
Artist Playlists
Paco de Lucía Essentials
Straddling flamenco's past and future with brilliant technique.
Paco de Lucía: Deep Cuts
Behold these collaborative gems polished by the flamenco guitarist's artful hand.
Paco de Lucía: Influences
Fundación Paco de Lucía: Flamenco
An emotional journey through the life of a flamenco virtuoso.
Artist Biography
Visionary trailblazer and rule-breaker, Paco de Lucía was an acclaimed and influential flamenco guitarist that stretched genre limits with revolutionary leaps into jazz and Arabian music. Born Francisco Gustavo Sánchez Gómez in 1947, de Lucía hailed from Algeciras in Southern Spain, where he grew up in a family of prominent musicians that oversaw his rigorous guitar training. He released his first album at 14 alongside his brother Pepe, finding a second home on the stage and touring constantly with mentors and legends like Sabicas and Mario Escudero. His 1967 solo debut, La Fabulosa Guitarra de Paco de Lucía, established him as a virtuoso and curious composer, laying the groundwork for the new flamenco style and his several-album run with Spanish Romani singer Camarón de la Isla throughout the ‘70s. His jazz experiments defined collaborative projects with John McLaughlin and Larry Coryell as The Guitar Trio, as well as his 1990 album with pianist Chick Corea, Zyryab. Despite his restless innovations, de Lucía's flamenco roots remained at the heart of his work, pouring some of his most cherished compositions into 1987's Siroco and 1998's Luzia, which became monuments to his proud Andalusian legacy before his passing in 2014.
Hometown
Algeciras, Spain
Genre
Raíces