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Paco de Lucía (1947–2014)

Algeciras-born Andalusian tocaor who revolutionized flamenco guitar harmony and integrated the Afro-Peruvian cajón into traditional compás.

Andalusian flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía in concert

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Andalusian flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía in concert
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Raised in the Bajadilla quarter of Algeciras, Cádiz, under the strict daily tutelage of his father Antonio Sánchez and brother Ramón de Algeciras, Francisco Sánchez Gómez ('Paco de Lucía') forged an eighteen-year recording partnership with singer Camarón de la Isla that reshaped modern cante-and-toque dialogue. 1

Expanding modal Phrygian voicings, three-finger picado velocity, and alzapúa thumb percussion while introducing the Peruvian box-drum cajón during a 1977 Lima tour, he anchored every innovation inside Cádiz's twelve-beat soleá and bulerías compás. 1

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flamenco
Seville, Jerez & Cádiz, Spain · Dance
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What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.

SourcePublisherLicence
Paco de Lucía and the Evolution of Flamenco ToqueInstituto Andaluz del Flamenco, 2014—
"Paco de Lucía (1947–2014)." Folkroom Archive (Artists), https://folkroom.org/artists/paco-de-lucia · CC BY-SA 4.0.