Manitas de Plata

Manitas de Plata ( born August 7, 1921 in Sète, Southern France; actually Ricardo Baliardo ) was his virtuosic guitar playing the late 1950s, world famous. The artist 's name means " silver hand", a tribute to his guitar art.

Together with his cousin Jose Reyes, a flamenco singer from Nice, he gave numerous concerts around the world.

In many of his concerts, he was accompanied by his sons, nephews and sons- (Los Baliardos ), with whom he was forming his own flamenco style, mostly on the rhythm of the rumba based. He was the precursor and model for many musicians and groups such as the Gipsy Kings.

Was discovered Manitas de Plata in Saintes -Maries- de -la -Mer, in the south of France, Camargue. Its discoverers and patrons include Lucien Clergue, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí.

Like many of the Camargue musician is also Manitas de Plata has settled down and now lives in an apartment in La Grande Motte, southern France.

Disco Graphical Notes

  • Juerga! (1963)
  • Flamenco Guitar (1965 )
  • Flamenco Guitar
  • Manitas de Plata - The world's greatest living flamenco artist (1966, Phillips, BL 7787 )
  • Aux Saintes -Maries -de- la-mer (1966 )
  • Manitas de Plata et les Persia (1967, Columbia Records, FL 363)
  • The Art of the Guitar (1968, Everest Records, SDBR 3201 )
  • La guitare d'or de Manitas (1970, Columbia Records, S 63915 )
  • Et Ses Guitares Gitanes (1972, CBS, S65020 )
  • Manitas De Plata Excitement of (1973, RCA Camden CDS 1139 )
  • Hommages (1973, Embassy Records, S EMB 31003 )
  • Musique aux doigts (1976 )
  • Soleil des Saintes -Maries (1978 )
  • Feria Gitane (1994 )
  • Olé (1994 )
  • Manitas de Plata ( 1998)
  • Camargue de Manitas (1999)
  • Guitare D'Or Manitas de Plata ( 1999)
  • Flores de mi corazon (1999, Troubadour Records)
  • Guitarra Flamenco ( 2001)
  • Manitas de Plata et los Plateros (2004)
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