Paco de LucÃa
Paco de Lucía ( born December 21, 1947 in Algeciras, Cádiz province as Francisco Sánchez Gómez, † February 26, 2014 in Cancun, Mexico) was a Spanish guitarist and was a Grand Master of the flamenco guitar. He used the traditional flamenco and enriched these new elements, primarily to classical and jazz. His brothers Ramón de Algeciras and Pepe de Lucía were or are also flamenco musicians.
Life
Paco de Lucía was the first guitar at age five by his father. This was a guitarist and earned him the first steps on the instrument at. At age eleven, Paco de Lucía made his first public appearance and received a year later at the Festival of Jerez de la Frontera for a special price. At 15, he took part in the first international tour as a member of the ensemble of José Greco. At 17, he took along with Ricardo Modrega on the first record and at 20 he released his first solo album.
During this time he began his long association with the popular flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla, should have great influence on the work and the popularity of Paco de Lucía. Between 1969 and 1984 arose twelve productions of the two.
In parallel, however, also emerged eleven productions with the more traditionally oriented singer Fosforito. Other singers with whom de Lucía occurred: Bambino, Chato de la Isla, Enrique Montoya, Juan el de la Vara, Antonio Mairena and El Sevillano.
The international breakthrough of the 26 -year-old de Lucía in 1973 with the recording Fuente y Caudal and Entre dos Aguas the hit.
Starting in 1977, undertook de Lucía with jazz guitarist Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin has toured, with the studio album The trio ended in 1996 for the time being. They played the 1980 live album Friday Night in San Francisco one, which sold over two million copies worldwide. In 1982, the studio album Passion, Grace & Fire.
In 1983, he provided the soundtrack to Carlos Saura's Flamenco music and film Carmen, where he portrayed in the film itself.
Through contact with a wide range of world guitarists de Lucía proved its openness and experimentation, however, still remained faithful to flamenco. In an interview he said: "I have not mixed the styles, but simply played with musicians from other genres. " Paco de Lucía also dealt with classical music. Known interpretations are, for example, interpretations a Manuel de Falla, Doce canciones de García Lorca or the Concierto de Aranjuez, which he recorded in the presence of the composer Joaquín Rodrigo.
Paco de Lucía died on 26 February 2014 in Cancún a heart attack. He left from his first marriage the children Casilda, Lucia and Francisco and Antonia and Diego from his second marriage.
Area of impact
Paco de Lucía used the flamenco tradition, but at the same time developed his own style. His sparkling, harmonious and crystal clear guitar sound has influenced many of today's flamenco guitarists. With the accompaniment of cante he enriched the song melodies with new chords on the guitar.
His records from the 1970s and 1980s with the versatile singer Camarón de la Isla and Fosforito are now considered classics.
He liked to tried out new styles and played with musicians from other directions together. Well known was the published in 1995, seeming Spanish Composition Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman by Bryan Adams from the movie Don Juan DeMarco, participated as an accompanying guitarist in the de Lucía. Even in the German sector, he has tried collaborations. On the album Sphinx of German artist Julia Neigel he can be heard as a soloist in the song Paradise.
Awards
Paco de Lucía was awarded the 2004 Prince of Asturias Award, which is awarded annually in several categories such as sports, arts, harmony or international communication, in the category " arte ". In the same category even Pedro Almodovar, Woody Allen and Bob Dylan in 2007 were honored. Al Verte Las Floras Lloran with Camarón de la Isla (1969 ) was included in the list of The Wire 's " 100 Records That Set The World On Fire (While No One Was Listening ) ".