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Paco de Lucia, Renowned Flamenco Guitarist, Dies at 66
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Re: Paco de Lucia, Renowned Flamenco Guitarist, Dies at 66
#12I was fortunate enough to see him perform twice in Boston. Once at Symphony Hall with Di Meola and McLaughlin, and once at the Orpheum with the dancers and everything. He was to his instrument what Tesla was to electricity. He made it come alive in a way that no one else could imagine.
I can't count the hours I've listened to his records while coding. It seems to induce a unique state of inspired concentration unlike anything else.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fl8RBIr_WY
Goodbye Paco.
Re: Paco de Lucia, Renowned Flamenco Guitarist, Dies at 66
#13Wow, I didn't expect this to appear on nytimes or HN. This is kind of a big deal in Spain, but I didn't know he was that well known in the US. Anyway he was widely considered one of the best Spanish guitar players ever, so it's understandable. He played a lot along with Camarón de la Isla (or just Camarón), one of the pioneers of flamenco-fusión.
Re: Paco de Lucia, Renowned Flamenco Guitarist, Dies at 66
#14Listening to de Lucia's Entre dos Aguas album now — stunning work. Meta: delighted to see a story about such a wonderful musician on HN. Sad that it's an obituary.
I'm surprised and delighted as well. But he deserves it. Paco was the extraordinary combination of talent and hard work. He was an extreme outlier in both those things, a technical virtuoso with a musical soul. He was true to his flamenco roots, but he was an innovator as well, playing with countless artists from different genres, and helping flamenco music become popular worldwide.
He was a legend and without a doubt one of the greatest musicians of the century. May he rest in peace.
Re: Paco de Lucia, Renowned Flamenco Guitarist, Dies at 66
#15I was fortunate enough to see him perform twice in Boston. Once at Symphony Hall with Di Meola and McLaughlin, and once at the Orpheum with the dancers and everything. He was to his instrument what Tesla was to electricity. He made it come alive in a way that no one else could imagine. I can't count the hours I've listened to his records while coding. It seems to induce a unique state of inspired concentration unlike…
With Di Meola and McLaughlin - always blows me away
Re: Paco de Lucia, Renowned Flamenco Guitarist, Dies at 66
#16Together with Andres Segovia, he's the reason why Spanish (and classic) guitar is not considered merely a pop instrument nowadays. It may seem strange nowadays because we are living in the musical aftermath of geniuses like these, but guitar wasn't taken seriously until the 20th century. It wasn't in the league of the piano, but rather in the league of the harmonica and the bongos.
I would also throw in John Williams as a great popularizer of classical guitar (for example check out his renditions of Satie's gymnopedies and such). That's not to say that he is any better or more important.
To clarify for some who might not be aware of the difference: anaphor is referring to a guitarist named John Williams, not the composer.
Re: Paco de Lucia, Renowned Flamenco Guitarist, Dies at 66
#17I was fortunate enough to see him perform twice in Boston. Once at Symphony Hall with Di Meola and McLaughlin, and once at the Orpheum with the dancers and everything. He was to his instrument what Tesla was to electricity. He made it come alive in a way that no one else could imagine. I can't count the hours I've listened to his records while coding. It seems to induce a unique state of inspired concentration unlike…
With Di Meola and McLaughlin - always blows me away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlaCZ106b5w
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Re: Paco de Lucia, Renowned Flamenco Guitarist, Dies at 66
#18I was fortunate enough to see him perform twice in Boston. Once at Symphony Hall with Di Meola and McLaughlin, and once at the Orpheum with the dancers and everything. He was to his instrument what Tesla was to electricity. He made it come alive in a way that no one else could imagine. I can't count the hours I've listened to his records while coding. It seems to induce a unique state of inspired concentration unlike…
With Di Meola and McLaughlin - always blows me away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlaCZ106b5w
This is fantastic. Thanks!