Third Plectrum Podcast - The Great Paco De Lucia

Hi whoever you are who reads this:) I am dedicating my third podcast to the guitar giant Paco De Lucia. He was born in Algeciras in Spain as Francisco Sanchez Gomez. He took De Lucia as his stage name as a tribute to his Mother, ie, Lucia Sanchez Gomez. Click [HERE] for his biography.

I was first introduced to Paco's music through his album Sextet - One Summer Night. Unfortunately I only have a vinyl copy of the album...but I do have another Sextet album, the more recent Sextet Live in America.

His music attracts me most because most of the time its not pure flamenco which at times tends to be a bit too crude for the untrained ear. Paco's music is what now is termed as New Flamenco but with a difference. De Lucia seems to be more influenced with jazz music than all the other exponents of New Flamenco as you can hear for yourself in this podcast. Obviosly you will get to listen to more of Paco De Lucia in future podcasts. Happy listening.


Podcast description:

TRACK 1. Monasterio de Sol - from Solo Queiro Caminar. Just relax and enjoy the genius of Paco De Lucia. Note the jazz bass lines though while at it. Also note the breath-taking scale with which he ends this piece! Just brilliant!

TRACK 2. Chanela - from Solo Queiro Caminar. Another mesmerising tune masterly executed by Paco De Lucia. No further comments required.

TRACK 3. Zyryab - from Sextet Live in America. Don't ask me what the name means ok. This track is representative of how Paco De Lucia's music fuses jazz and flamenco in such an effective and pleasant way. I would tend to say that Paco invented a new music style. Note how the saxaphone blends nicely with the other traditional flamenco instruments.

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