Paco de Lucía

flamenco guitar · 1947–2014 · Algeciras

Guitarist born in Algeciras, Paco de Lucía is, with Enrique Morente and Camarón de la Isla, one of the architects of nuevo flamenco; his album Fuente y caudal (1973) changed the place of the flamenco guitar. In 1979 he formed a guitar trio with John McLaughlin and Larry Coryell, later Al Di Meola, and introduced the Peruvian cajón into flamenco with his sextet founded in 1981.

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Styles

• Flamenco jazz

Landmark tracks

• Entre dos aguas (1973)

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