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Article: The unadulterated truth! Paco de Lucia embraces the purity of tradition & rails against "pop" flamenco.(Interview)(Biography)
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- Guitar Player
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- June 1, 2004
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Paco de Lucia is unquestionably the foremost flamenco guitarist of his generation, Born in the small town of Algeciras, in the province of Cadiz, de Lucia spent his early years immersed in the peculiar amalgam of music, song, and dance found only in the Andalusian region of southern Spain--a blend rooted in the cultures of the Jews, Arabs, Gypsies, and myriad other peoples who have occupied the region throughout the centuries. In addition to this general acculturation, de Lucia's father and elder brother were also guitarists, providing him with even greater exposure to the instrument.
Francisco Sanchez Gomez (the stage name "Paco de Lucia" is an homage to Lucia ...