It's Flamenco Week!
 

Wikipedia calls Friday Night in San Fransisco "Flamenco-jazz", so I assume posting Mediterranean Sun Dance can be considered within the flamenco theme :)

The song first appeared on guitarist Al Di Meola's solo album Elegant Gypsy where Paco De Lucia contributed. The most popular version was played by the guitar trio which also included John McLaughlin. Their most famous album is the Friday Night in San Fransisco live album which sold very well and is considered by many to be highly influential.

So, here's the trio :



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I assume most will have seen this, but guitarists who have not really should check it out!

More like FLAMINGO WEEK.

For starters, Greek guitar virtuoso Ioannis Anastassakis plays and%2

i'm only familiar with these guys:-



they were HUGE here, they're more flamenco/pop, though

Of course, if anyone has a claim to the title the world's greatest flamenco guitarist, it has to be Paco De Lucia.

^ I`m sure that`s true, tore. This is what Simon Broughton has to say about Paco :-

- though TBH I would sooner listen to the relaxed style of Argento`s clip than some of that fast and furious stuff, despite its extraordinary technical acomplishment.

Look! in the sky, it's a bird, no it's a plane, no it's

FLAMETAL \m/(>_<)\m/

my personal favorite is Matt Elliot, less wanky and more soulful than most of the flamenco I have heard, but admittedly that's not much.

If anyone deserves a title of recognition for Flamenco music (honestly all things considered) it should go to Paco Peña. Not only for his talent in playing solo Flamenco guitar music but also for the work he does exposing the whole Flamenco tradition (dancing, singing, and music) to the rest of the world, he travels with a whole ensemble of musicians and a flamenco dance company (in case your wondering what the name of Paco Peña's flamenco dance company is called it's "Paco Peña and the Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company"). What piqued my curiosity in Flamenco was hearing
Steve Howe Mood For a Day - YouTube I wouldn't consider the song true Flamenco but in the Flamenco-style and to me it has different musical elements mixed in it. But anyway I went searching and the first Flamenco guitarist I found was Paco Peña so he's been a favourite ever since. The first two videos are Paco Peña playing solo and the last is a compilation of segments of Paco Peña and the Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company in concert, I couldn't find just one whole video to show that would best suite what they do, but this does very well by showing what is performed at one of their shows.

That's a french band, making a flamenco cover of a Cuban cover of a Venezuelan folk song based on an Argentine folk song.

What a mess!!

I certainly prefer the French version.

I always thought the Gipsy Kings were from Mexico...

Here is German flamenco, by Ottmar Liebert:

No they all were born in France, sons of Spanish Gypsies, except one of them who was African.

and I thought they were from Spain

Well now I know, thanks!

Camarón - La Leyenda del Tiempo

Saw them at the Opera House in Boston. Steve Morse was the opening act - playing flamenco. He joined the other 3 for the encore. Had chicken skin all night.

(Paco stole the show IMO)