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Spanish Guitar

My wife loves Spanish Guitar, but we know little about musicians in this genre. I'd like to add some of this music to our collection and learn more about the music itself. Does anyone have recommendations for good quality Spanish Guitar recordings and/or artists?
johnrob

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jlamb
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for 'real flamenco' guitar (old school):
Paco de Lucia, Carlos Montoya, Los Romeros (the 'gran family' of flamenco guitar)
for new school: Tomatito
for 'folk' flamenco: EA
for flamenco 'melange': Radio Tarifa
for the most accessible but truly gyspy inspired: Gypsy Kings
PS: Otto and the like are NOT flamenco, they remind of supermarket sushi!
jlamb
150 posts
 
lest I forget: Bebo & Cigala "LLagrimas Negras"
which isn't a flamenco album per se but a flamenco singer paired with a Cuban jazz pianist doing classic love songs from the 'golden era' of popular latin love songs. This will give you an idea of what a flamenco singer sounds like.
Bebo at 80+ is truly tremendous (he is chucho valdes' father).
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