Flamenco guitar is a great way for students to learn some additional techniques and I believe it is also beneficial to the right hand position overall. Plus, it can be great fun and less pressure than multi-voice classical music so…
More flamenco to start your day. Antonio Rey plays Buleria by Antonio Rey while trying out a 2008 José Ramirez via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Rey has a real natural feel with that light, brilliant and blazing virtuosity.…
Some flamenco to start your day! Russian born guitar star Grisha Goryachev plays Montiño (fandangos de Huelva) by Paco de Lucia at the 10th International ‘Guitar Virtuosos’ Festival, Moscow, Tchaikovsky hall. March 25th, 2015. This comes via the Russian Guitar…
A bit of flamenco for you today. Enjoy. Mahmoud Turkmani plays Soleá on a 1969 José Ramirez M.M. via Siccas Guitars. Interesting guy, he obviously does more than flamenco: “The innovative guitarist, composer an oud player Mahmoud Turkmani is considered…
Cuban guitarist Alí Arango rips it up with Paco’s Güajiras de Lucía. Pretty amazing speed work and great rhythmic feel. Some info via his YouTube: “Guitar by Yuichi Imai. Realización y Edición: Alí Arango. Ali Arango was born on the 14th of December 1982 in…
Learn more or buy via Amazon: Essential Flamenco Guitar Essential Flamenco Guitar: Volume 1by Juan MartinPublisher: Mel Bay140 pages I’ve been a long time fan of Juan Martin’s other book, (Amazon: Solo Flamenco Guitar, CD, and DVD: Vol. 1) which are…
A flamenco influenced lesson on playing faster scales on the guitar. There’s not a huge difference between flamenco guitar and classical guitar but the hand position is sometimes a bit different. My students should note: If you think about the…
Adam Del Monte teaches about arpeggios and the right-hand on classical/flamenco guitar. Some nice explainations of the differences between flamenco and classical technique. Note to my students: Please be aware that Adam is a flamenco influenced player. You should possibly…
Ravi Shankar died the other day so a big thank you to him for all his great music and for inspiring an entire generation of musicians. Here he is with flamenco guitar star Paco de Lucia. They do switch to English after…