小简介
Paco De Lucia是20世纪后期佛拉明哥音乐的一位重要的革新者。1947年出生在卡迪斯的阿尔赫西拉斯,他7岁的时候就开始弹奏吉他并且在十几岁的时候和他的兄弟Pipe一起录制了一张LP。早在1960年,Sabicas就对他在吉他演奏上产生了巨大的影响,动员他离开了传统学校。他的首张独奏专辑发行于1964年,5年后他确定了一个和歌唱家Camaron De La lsla长期合作录音的计划。70年代他的一首热门曲“Entre dos Aguas”影响了整整一代的西班牙年轻人,接着又以“Firday Night in San Francisco”一曲征服了世界范围的听众。他在1982年和John McLaughlin及Al Di Meola一起的现场演出具称超过了百万的观众。Paco De Lucia不断地把拉美和爵士元素引入佛拉明哥并且与不同时代的西班牙音乐家合作。
Paco de Lucia是西班牙吉他音乐的一代人的大师(“the finest Flamenco Guitarist on his generation, possibly ever!”)当然,他主要是佛朗明戈吉他的演奏家,这与他的身世和早期经历有关,他出身吉他世家,从小就开始了为佛朗明戈舞者伴舞的经历,成年后开始为西班牙着名的佛朗明戈舞者Jose Greco伴奏,在各地演出,从此成为着名的吉他手名胜远扬。70年代后开始涉猎古典和JAZZ,BLUSE领域,所出版的个人演奏专集甚至不少于Romero家族的头面人物。
2014年2月26日在墨西哥去世。享年66岁。
by Craig Harris
The role of the flamenco guitar has evolved through the playing of Paco de Lucia (born Francisco Sanchez Gomez). The son of flamenco guitarist Antonio Sanchez and the brother of a flamenco guitarist, Ramon, and flamenco singer, Pepe, de Lucia has extended the former accompaniment-only tradition of flamenco guitar to include deeply personal melodic statements and modern instrumentation. His collaborations have included ten albums with late flamenco vocalist El Camaron de la Isla and work with American pianist Chick Corea and the Guitar Trio, featuring guitarists John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell, and Al DiMeola. His recordings with his sextet, which includes his brothers Ramon and Pepe, include such groundbreaking masterpieces as La Fabulosa Guitarra de Paco de Lucia, Fantasia Flamenca, Fuente y Caudal, Almoraima, and Zyryab. Yet, de Lucia has not completely forsaken traditional flamenco. His 1980 album, Interpreta a Manuel de Falla, paid homage to the classical composer and flamenco enthusiast, while his 1987 album, Siroco, marked a return to pure flamenco. I have never lost the roots in my music, de Lucia said during a late-90s interview, because I would lose myself. What I have tried to do is have a hand holding onto tradition and the other scratching, digging in other places, trying to find new things I can bring into flamenco.
Born in Algeciras, a small city in southernmost Spains Cadiz province, de Lucia was bred to be a world-class musician. He trained with his father and brother from the age of five. Mastering the art of flamenco guitar by his 11th birthday, he made his public performance debut on Radio Algeciras in 1958. A year later, he received a special award at the Festival Concurso International Flamenco de Jerez de la Frontera. Heralded as a child prodigy, de Lucia was invited to join the flamenco troupe led by dancer Jose Greco at the age of 16. He remained with the group for three years. A turning point in de Lucias musical development came while on tour with Grecos troupe in North America. Meeting Sabicas, the first flamenco guitarist to tour the world, he was instructed to pursue his own style of playing. Although he remained tied to traditional flamenco on his first two solo albums — La Fabulosa Guitarra de Paco de Lucia in 1967 and Fantasia Flamenca in 1969 — and recorded ten albums accompanying flamenco vocalist de la Isla, de Lucia continued to seek a personal approach.