(headline image: Álvaro Martinete, winner of II premio SGAE Paco de Lucia – Photo by José Antonio de Lamadrid / Fundación SGAE) Granada-born guitarist Álvaro…
Álvaro Martinete Wins the Second SGAE Flamenco Award Paco de Lucía
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