Ricardo Miño Alvarez was born in 1949 in Sevilla, Spain. He began his remarkable career at 10 in his native Triana, the most Gypsy of…
Artist Profiles: Ricardo Miño
Tag: flamenco guitar
Artist Profiles: Raul Rodriguez
Flamenco guitar and Cuban tres player Raúl Rodríguez Quiñones was born in Sevilla (Spain) in 1974. He started out playing electric guitar and drums, taking…
Artist Profiles: David Carmona
David Carmona Fernández was born in Granada in a well-known gypsy family of flamenco performers called Fernández de Íllora. Some of the best known artists…
David Carmona’s Guitar Dream
David Carmona – Un Sueño de locura (Nuevos Medios NM 15 929, 2017) David Carmona is one of the rising stars of flamenco guitar. This…
Artist Profiles: Paco de Lucia
Paco de Lucía was one of the greatest guitarists in the world. He was born Francisco Sánchez Gómez in Algeciras, a port city in the…
Artist Profiles: Flamenco Guitarist Niño de Pura
A student of Sevillian maestros such as Manuel Lozano and Manolo Carmona, Daniel Navarro Cruz, better known as Niño de Pura, started playing guitar professionally…
The Rough Guide to Flamenco Guitar
Various Artists The Rough Guide to Flamenco Guitar (World Music Network, 2014) Dipping into the heady world of flamenco guitar can be a little daunting…
Guitar Genius Paco de Lucia Dies at 66
Spanish flamenco guitar maestro and innovator Paco de Lucia died in Cancun (Mexico) today, February 26, 2014. The renowned musician was spending a day at…
Flamenco Guitar Master Mario Escudero Dies in Miami
Madrid, Spain – Renowned Spanish guitarist Mario Escudero died in Miami, Florida, November 19, 2004, at 8 a.m. Escudero had been suffering of Parkinson’s disease.…
Paco de Lucía wins the Prince of Asturias Award
Madrid, Spain – One of the greatest guitarists alive, Flamenco guitar innovator Paco de Lucía has won the 2004 Prince of Asturias award of the…