3/22/2010 @ 8:00

3/22/2010 @ 10:00

Sala Kongresowa
Parade Square 1
Warsaw, MZ

Paco de Lucía Francisco Sánchez Gómez was born in Algeciras, Cadiz, on December 21, 1947. Ever since the day when, as a five year old, he corrected his father, Antonio Sánchez, (a professional guitarist) as to the rhythm of a flourish, Paco’s dedication to the guitar has been exhaustive. More than 25 albums released, hundreds of awards and the consensus of the critics regarding the spectacular musical revolution he has instigated, all go towards making him the universal artist that he is. In 1965 he recorded his first LP, Dos Guitarras Flamencas. In 1975, with his album Fuente y Caudal, Paco began his dialogues with improvisation, and with the Rumba Entre Dos Aguas, he transformed the Flamenco guitar from a marginal instrument into a worldwide phenomenon. Simply by introducing the cajon drum, the bass and percussion, he lays the foundation of the current Flamenco idiom; Almoraima, on which he definitively surpasses the sounds produced by his masters, Niño Ricardo and Sabicas; Siroco, the greatest melodic and harmonious homage to Flamenco there is, and Luzía and Cositas Buenas, both fruit of longer periods of absence, are just some of the landmarks that demonstrate the revolutionary genius, intuition and talent that are Paco de Lucía’s trademark. The dialogue that exists between his music and the rhythms of Brazil, the Jazz of Larry Coryell, Chick Corea, Al Di Meola or John Mclaughlin, and the Classical Music of Albeniz, Falla and Rodrigo, restate both his musical restlessness and his omnipotence. There is no doubt whatsoever that the name Paco de Lucía is one of those few that will be used by history to open a new chapter.