I had the honor of meeting Paco Pena when they performed at the Memorial church of Stanford university. I was actually put on the guest list of Mr.Pena. The acoustics of the Memorial church are incredible. it was an unforgettable evening of Flamenco dance, song and music.
I’ve seen him play this live a few times having been to many of his recitals in the UK Including one together with John Williams. Never fails to impress
On its album "Flamenco Guitar Music of Ramón Montoya and Niño Ricardo", he plays a song called "Zambra", kind of Arabic flamenco as well... It is just amazing... I was quite drunk when I listened it for 1st time. (back from party) And I just cried... Just by the emotion he spread in its interpretation.
I watched this movie like one year ago and favorited it. Now I am watching it again and still loving it very much. Thanks you two, Sabicas(composer) and Paco(player)!
Conocia Paco en el curso en Cordoba con El Maestro Paco Pena.Gran artista de la guitarra,con un sonido lleno y perfecion de execucion.Un saludo de la Italia desde Giorgio T.
Absolutely stunning piece by the master of flamenco guitar. You get instantly sucked into it and transported thru time and space into the vortex of auditory ecstasy.
This piece is from one of Sabicas's two LPs with Carmen Amaya. You can get the tabs from Affedis transcriptions. Go to their website, choose Sabicas and look for "Amenecer Arabe".
I prefer the Sabicas' version, too. But no doubt, that Paco Pena really keeps the traditional flamenco,as we discussed earlier (see the comments on granadina of Paco Pena posted by tmjcbs) ,Paco Pena keeps the traditional flamenco alive!
Tres beau.il ne faut pas comparer.sabicas nino miguel paco de lucia etaient tous des genies.j aime de lucia mais je sais reconnaitre le talent des autres💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@liquorgirlsjazz never wiser words written.... Jealousy is the only reason i can see people ever to actually dislike this. This spanish/arabian style is awesome.
It is a Zambra Mora, a moorish piece. Lots of parts (falsetas) are taken from other flamenco players. In flamenco the original composer of the falseta is sometimes not known or if he is, he is given the due credit and then the falseta begins its own life in new compositions. The way how you perform and put together these falsetas is just as important as the original composer, who is sometimes difficult to track down. Viva el arte!
my hands down, absolute, no doubt in my mind, until the day I die FAVORITE flamenco guitarist... forget all this so called post modern flamenco today this is the stuff....
uneedtherapy42 i agree, but, of similar flavor i happen to like rodrigo y gabriela, balkan beat box, and sephardic traditional music. Worth a listen, similar zest.
Milander just milander than we would have had one more fine electric guitar player among the many there already are, now we have a unique flamenco player....
Totalmente de acuerdo. El problema viene cuando la gente dice que es único, incomparable, etc Entonces toca mostrarles que es una copia para que lo sepan. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4xUiHOOOtd4.html
This is Paco Pena playing Arabian Dance by Sabicas but putting the capo on 1st instead of 2nd like Sabicas. There's a vid of Sabicas playing it on the side.
Muy buena ejecución de Paco Peña. Él debería hacer sus propias composiciones ya que tiene todos los recursos de la guitarra Flamenca para hacerlo. Respecto a envíos escritos de arreglos, puedo decir (porque así lo he escuchado de buenas fuentes) que en la tradición Flamenca no se traspasan las piezas de un guitarrista a otro. Ellos deben hacer sus propias composiciones. Cuando un ejecutante toca un tema de otro es porque lo ha aprendido "de oído". El mismo Sabicas dijo que él aprendió el instrumento por cuenta propia, no sabía leer música y tampoco le gustaba enseñar guitarra.
Paco de Lucía triunfó aquí en España cuando tenía unosa 26 años con Entre dos aguas y antes de ese éxito comercial ya era un concertista reconocido y admiradísimo.
@MeritMaestro hard to surpass the original but it is sometimes done. what i like about Pena's playing is his ability to play with such clarity, beauty and depth without overplaying. Check out Pepe Martinez. He was a student of Ramon Montoya. I was blown away by him. So many good Flamenco players in the old days that did not have all the learning tools that we have these days.
awesome awesome .... you know if you play the harmonic minor scale you can get this middle eastern sound and it's very good, i do that with an electric guitar and effects :D it's cool
sorry guys, but what year is this? looks like 70s to me, but I am not sure. also looks like it is 90s. so I am confused. and have you noticed his awesome jacket?
Bradley Stroup Bradley, you might be interested to see Juan Serrano's version. Paco is a master, but Juan Serrano...¡Dios Mio! Juan Serrano's version of Fantasia is beyond reproach. Best wishes.
