Paco de Lucía, El Primer Flamenco Ilustrado
Alonso Escacena, Manuel
Over the last quarter century, Paco de Lucia almost single-handedly sparked the evolution of flamenco from a closed, tradition-bound folk art into a vibrant international art form. He took a dying music in the hands of a moribund and querulous generation and gave it a vitality that made it accessible to young people around the world. Respecting at all times the traditional canons of rhythm and form, his creativity and his tireless search for f...