Work : Prize 20 November 2014 in Paradise (Latin Grammy (posthumously), for Album of the Year)Įduardo Castellanos quotes a biographical note from El Pais newspaper.Death by Heart Attack 25 February 2014 in Playa del Carmen (Mexico).friend relationship with de la Isla, Camaron (born 5 December 1950).associate relationship with Di Meola, Al (born 22 July 1954).associate relationship with Corea, Chick (born 12 June 1941).He received acclaim for his recordings with flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla in the 1970s, recording ten albums which are considered some of the most important and influential in Flamenco history.ĭe Lucía died on 25 February 2014 of a heart attack while on holiday with his family in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Richard Chapman and Eric Clapton, authors of Guitar: Music, History, Players, describe de Lucía as a "titanic figure in the world of flamenco guitar", and Dennis Koster, author of Guitar Atlas, Flamenco, has referred to de Lucía as "one of history's greatest guitarists." A leading proponent of the New Flamenco style, he helped legitimize flamenco among the establishment in Spain, and was one of the first flamenco guitarists to have successfully crossed over into other genres of music such as classical and jazz. Spanish flamenco guitarist, composer and producer. Photo: Cornel Putan, license cc-by-2.0 Biography
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