Francisco Sánchez Gomes, known as Paco de Lucía, was born in Algeciras (Cadiz) in 1947. He made his debut accompanying his brother Pepe in 1959, and together they produced their first recording under the artistic name of 'Los Chiquitos de Algeciras'. In 1968 he met Camarón de la Isla, with whom he began a long and fruitful partnership which lasted until the death of the flamenco singer. In 1973, the album 'Fuente y caudal' was released which contained the track 'Entre dos aguas', one of their greatest hits. In his music he seeks the fusion between flamenco and classical music and jazz. In 1991 he recorded a version of the 'Concierto de Aranjuez', described by its composer Rodrigo as 'beautiful, exotic and inspired'. He has also worked with leading musicians from other genres such as Chick Corea, Larry Coryell, John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola. He died in Mexico in 2014.
Awards
Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts (1992)
National Music Award (2002)
Príncipe de Asturias Award for the Arts (2004)
Latin Grammy Award for best flamenco album (2014, posthumous)
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Entre dos aguas
With this historic composition, guitarist and composer Paco de Lucía made himself known to the greater public.
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Other highlighted works
- La Barrosa
- Barrio la Viña
- Homenaje al Niño Ricardo
- Almoraima
- Guajiras de Lucía
- Río ancho
- Concierto de Aranjuez
- Cositas buenas
- Canción andaluza
