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Extrait de ANTOLOGIA
(1995).
Biographie:
"Paco De Lucia (Francisco Sanchez Gomez),
Algeciras (Cadiz) 12-21-1947;
Paco De Lucia was born in the suitable
atmosphere to be trained as flamenco guitarist, receiving
technical knowledge from his father Antinio and his brother
Ramon since he was seven He has as mentors, just to name
a few, the guitarists, Nino Ricardo, Miguel Borrull, Mario
Escudero and Sabicas, however, it is important to make stand
out of the figure of his father, Antonio Sanchez who in
D. E. Pohren's opinion, Paco de Lucia's biographer, designed
a "master plan" to make his son Paco into the history's
greatest flamenco guitarist. Constancy in the study and
contract with the flamenco world were the basic premises
of the plan. After a training period (1952-58) he plays
his first performance in public in Radio Algeciras in 1958.
In 1959 he obtains the special award in the Festival Concurso
Internacional Flamenco de Jerez de la Frontera. He accompanies
on singing to his brother Pepe in the duet "Los Chiquitos
de Algeciras" obtaining a special award in Jerez in 1962.
He goes on his first tour abroad as guitarist to accompany
singing and dance on Josè Greco's Company in 1963. In New
York, he comes into contact with Sabicas and Mario Escudero,
however, Paco De Lucia will be considered as part of the
Guitarist School on Nino Ricardo, He moves with his family
to Madrid in 1964. He records two albums with Ricardo Modrego
in 1965, with popular themes from Garcia Lorca and three
records with his brother Ramon de Algeciras. His father
set up a flamenco club in the basements of Los Gabrieles
where Paco de Lucia could listen to the singing of the most
outstanding flamenco singers of that period. He records,
accompanying singing of A. Fernandez Diaz Fosforito the
Seleccion Antologica del Cante Flamenco, accompanying also
to Lebrijano and he collaborates on recording with the jazz
saxophonist, Pedro Iturralde. In 1967, he goes on a tour
with the Festival Flamenco Gitano, year in which he records
his first solo record, La fabulosa guitarra de Paco de Lucia
where it can be noticed the influence of Nino Ricardo, Sabicas
and Mario Escudero. In 1968, in the Torres Bermejas plank
floor he knows Camaron de la Isla with shom he will record
more than 10 records until he dies in July 1992. In 1969
he records Fantasia Flamenca which, in some way, defines
his style when he was 22. It begins a glorious period for
Paco de Lucia that finishes in the huge guitar recitals
of the seventies, as the one performed in the Palau de La
Musica, Barcellona (1970), and the one at the Teatro Real,
Madrid (1975). In 1973 he records Fuente y Caudal included
the famous hit "Entre dos Aguas" that will make him famous.
Since 1977 he gets in touch with the guitarists Al Di Meola,
John McLaughlin and Larry Corryell with whom he will give
several concerts in that which Paco de Lucia defines as
mixing of players but not of musics and they will record
two records. In 1977 he gets married with Casilda Varela,
they have three children. From his contact with jazz, it
will emerge a period of searching in the melodies and harmonies
developed up to that date without separating for the pure
flamingo style. In 1978, he records, accompanied by the
group Dolores, a tribute to Falla, being a big significance
in the musical circles of the Spanish political transition.
In 1981 he sets up the sextet: Jorge Pardo, Carles Benevent,
Rubem Dantas, Ramon de Algeciras and Pepe de Lucia. He keeps
in contact with Chick Corea since 1982, which will be the
beginning of a fruitful collaboration between the two players.
In 1986, Paco de Lucia comes into a phase of his career
that closes in some way the circle opened since his record
tribute to Falla, returning to that music with solo guitar.
The sextet won't come back to the spotlight until 1991 including
Manuel Soler as flamenco dancer and percussionist. In 1986
he settles a trio with J.M. Bandera and J. M. Canizares
that will survive until 1990. With the release of the record
Siroco (1987) Paco reaches unsuspected results, since it
implies the culmination of his aesthetic ideals. In 1990
he releases Ziryab with the sextet and the collaboration
of Chick Corea. In 1991 he records with Orquesta de Cadaques
Concierto de Aranjuez from J. Rodrigo. In 1993 he records
his second live record with the sextet, titled Live in America."
(source: http://w3.one.net/~wojtas/biography.htm)
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