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Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco Lara brings songs from his latest album to the Northern Rivers.
Fresh from his packed-out concert at the Sydney Opera House, the maestro and his ensemble will play a concert at the Byron Theatre.
Paco Lara has released his first solo album, The Andalusian Guitar, featuring some of the finest musicians from Spain and Australia.
Embodying the unmistakeable Jerez style of flamenco guitar playing, Mr Lara presents flamenco guitar in all its authenticity, culture, and artistry.
Interpretations of themes from The Andalusian Guitar and some of the greatest guitar classics of all time from composers including Paco de Lucía, John Williams, Joaquín Rodrigo, Chick Corea, will be performed with the characteristic and unmistakeable sound (“toque”) of Jerez (Spain).
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GRAHAM McDONALD
PACO Lara is a flamenco guitarist from Andalusia in Southern Spain who has had a 30-year career playing flamenco music.
In recent years he has moved to Australia with Newcastle as his home. This was a one concert in a short tour to promote the release of a new CD “The Andalusian Guitar”.
Lara is not a flamenco purist, though he can certainly play in the “flamenco puro” style when he wants to. He has been part of the more adventurous Flamenco Fusion movement for the past couple of decades, which blends flamenco with other musical styles such as jazz and contemporary pop music. At its worst this can end up as elevator music, although when it works it can be magnificently entertaining.
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