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  Madrid, Spain - One of the greatest guitarists alive, Flamenco
guitar innovator
Paco
de Lucía has won the 2004 Prince of Asturias award of the Arts. This is the
most important and prestigious award of its kind given in Spain. The other
contenders were American rock musician Bruce Springsteen, French dancer Maurice
Béjart and British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Paco de Lucía [Francisco Sánchez Gómez], was born in Algeciras, Spain. He incorporated new elements to flamenco guitar and
led the way to a new generation of Flamenco guitars wizards. Some
of his most recordings include Entre dos aguas (1981), Solo quiero
caminar (1981), Paco de Lucía Sextet Live on One Summer Night (1985)
and Siroco (1986). He has received numerous awards in Spain, such as two
Premios de la Música and the Premio de Honor (in 2002), the top prize given
annually by the Academia de la Música to exceptional musicians. Read more about
Paco de Lucía
here.
[Buy
his Cositas Buenas, his latest CD].
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