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Artist:
Paco Pena
Title:
His Essential Recordings

Tracks:
CD1:
1 Alegrías
2 Seguiriyas
3 Quitapesares
4 Madrid Flamenco
5 Valsa Criollo (with Eduardo Falú)
6 Gato (with Eduardo Falú)
7 Riomar: Fandangos de Huelva
8 Pedregales: Serranas
9 Las Ferialas: Sevillanas (with Tito Losada)
10 Yerbagüena
11 Mantilla De Feria
12 Cordero De Dios: Bulerías (with The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields)
13 Canto Eucaristico Y Despedida: Reminiscencia (with The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
CD2 :
1 La Cuartelera (with Eduardo Falú)
2 Chacarera del Silbador (with Eduardo Falú)
3 Tango Mayor Y Menor
4 Granaína
5 Salobre: Malagueñas
6 Puerto Aguila: Tientos
7 De la Prima a la Bordona (with Eduardo Falú)
8 Fandangos
9 Tarantas
10 Los Veleros: Alegrías
11 Medina Azahara: Granainas
12 Bulerías #
13 La Esencia
14 Cancion del Jangadero (with Eduardo Falú)



Details:
2CDs containing some of Paco Peña's best performances; solo, duo, group or ensemble. Together they show how he is one of the most important flamenco guitarists alive today. Like so many other of the key concepts in Iberian culture – duende, cante jondo, flamenco itself – peña is virtually untranslatable. In the simplest terms, it means a gathering of like-minded people, engaged in a common pursuit. To go deeper, it implies an encounter in which creative passions are engaged to the fullest degree – whether these are expressed in poetry, epic narrative, dance, music or some combination of all of these. It is significant that throughout his career, Paco Peña has moved easily between virtuosic solo guitar performance and ensemble performance with his dance company. The adopted name does not merely become him; it defines his artistic identity.

Label: Manteca

This item was added to our catalog on Sunday 13 April, 2008