Sabicas

Spanish Flamenco Guitar Virtuoso

Flamenco guitarist of gypsy origins (Spanish: "gitano".) Born in 1912 in Pamplona, Spain and died on the 14th of April 1990 in New York. At the age of five he received his first ("half") guitar and made his first public appearance at the young age of 8. Sabicas was a groundbreaking flamenco artist considered to be one of the most influential innovators of the Flamenco guitar ever. His virtuoso style, often regarded as inimitable and initially influenced by Ramón Montoya, on its term was profoundly influential on a new generation of flamenco guitarists such as Paco de Lucía, Tomatito and Paco Peña. His longtime partnership with Carmen Amaya, Spain's most famous Flamenco dancer, as well artisticly as more particularly as lovers brought him worldwide more than once into the glossy magazines.