Audio CD review:
Paco de Lucia - Entre Dos Aguas

Paco de Lucia - Entre Dos Aguas

Band: Paco de Lucia Title: Entre Dos Aguas Rating: Release Date: 25 October, 1990 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Entre Dos Aguas 2: Zorongo Gitano 3: Rio Ancho 4: En La Caleta 5: Convite 6: Monasterio De Sal 7: Panaderos Flamencos 8: Punta Umbria 9: Chanela 10: La Nina De Puerta Oscura 11: Castro Marin 12: Gua'Iras De Lucia 13: Mantilla De Feria 14: El Vito

Customer Reviews Great CD Highlights for me are the title track, Monasterio de Sal, Punta Umbria, La Nina de Puerta Oscura (amazing!), and El Vito, but all of the songs are good. This CD exceeded my high expectations. I've definitely got to buy some more of his CD's. A moving combination of emotions and talent It's also a great place to start listening to De Lucia as the CD offers samples form both new and traditional Flamenco, plus other Spanish rhythms. This is one of Paco de Lucia most poplar albums among modern Spanish guitar listeners. Eight themes from De Lucia and six interpretations from other authors, among which we can distinguish two themes from the Spanish poet and also composer Federico García Lorca. "Entre Dos Aguas" is probably De Lucia's greatest hit world-wide. The success of this composition was an unexpected surprise to De Lucia as it was the last theme to be recorded and was composed as the group improvised and played in order to fill album space. "Rio Ancho" is a well known theme from De Lucia's trio efforts with Dimeola and Mc Laughing. The version recorded in this CD is the complete original version. De Lucia's guitar playing can be easily distinguished from the rest of the group's guitarists and his soloing will stand out from most of the world's wood guitar and nylon string players. De Lucia has added a great deal to the Flamenco music style and managed to grow further into the art of improvisation which lead him to enter into a fusion of styles and rhythms. This album specifically is closer to modern or nouveaux flamenco with very few moments of fusion, however if you understand about guitar playing you will appreciate that De Lucia's solos use tonalities and scales that are adventurous and challenging to the traditional player In summary, this album is a collection of different compositions and does not bear a defined style or a one music concept like De Lucia's last CD "Luzia". Nevertheless, the material is excellent and the instrument playing and ambience is superb. Flamenco music has a unique flavour and represents a life style. De Lucia is a main representative of this art and culture. Entre Dos Aquas is OK This disk is an enjoyable mixture of nuevo and traditional. I'm a long time fan of flamenco music, but this is my first experience with Paco Delucia. Paco's reditions of Mantilla de Feria and Panaderos Flamencos may not be as exciting as those recorded in the mid-1950's on the RCA label by Esteban DeSanlucar, but the memories they rekindled made the CD worth its price. . You can see a complete list of all Paco de Lucia discography, or go back to the Paco de Lucia tabs