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Re: Know anything about "Sabicas"?

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>Thanks for the rec. I grew up listening to my dad's record collection and one of his favorite styles was Flamenco. I've been wanting to pick something up but didn't know where to start. There's a name that I remember from his album covers - "Sabicas" I think. Did you run across anything like that on your buying spree? >>

The best of the Sabicas recordings are on Elektra. There's some debate over whether the mono or stereo is better.

Other interesting flamenco recordings:

Carlos Montoya on Crystal Clear direct to disc (my Spanish friend says this recordings sounds the closest of any to the sound of Montoya's guitar --which he heard at Carnegie back in the '60's. There's also a couple of Montoyas on RCA- of which the best is the one done by Lewis Layton.

Manitas de Plata on Connoisseur/Vanguard. The Connoisseur are the better recordings of this gypsy guitarist -- who can't read music--and learned to play just by listening.

Myles Astor
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