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  • between this solea and his solea de cordoba filmed in 71 you can tell someones been practicing haha holy shit. So inspiring.

  • me recuerda mucho al Gran Sabicas

  • Best Soleares I ever heard... Incredible !  JW must be gasping for breath... :-).

  • Perfect !!!

  • One day

    

  • maestrazooO!

  • alguien sabe que marca de guitarra es esa, gracias

  • @sonanterobrutal Sí, la guitarra es de Gerundino. Tengo tres iguales que esta de Paco.

    ¡Son cañones!

  • @TomasJimenezGuitar muchas gracias por la información, en verdad que suenan super flamencas, saludos

  • @sonanterobrutal Gerundino

  • Es muy Bien

  • Con esa sonrisita casi casi le dice a John Williams, ¿Cómo te quedó el ojo, eh?

  • De lujo !!!

    Falla un poquillo el vídeo, pero el audio deja muy, pero muy en claro al maestro!

  • i wonder what John Williams (dude with the glasses) was thinking when paco was playing.

  • @ukiemexican maybe thought was not easy???!!!

  • @ukiemexican haha he was probably thinking damn I better learn as much as possible from Paco while I can cause he has something that Segovia didn't go over with me.

  • Holy Crap O.O

  • qué está tocando por el niño ricardo o es una canción suya?

  • 5 people are hell dumb :)

  • @saundog11 Perhaps the same five people on the Granadinas page.

  • Ps. there are lots of amazing players out there that no one ever seems to hear about. I'm sure that if Manuel Brenes had his video put under the heading of bulerias rather than ( Flamenco bohemio 9 manuel brenes y tio camaron) he'd be getting the recognition he deserves instead of 4471 views. Check this guy out, he's got that fire that every flamenco player should strive for!

  • The thing i love about playing flamenco guitar is the subtle variations used by hundreds if not thousands of different guitarists who are basically playing the same thing. I returned to this video tonight whilst reading a reply to me sent by Tomas Jimenez and on doing so i noticed a new technique that i shall use from now on. 28 seconds into the piece he tremolos the top three strings before he golpes the 123 count. Anal, i know but it's all these tricks that make the magic.!

  • @economistery with great respect I think what you see as tremolo maybe a very fast arpegio..as you may already know arpegio is normally the word when over several strings and tremolo normaly on one string..of course in what you are saying you are very correct I think and yes tremolo can also be used just before  a chord to give a feeling..almost akind of preemption of what is happening.

  • damn!! his tech is incredible

  • oleeee

  • sick sick sick

  • i wonder how this would look like on guitar hero... lol...

  • paco pena stole my pyjama!!!

  • this guy is fuckin good

  • Paco, superb, naturally gifted, genius guitarist. 

  • Paco Pena is a man who has done his homework. It is not a question of best or better than whoever else. His playing is firmly rooted in the art of the old masters and is full of raw feeling. I find that there is something to be said to his approach, instead of trying to play as many notes as possible, or stray from the typical palos structures as much as possible while miraculously staying within them. Something gets lost when flamenco guitarists do this too much.

  • @TheTocaor you explain it very well and yes more notes is not better at all..Paco Peña is raw and powerful and dark..on eof his notes is worth a million picados which are used simply to impress.

  • I love how John Williams sits beside Paco in a trance.

  • An incredible guitarist but no one seems to have mentioned an even more incredible guitar. Made by undoubtedly the best flamenco luthier that ever lived, Gerundino Fernandez. Even though this is'nt the best of recordings you can hear the growl and power of this guitar. His guitars can only be described as being alive and no one knows how he did it. They are almost magical and are the true sound of Andalucia. Gerundino r.i.p.

  • @economistery yes I agree with all you say.I have three guitars by Gerundino which sound as good as this but unfortunately the mics I can use are not so good. Paco Peña and Gerundino is the perfect combination.

  • Yeah I might be able to play like that in another ten years :-/?

  • His "P" finger and staccatos he performs by it on high speeds are one of his specialities. If one wants to learn from guitarist masters he/she must know where to focus on. Paco Pena is a Great master, And I think what I told is his very own talent that can help pupils.

  • fucking unbelievable!!!!! what the fuck the other guitarist could do to equal that................ ha

  • @KoldkilleR99 just so you know the guitarist beside him is equally great as him. That person is the great classical guitarist John Williams!!!!!

  • i bet women love his fingers.

  • Wow, his timing is sharp as a tack, even at breakneck speeds.

    Best damn tremolo I've ever heard too!

  • amasing

  • Very few players can play solea like this, without seeming casual at any point.

  • @jamh2000 very very true..this is a Soleá of profound emotion and seriousness

  • @jamh2000 I agree, this Soleá is serious and soulful and sounds of Andalucía

  • ola paco peña eres el mejor olei

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  • Arguably one of the best guitarists of all time.

  • exelente... domina el compaz increiblemente bien...

    OLE.... Peña!!!!!

  • El monstro de la guitarra!! oleeeeeeeeee

  • La mejor mano derecha del mundo: la del Flamenco.

  • other than classical guitarist legent Sekovio is there anyone who can play as good let alone better?

  • kazuhito yamashita

    search for

    KAZUHITO YAMASHITA PLAYS MUSSORGSKY'S "PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION"; 2/3

  • whoops, i meant to link you to the 3rd part

    although all parts are impressive, i believe that marketplace to limogoes, and Cum mortuis in lingua mortua are two of the more impressive pieces in terms of sheer virtuosity.

  • sekovio? whos dis im tryin to find new ppl to watch

  • Segovia couldn't play this he could barely play Villa Lobos

  • @usuckamydick fag

  • @spruceorcedar good come back ass wipe. why don't you just shut your fly trap! ... thanks!

  • This is great video to learn about flamenco guitar technique.

  • i feel so sorry for myself because i have to learn how to play that byt eh end of the year (sob) i can barely hold the guitar!

  • real guitarists play with all 11 fingers!

  • you guys are wrong, real guitarists use their teeth lol

  • ole!!!! los mostros de las guitarras!!!

  • The reason the falsetas sound similar is because they are based off of common scales. Listen to any current music solos and you will notice some similarities in all of them because they are based off the same scale.

  • real guitarrist play without pick!!

  • Yes I agree with you. therefore I prefer to play flamenco guitar, because i think the real guitarist dont use pick like paco pena.

  • wow his finger's move so fast like a machine!!

  • ¿Como se llama esta obra? What´s that opus name? no es "Santuario", is different than "Santuario"

  • wow, fantastic technique

  • look the "old position" of the guitar ¡¡¡

  • Oh wow he is a great guitarist.

  • i'm so amazed... *.* look, sometimes he even doesn't seem to move his fingers at all but he plays so beautifully and fast

  • Fantastic stuff.

  • Most falsetas are common. i dont see much originality. Now go back and listen to paco de lucia's solea, you will find several similar falsetas. Also Manolo Sanlucar has a solea too. Very similar to this. Not saying one steals from another but when you are dealing with traditional music, even the technique is very bright, it is very repetitive. When you get out of the box and open your mind and think beyond technique, you will realize.. Music is life which can express anything. Music is free!

  • Probably that is why most great players started to build own stuff and then mix it with jazz.

  • with all respect i don't think you know what you are talking about mate !

  • providing you even understood what I just said on my comment, would you be kind to explain why you think I dont know what I am talking about? Mate?

  • Ayrıca bütün çinliler de birbirine benziyor. Hepsinin gözü çekik. Hiç orjinal değiller.

  • senin bunu soylemen icin falseta ne demek anlaman lazim kardes, flamenko muzigini anlayabilmen lazim. Cok sacma bir benzetme kullanmissin. Bir irk'in sekli calisma ile degismez fakat muzikteki ureticilik ve yetenek calisma ile gelisir ve sekillenir. Benim soylemek istedigim bu adamlarin falsetalarinin birbirine cok benziyor olusu.. kotu espri, sacma benzetme.. gercek bir fikrin varsa konus biz de aydinlanalim.

  • try saying something beautiful with a known melody, and you'll notice how wrong you are by saying "i dont see much originality"

  • I am way passed being infatuated by the wonderful melodies of flamenco. I am an amateur guitar player myself with "some" flamenco skills. I know flamenco is wonderful, I also know Paco Pena is a great guitar player. What I am saying is, When I listen to Paco Pena, Manolu Sanlucar and Paco De Luica I hear many many similar falsetas. It is like hearing the same joke from two different comedians. Thats all.

  • I know what you´re talking about, but I have to tell you falsetas are common and similar in flamenco as turnarounds in blues and jazz. Notice you´re listening to an ancient music, developed in a country very attached to the tradition, as Spain is. Now you can find "conteporary" flamenco artist since Camaron de la Isla ´til date, and you probably find that kind of freedom and rich harmony you´re talking about

  • WoW! That's what I call playing the guitar!! Wow!! Marvelous!

  • maybe ill be better at flamenco if my name is paco

  • lol... tht really cracked me up... try practisin all day lng n stuff... might work than changin ur name ;)

  • ese wey ya se murio imbesil pinche meco

  • HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    Period

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  • well.....everybody is entitled to his/her own opinion, however silly :-)

  • lol indeed however silly

  • I just love flamenco music.

  • WOW. This is fantastic. Especially around 1:48.

    WOW.

  • Damn this dude owns

  • He sure owns Paco De Lucia and I have a lot of respect for De Lucia.

  • I'm new to Flamenco, but I prefer his style to De Lucia's. (w/ all due respect, all of these flamenco guys are freaks)

  • WONDERFUL...

    Maravilhoso....

    Clap* Clap* Clap*

    Bravo !

    =D

  • my m8 just sent me a vid of him...im a metal guitarist...i wouldnt know what to do with a classical guitar if it saved my life...this man is a genius, its opened my eyes

  • this is flamenco

  • Well...i started playing flamenco 6 years ago.Flamenco has a wonderful cadence it would be great for you to start learn some theory...that's my opinion.Cheers

  • that's a flamenco guitar, not a classical guitar. big difference

  • it's just amazing. I can't believe how he gets so much power in the alzapua!

  • absolutely amazing guitar player. did you know he coats his fingers with glue to stop his nails breaking?

  • Some flamenco players even build their nails up

    with layers of glue and silk! Unhealthy but so

    effective.

  • Like I'm strengthening my nails with silk and glue. But why do you claim that it's unhealthy? :D

  • Because glue is unhealthy. Solvents and so on ;u

  • It's not that effective. You lose flexibilty in the nails with that kind of treatment. It is only good if you have a small crack and are performing soon and need to heal it fast. Natural nails are best and can be hardened with special oils.

  • Just beautiful and simply the best. I wish my next life is a life of a flameco guitarist, half of Pena's level.

  • esto son soleares de aprendizaje

  • Cada quien... pero si es una chingonada el vato

  • Muy simple la razon. Porque Paco Peña solo le enseña a los gringos e ingleses!!!!

  • Es verdad coño...

  • cojones aki tanto ingles!!!

  • Simple and perfect...i love these combinations

  • how could this be taken off youtube? this was meant for educational purposes? please post it back, for the good of the people and flamenco.

  • this is fluid and virtuosic as flamenco and all gypsy influenced music should be..fuck Juan Martin, he sounds like a cardboard cutout..tho i do respect his 'method' is very good he's not in my eyes a 'real' flamenco guitarist, just his playing has elements stiffly put together influenced by flamenco

  • It´s clear the Sabicas influence in this Soleares...i like the sound (I met Paco Peña in Festival de la Guitarra de Córdoba 1989)

  • :o I hope not....

  • ofcourse not !

  • huuuu

  • I met Paco in a village in Aberdour in Scotland in 1972 in a local hall. He was magnificent. I still have his signed programme. Thankyou tmjcbs for giving me this chance to see him once again in his youth!

  • It is magnificent: thank you so much for putting this movie here.

    Saludos

    Tomás

  • A real maestro!! OLE!!

    It's not just the speed he plays or the traditional style that he has, it's also how cleanly and crisply he manages to play everything. Truly beautiful to hear.

  • someone should try and catch the speed he can picado and rasguado..that be a cool fun fact =D...but magnificent maestro...i dream to be like you.

  • does anyone know were to get the tab for this song ..iv been looking for 1 year now

  • You can find guitarpro tab on the net. The soleares is called, 'Salobre'. You can also find it in the book, 'Toques Flamencos'.

  • Sorry. It's called, 'Santuario'.

  • its not either of those ...i just really like that begening.

  • I happen to listen to and play a lot Salobre and Santuario and this isn't any of them.

  • Like all true flamenco, you never play things exactly the same. He mixes parts from Santuario with other falsettas. For example, the tremolo falsetta starts the same as in the book, but the ending is completely different.

    Ole Ole Ole!!!!!!!!

  • I have seen paco de lucia but then paco pena I was

    stunned ,,,,super with so much feeling.Did they ever meet????

  • They did at least one recording together, that I know of. It was called Paco Doble. I have only seen an image of it though, never heard it.

  • hangman65: Yes, Pacos Peña and Lucía are good friends. Peña has frequently booked Lucía for his guitar Festival in Córdoba.

    Mencado: Paco Doble did not feature the two playing together; it was one of those record company bright ideas, with Lucía on one side and Peña on the other. All the tracks are available elsewhere.

  • Thanks two great musicians they should play

    together on youtube one day.

  • his guitar is very loud. with a guitar like that he could play a concert without a mic lol....which model is it...and whats the range price?? id like to get a guitar which is loud enough for listeners to hear without mics....

  • Its a Gerundino and price is around 10000 dollar and more if you can find them...

  • Holy shit!

  • Thanks!!

  • y manolo caracol? ese tambien era de los buenos.alguien aqui conoce al " canela de san roque " ?un cantaor tremendo, salio una vez en la tele en andalucia, pero nunca he visto u oido nada mas de el, lamentablemente....a ver si me dicen algo, si lo saben, eh!

  • porque NAIDE hoy dia conoce a este senor ? como si no fuese imprtante el!! cualquier pesado se pone estrealla y los maestros , que ? olvidados ! no por mi, no por mi....

  • how the hell can the flamenco players play those arpeggios with pamima so fast, it sounds like a waterfall. listen to the first few seconds here.

  • pamima is wrong i mean pimami

  • Practice, Practice, Practice!

  • I'm sure that was what John Williams was thinking to himself after hearing this!

  • What? You think Mr. Williams´ level is too low?!

  • No, not low, it's just that Pena is so incredibly talented that he would even inspire Williams to do more practice!

  • Perfect practice, perfect practice, perfect practice....

  • thanks for posting - i love this - i hardly ever even get to hear paco pena, much less see & hear - thanks - he is truly great

  • jodeer ni un comentario en español!!

  • para esta musica todos los comentarios deberian ser en español, de otra forma es ignorar el idioma de esta musica

  • ya hemos sufrido 40 años de aislamiento chovinista. no más, gracias.

  • adam bunu dinkledikten sonra gitarı bırakır

  • There is a saying in Turkish; "bir adam yedisinde neyse yetmişindede o dur". This sentence had been exactly said for Paco Pena.

    Impresive!!

  • eehhhh....a translation would have been nice!

  • magnificent! does someone have the score?

  • yaaa rabbbiiiiimmmmmm :)))

    I can kill myself for kiss his fingers...

  • Bu muzik çok güzel bir parça.

    I live in Turkey I love flamenco music, I can play it, but not so beautiful as Paco Peña. Someday I will play like him.

  • We appreciated your comment, but not as much as paco pena. please move to another continent.

  • this music piece just made my day....

  • Anyone who knows where to buy this whole video with John Willaims and Paco Pena would make me very happy.

    Or if anyone knows in wich tv-channel this was I would be very glad

  • He just gave a solo concert tonight in London at the Wigmore Hall! First for a long time.

  • Montoya, Nino Ricardo, Sabicas. And now the new master Paco Pena. And Jimmyp37, that could very well be John Williams, they're great friends, used (are ?) neighbours when they lived in London

  • well....not exactly 'new': Pena started his career in the 60ies. Unfortunately the last decade or so he hardly gives solo concerts anymore, but prefers to perform with a large flamenco ensemble.

  • hey is that John Williams sitting next to him?

  • Yes, it is: this is from a television series about John Williams, in this particular program Paco Pena was guest, John played some pieces as well and they did some duets.

  • wow 2 gods of the guitar!! maybe the best representative from each discipline. So great!!

  • Yes it was part of a documentry filmed in the mid-1970's. Williams & Pena are great friends they live almost next door. If you ever get the chance see Paco live he's fantastic, he still tours but the emphasis is on his dance company as opposed to solos, he does introduce the show with a solo, and it brings the house down. Hurry he's 60 odd now and will soon retire, I still hate myself for turning down a chance to see Bream live, now its too late.

  • Do you know who built the guitar he is using?

  • It´s a Gerundino. Unfortunately dead.

  • If you go on to the Dan Zeff website you will be able to see the Gerundino Fernandes guitars in detail including closeups of the headstock and label.There are also many many other makes,some of which are available and some of which are sold.Happy viewing.

  • By the way tmjcbs, check out nino miguel's solea which someone has put on. It comes from a whole series called 'Tesoros de la guitarra flamenca'. This by a man who was only about 22/23. Maybe you'll see what I was trying to say. I still like paco pena however.

  • I see what you're saying, and it's true to some extent. But just go down to Andalucia (I live and play there), and you'll see many really superb traditional players. It's just that none of them ever go abroad! But I must say that anyone of the top players can play traditional when they want- especially when they when they accompany.

  • A class player and musician, but look at manolo sanlucar's solea and you see a great player innovating and pushing new boundaries along with paco de lucia, nino miguel and a small handfull of others.

  • a valid point of view, but with so many players 'pushing new boundaries' I think flamenco is in danger of loosing its roots, its pure form. Now that Paco hardly performs solo anymore and doesn't make solo records anymore, I don't see a single player in the traditional style -surely not on his level- and too many (mostly mediocre) Paco De Lucia clones.

  • @tmjcbs well I try to play in that style..not as good as Paco Peña of course..by the way I just listened to you..lovely tone and playing! be happy!

  • very clear and nice, paco pena is the greatest

  • paco pena oleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • this man indeed makes incredible compositions.