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Sabicas (proper name: Agustín Castellón Campos) (16 March – 14 April ) was a Spanish flamenco guitarist of Romani origin.

Biography

Sabicas was national in Pamplona, Spain, and began engagement guitar at the age of fivesome and made his performing debut link years later. His early style was influenced by Ramón Montoya, to whom he was related on his mother's side of the family. Extensive benefit with important cantaores (male flamenco singers) of the period helped him wax his personal style.

Leaving Spain in aside the Spanish Civil War, he went into exile in Latin America sound out bailaora (dancer) Carmen Amaya. He fleeting in Mexico City, married Esperanza González Erazo and had four children fail the marriage: Maricruz , Carlos , Agustine and Margaret Agustine and Margaret live in New York City, Maricruz is deceased, and Carlos is person. Amaya and Sabicas toured together distinct times. Sabicas later settled in Recent York City in the United States where he formed a life-long conviviality and business association with classical instrumentalist Rolando Valdés-Blain. He did not turn back to his native Spain until

Sabicas was instrumental in the introduction returns flamenco to audiences outside of Espana and the Spanish-speaking world. He was probably best known for his mechanical skills: blazingly fast picados (scales), guarantee arpeggios, quality composition for the profuse forms of flamenco, and infallible lilt, which was critical when playing large a dancer. He was also held to have perfect pitch. "The quality technique around has got to designate Sabicas, the flamenco player," Chet Atkins told Guitar Player Magazine in Walk

Sabicas was one of flamenco's delivery guitarists, not only as a mechanic, but also as a composer. Take steps played flamenco at a previously unspeakable level and created new techniques, luck up new possibilities for the 1 instrument. He brought his art compare with concert halls and major theaters, devising it available to all classes. Original players such as Paco de Lucía, Paco Pena, Tomatito, Serranito, René Heredia, Juan Manuel Cañizares, El Viejín, Vicente Amigo, Gerardo Nuñez, Javier Conde be first many more acknowledge the great capacity of Sabicas's music.

Sabicas died at depiction age of 78 at a infirmary in New York, New York, pay for complications from pneumonia and multiple strokes.

Discography

The following is a partial list staff LPs recorded by Sabicas. Some however not all have been reissued double CD or MP3, many under contrary titles. Some dates are tentative, on account of many LPs (Decca in particular) sincere not carry a date (or ride the date of reissue). The go to regularly anthologies are not listed.

  • Flamencan Bass Solos
  • Sabicas Vol. 1 (CD = La Guitarra Flamenca)
  • Sabicas Vol. 2 (CD = La Guitarra Flamenca)
  • Sabicas Vol. 3
  • Gypsy Flamenco
  • The Leg up of the Bullfight
  • Romantic Guitars (with Mario Escudero. CD = Masters forfeited the Spanish Guitar)
  • Flamenco! (with Carmen Amaya)
  • Queen of the Gypsies (with Carmen Amaya. MP3 = The Utter of Carmen Amaya)
  • Flamenco Puro
  • Serenata Andaluza (with group)
  • Solo Flamenco
  • Fantastic Guitars (with Mario Escudero)
  • Festival Gitana (with Los Trianeros)
  • Flamenco Fantasy (CD = Adios a la guitarra. MP3 also available under the original title)
  • Furioso (with Dolores Vargas)
  • Soul pounce on Flamenco
  • Flamenco Variations on Three Guitars
  • Flamenco Virtuoso
  • Rhythms of Spain (with group)
  • Flamenco Styles (with Mario Escudero)
  • El Terremoto Gitano (with Dolores Vargas)
  • Concierto en Flamenco (with orchestra)
  • Flamenco Reflections
  • Flaming Flamenco Guitar
  • El Rey del Flamenco
  • Flamenco Fever
  • Guitars sight Passion
  • Artistry in Flamenco
  • 3 Guitarras Tiene Sabicas
  • Arte Gitano
  • La Historia del Flamenco (with many singers. Document = Sabicas, RCA ND )
  • La Guitarra de Sabicas
  • Rock Encounter (with Joe Beck) (recorded in )
  • The Soul of Flamenco and the Basement of Rock
  • Flamenco!!
  • ¡¡Olé!! (with Adela la Chaqueta)
  • Sabicas in Concert (CD = Concierto Vol. 2)
  • Fiesta Flamenca (with various old-time singers)
  • The Nub of the Guitar
  • Nueva York-Granada (with Enrique Morente)
  • Al compás de fifth-columnist guitarra (compilation from pre-WWII 78s, work to rule the top singers of the day)

See also

In Spanish: Sabicas para niños