Guitarras Morescas - Music

Manitas De Plata Little Silverhands Born Ricardo Baliardo August 7 1921 - November 5 2014 Was A French Gitano Flamenco Guitarist. He Was Born In A Gypsy Gitano Caravan In Sète In Southern France. He Became Famous By Playing Each Year At The Saintes-Maries-De-La-Mer Gypsy Pilgrimage In Camargue Where He Was Recorded Live By Deben Bhattacharya. Manitas De Plata Only Agreed To Play In Public Ten Years After The Death Of Django Reinhardt Unanimously Considered The King Of Gypsy Guitarists. One Of His Recordings Earned Him A Letter By Jean Cocteau Acclaiming Him As A Creator. Upon Hearing Him Play At Arles In 1964 Pablo Picasso Is Said To Have Exclaimed "that Man Is Of Greater Worth Than I Am!" And Proceeded To Draw On The Guitar. Manitas De Plata Became Really Famous Only After A Photography Exhibition In New York Organized By His Friend Lucien Clergue. He Had Recorded His First Official Album In The Chapel Of Arles In France In 1963 For The Phillips Label. It Was Also Later Re-Released In 1967 By The Connoisseur Society Label And Sold Through The Book Of The Month Club. This Was A Popular LP That Brought Him To The Attention Of An American Audience. An American Manager Obtained A Booking For Him To Play A Concert In Carnegie Hall In New York In December 1965. In New York Manitas De Plata Who Was Illiterate Represented Europe At The Yearly Gala Of The United Nations. Since 1967 Manitas De Plata Has Been Touring The Whole World And Recording Discs. He Played With The Dancer Nina Corti. In 1968 He Played At The Royal Variety Performance In London. Despite The Fact That Manitas De Plata Was Famous He Was Also Known For Disrespecting Certain Rhythmic Rules Compás That Are Traditional In Flamenco. Manitas De Plata Is The Father Of Jacques Maurice And Tonino Baliardo And Uncle To Paul François Canut Patchaï Nicolas And André Reyes The Sons Of Renowned Flamenco Artist José Reyes All Members Of The World-Famous Rumba Flamenca Musicians Gipsy Kings. Australian Multi-Instrumentalist Chris Freeman His Student In 1971 Acknowledged De Plata's Influence And Teachings. Selected Albums Juerga! 1963 Philips 844 535 PY Re-Released By Connoisseur Society In 1967 As CS2003 Flamenco Guitar 1965 Flamenco Guitar
Manitas De Plata - The World's Greatest Living Flamenco Artist 1966 Phillips BL 7787 Manitas Et Les Siens 1967 Columbia Records FL 363 The Art Of The Guitar 1968 Everest Records SDBR 3201 La Guitare D'or De Manitas 1970 Columbia Records S 63915 Et Ses Guitares Gitanes 1972 CBS S65020 Excitement Of Manitas De Plata 1973 RCA Camden CDS 1139 Hommages 1973 Embassy Records S EMB 31003 Soleil Des Saintes-Maries 1978 Feria Gitane 1994 Olé 1994 Manitas De Plata At Carnegie Hall 1995 Flaming Flamenco 1997 Manitas De Plata 1998 Camargue De Manitas 1999 Guitare D'Or Manitas De Plata 1999 Flores De Mi Corazon 1999 Troubadour Records Guitarra Flamenco 2001 Manitas De Plata Y Los Plateros 2004 Note Juerga! Was Recorded In Arles France In October 1963 And Featured Jose Reyes And Manero Ballardo And The Gypsies Of Les Saintes Maries De La Mer. Producer E. Alan Silver Recording Engineer David B. Jones. A Connoisseur Society Recording. read less