Our civilization lost a shining light, as guitarist Paco de Lucía has died of a heart attack at the age of 66
Trail Blazer and Traditionalist
With fluid fingering, a flare for the dramatic, and compositions that flit and flutter like birds over a pastoral valley, or soar like eagles atop the winds of the world, de Lucía was among the most highly regarded guitarists of the twentieth century.
My tribute, with videos over at One Man’s Guitar