Juan martin flamenco biography of barack
The guitarist Paco Peña, is our Honorary President and we have also hosted UK-based guitarist Juan Martín.
After the concert we snuck in backstage after asking someone to get him to autograph my copy of El Arte Flamenco....
Juan Martín (guitarist)
Spanish musician
Musical artist
Juan Cristóbal Martín (born 1948) is a Spanish flamencoguitarist[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] and an author of flamenco guitar method books.
Career
Raised in Malaga, Juan Martín started learning the guitar at the age of six. In his early twenties he moved to Madrid to study under Niño Ricardo and Paco de Lucía.[8] He played in clubs in Málaga, Seville and Granada.
He soon moved to London, where he has developed most of his career.
Playhouse, Liverpool Spanish flamenco master Juan Martín quickens the pace of a sluggish play, says Alfred Hickling.One of his first recordings was Picasso Portraits (1981) based on the music he played at Picasso's 90th birthday celebrations.[9] Each section is a depiction of a painting by Pablo Picasso. Although it was not released until the 1990s, he recorded a track with Rory Gallagher in 1984 (on the albumWheels Within Wheels).
Also in 1984, his track "Love Theme from The Thorn Birds" reached number 10 in the UK