Guitar & bass Spanish Guitar players, recommendations

[Alice]

Hi, i'm looking for some Spanish guitar players who play Flamenco or Gypsy music and am only finding chill out albums which are all very nice but not the pure sound which i'm after, so to save time, I wondered if anybody here had an interest in this music and could advise me who to look for 🙂
I have listened to the Gypsy Kings a lot but i'm looking for something else.

 

[kevgermany]

Manitas de Plata
Paco di Lucia
Paco Pena

That'll get you going.

 

[Andrew Sanders]

If you wants some Gypsy Jazz go to the man himself Django Reinhardt and some of his many disciples

Stochelo Rosenberg, Boulou and Elias Ferre, Birelli Lagrene (although I don't like him so much).

Endless inspiration for both guitar and sax runs.

 

[kevgermany]

Also Carlos Montaya, was trying to remember the name, I've got 2 of his LPs somewhere. Direct cut as well.

 

[kevgermany]

If you wants some Gypsy Jazz go to the man himself Django Reinhardt and some of his many disciples

And he played...... A Selmer.🙂

 

[Andrew Sanders]

And he knackered quite a few in his time

 

[Andrew Sanders]

Oh and Gary Potter. I thought Gypsy Kings were biscuits.

 

[Alice]

You're all so fabulous, thank you all so much. I will search those now.

A member of my family is Spanish and i've had the Gypsy Kings fed to me in an almost "osmosis" fashion for a number of years as the records are on a seemingly endless loop at her house. It can get quite frantic and unless i'm buoyed up on a few triple espressos or something I can't keep up after the first album.

 

[Alice]

Manitas de Plata - I'm listening to now

 

[kevgermany]

Gypsy Kings get tiring and samey very quickly.

 

[Alice]

Oh my... i'm supposed to be listening to Guitar and as usual i'm being drawn away by the Saxophone! I searched Django Reinhardt and listened to a couple of numbers which reminded me a lot of Ry Cooder's "Jazz" album and I enjoyed .. then I found this

View: https://youtu.be/rik4ZaR94WE

 

[Alice]

Gypsy Kings get tiring and samey very quickly.

Oh I agree.

 

[Colin the Bear]

You might like. Rodrigo y Gabriela

View: https://youtu.be/l-qgum7hFXk

 

[Ivan]

Live in Odeon (2011), by Estas Tonne

Knows his way around a fret or two

 

[Alice]

You might like. Rodrigo y Gabriela

View: https://youtu.be/l-qgum7hFXk

Yes, thank you very much Colin!

 

[Alice]

Live in Odeon (2011), by Estas Tonne

Knows his way around a fret or two

I'm really enjoying this, thank you Ivan 🙂

 

[Andrew Sanders]

Another to look up is Antonio Forcione. An acoustic guitarist with an amazing technique.
Heard it through the Grapevine is a good one to start with.

 

[ProfJames]

The last time the Gypsy Kings were round mine they left their tour chairs!

 

[kevgermany]

Best thing for guitarists!

 

[ProfJames]

I quite like the double necker!