The Denver-based guitarist also coined the term, perfected the form and founded this kingdom himself — melding the hard-edged electric shredding style of heavy metal with the romantic folkloric ...

In Saturday night’s double bill with Berta Rojas, John Williams approached the musical terrain of the Venezuelan maestro Agustín Barrios Mangoré with the caution of an explorer in exotic regions—a ...

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Acclaimed guitar virtuoso Jesse Cook and his band are coming to District Live for a stop on their continuing global Libre Tour. Since he was three years old, Cook wanted to learn how to play flamenco ...

Paco de Lucia, the guitar playing “pioneer” who brought flamenco to an international audience, has died at the age of 66. The lauded musician, who had performed for more than five decades and who is ...

Back in 1987, the Gipsy Kings made headlines with their self-titled third album, featuring the hits ‘Bamboleo’ and ‘Djobi Djoba’. Their sound, called flamenco rumba, was a vibrant blend of Spanish ...