''Almoraima'' is a studio album by

Paco de Lucía Francisco Sánchez Gómez (21 December 194725 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía (;), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flame ...

. When Paco de Lucía made the groundbreaking Almoraima, he was just 28 years old. Already established as a prodigious talent, he used to opportunity to expand the possibilities of the flamenco music he loved so much. It wasn't so much the addition of bass and congas (he'd employed them before) as his entire rethinking of what constituted flamenco. The title cut, which opened the album, emphasized the Moorish influence, not only in the presence of the lute-like oud, but in its melody, which borrows from Arab maqams, or modes. "Rio Ancho" transports the rhumba rhythm to Brazil, melding it to a feel taken from bossa nova, which makes it all the more sinuous and sensual. More revolutionary is "Cobre," which virtually demolishes the flamenco form of sevillanas and rebuilds it in de Lucía's vision, giving it far more gravity. He never uses the record as a vehicle for his huge technical ability; instead, he focuses on serving the music, whether that's on the sad "Llanos de Real" or using a choir on "Perla de Cadiz" (which is dedicated to the singer of that name). This remains a landmark recording, not only in de Lucía's career, but in the annals of flamenco.

Track listing

All tracks by

. #"Almoraima" – 5:25 #"Cueva del gato" – 5:43 #"El cobre" – 3:10 #"A la Perla de Cádiz" – 4:27 #"Ole" – 4:19 #"Plaza Alta" – 6:13 #"

Río Ancho "Río Ancho" is a Spanish flamenco guitar piece that combines flamenco and gypsy jazz influences. The piece is in the key of E minor and progresses to A minor, D, G, C and B7. The original performances of the song had notable flute solos towards ...

" – 4:29 #"Llanos del Real" – 3:39

Musicians

– guitar,

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Ramón de Algeciras Ramón Sánchez Gómez, better known by his stage name Ramón de Algeciras, (5 February 193820 January 2009) was a Spanish flamenco guitarist, composer and lyricist. He was the most prolific collaborator of Paco de Lucía, his younger brother, r ...

– guitar * Álvaro Yebenes – bass guitar *

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– percussion

References

* Gamboa, Manuel José and Nuñez, Faustino. (2003). ''Paco de Lucía.'' Madrid:Universal Music Spain. 1976 albums Paco de Lucía albums {{1970s-jazz-album-stub Philips Records albums