Diego Amaya Flores (March 27, 1908 in
Arriate Málaga
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– July 7, 1973 in
Morón de la Frontera,
Sevilla) was a renowned
flamenco
Flamenco (), in its strictest sense, is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and ...
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
ist.
Diego del Gastor was the creator and best known exponent of the guitar playing tradition of
Morón de la Frontera,
Sevilla. Today, this tradition has been inherited by his nephews Diego de Morón, Agustin Ríos Amaya, Paco and Juan del Gastor, several grandnephews and nieces.
[Pohren, D.E. (1980): ''A Way of Life'']
Discography
Soloist
* ''Misterios de la guitarra flamenca'' (Ariola 10521-A, 1972)
* ''Evocaciones'' (Pasarela, 1990)
* ''El eco de unos toques'' (book + CD, El Flamenco Vive, 2007), incl. ''Misterios de la guitarra flamenca'' y ''Evocaciones.''
* ''Flamenco y Universidad Vol. IV'' (Marita, 2009)
Accompanist
* ''Los cantes inéditos de Juan Talega'' (Coliseum, 1991)
* ''Fernanda y Bernarda de Utrera: cantes inéditos'' (book + CD, Diputación de Sevilla, 1999)
* ''Alcalá de Guadaíra en la historia del flamenco'' (Marita, 2007)
References
External links
* http://www.gypsyflamenco.com/diego.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20130530182103/http://www.flamenco-world.com/artists/delgastor/delgastor.htm
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W74IVr_90CQ
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwSaJnbHe4I
Spanish flamenco guitarists
Spanish male guitarists
Musicians from Andalusia
1908 births
1973 deaths
Spanish guitarists
People from Málaga
20th-century Spanish musicians
Flamenco guitarists
20th-century guitarists
20th-century Spanish male musicians
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