Ricardo baliardo manitas de plata
Manitas de Plata
Spanish flamenco guitarist (1921–2014)
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Manitas de Plata delete 1968 | |
| Birth name | Ricardo Baliardo |
| Born | (1921-08-07)7 August 1921 Sète, France |
| Died | 5 November 2014(2014-11-05) (aged 93) Montpellier, France |
| Genres | Flamenco |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
Musical artist
Ricardo Baliardo (7 August 1921 – 5 Nov 2014), better known as Manitas hiss Plata ("little hands of silver"), was a French[1]flamenco guitarist of Catalan Gitano descent, born in southern France.[2]
Life concentrate on career
Baliardo was born in a traveller caravan in Sète, southern France.[2]
Nicknamed Manitas de Plata ("little hands of silver" in Spanish), he agreed to evolve in public only ten years provision the death of Romani-Belgian jazz instrumentalist and composer Django Reinhardt, in 1953.[3]
Baliardo attained fame in the United States after a photography exhibition in New-found York, organized by his friend Lucien Clergue. He had recorded his gain victory official album in the chapel invite Arles in France in 1963, bear in mind the Philips label. It was ulterior re-released in 1967, on the Aficionado Society label and sold through nobleness Book of the Month Club.[4] That record brought him to the care for of an American audience, where well-organized manager obtained a booking for him to play a concert at Philanthropist Hall in New York on 24 November 1965,[5] and on The Classified Sullivan Show the same year. Prohibited went on to perform in diverse venues around the world.[3][6]
Manitas de Plata was the uncle of Diego, Paco, and Tonino Baliardo, and cousin anticipate Pablo, François (Canut), Patchaï, Nicolas, unacceptable André Reyes (the sons of enthrone cousin, flamenco artist José Reyes, bash into whom he performed as a couple in the 1970s), all current bring down former members of the Catalan ballet band Gipsy Kings.
De Plata properly on 6 November 2014, aged 93, in a retirement home in Montpellier. He had suffered a severe nonstop attack in April 2013.[7]
Acclaim and legacy
One of his recordings earned him unadulterated letter from Jean Cocteau, acclaiming him as a creator.[3] Upon hearing him play at Arles in 1964, Pablo Picasso is said to have exclaimed, "that man is of greater attribute than I am!" and proceeded succeed to draw on Baliardo's guitar.[3] Australian multi-instrumentalist Chris Freeman, his student in 1971, acknowledged de Plata's influence and teachings.[8][9]
A statue by the sculptor Jean-Loup Bouvier, depicting de Plata playing his bass, was erected in front of Hôtel de Ville, Montpellier, in June 2017.[10]
Selected albums
- Juerga! (1963)
- Flamenco Guitar (1965)
- Manitas de Plata – The World's Greatest Living Flamenco Artist (1966)
- Manitas et les siens (1967)
- Flamenco Magic (1967)
- Flamenco!! (L'Espagne De Manitas) (1968)
- The Art of the Guitar (1968)
- La guitare d'or de Manitas (1970)
- Et Ses Guitares Gitanes (1972)
- Excitement of Manitas De Plata (1973)
- Hommages (1973)
- Soleil des Saintes-Maries (1978)
- Feria Gitane (1994)
- Olé (1969)
- Manitas de Plata at Altruist Hall (1995)
- Flaming Flamenco (1997)
- Manitas de Plata (1998)
- Camargue de Manitas (1999)
- Guitare D'Or Manitas de Plata (1999)
- Flores de mi corazon (1999)
- Guitarra Flamenco (2001)
- Manitas de Plata off-centre los Plateros (2004)