‘The guitar flies’, the documentary on the last tour of Paco de Lucia – El Comercio (Ecuador)

Paco de Lucia had an almost organic relationship with guitar , like musician and instrument were inseparable entities. ‘The Maestro’ was the last, and she was planning to leave tour the genius of Flemish until a heart attack took him prematurely in 2014.

Now, finally, was able to mourn his own hand some of the most recognized artists Ibero. The documentary ‘ The guitar flies ‘, which on Tuesday June 21, 2016 was presented in the Madrid House of America , collects the journey of ‘The Master’ along nine countries and more than 34 000 kilometers, from Mallorca New York through Mexico City, Havana, Bogotá or Salvador.

A sense tribute the man who pulled the Flemish of the tablaos to make it universal, condensed into a tool without the it would be impossible to understand his figure. “I’m nervous,” he admitted himself Caetano Veloso to unsheathe ‘The Maestro’ tone your bossanova Coração Vagabundo.

“Da almost afraid …” said the giant Brazilian popular music with a shy smile, then have that guitar there, home Rio de Janeiro , was for him a whole prize. “Paco was a marvel of nature.”

Tomatito, Carlinhos Brown, Ruben Rada, Alain Perez, Chabuco, Jenny and the Mexicats or Alejandro Sanz are some of the interpreters who enjoyed this bit of Paco Lucia and pay tribute .

And just as the teacher knew appropriating other beats and sounds to aggrandize the Flemish , they also align themselves with their guitar Universal composing a soundtrack that will launch next autumn (northern hemisphere).

In addition to being the last guitar Genius of Algeciras, ‘The Master’ is the only one who could design at will, thanks to his friendship with the luthier Toni Morales . “Paco was obsessed with the pitch “, and that is one of their contributions to this guitar orphan that was created exclusively for him, said during the press conference the musician and producer Javier Limón , who signed the project with the creative Jorge Martinez .

A perfectionist to the core, Paco de Lucia had a level of demand so high that always moved on the thin line between satisfaction and frustration . So says from his home in Mallorca his widow, Gabriela Canseco , narrator and leitmotif of film .

“Your physical relationship with guitar was almost fetishistic” to the point of not even let her go when traveling by plane, remember. The jazz , Brazilian harmonies and Cuban rhythm were, according Canseco, the three “fundamental music” that Paco de Lucia saw America , which most they influenced him. So, perhaps, Carlinhos Brown was to play ‘The Master’ was like “embrace a culture sister.”

“He wanted to sing, but because he was very shy stood behind the guitar and ruined the lives of everyone,” joked the Argentine guitarist Luis Salinas , which even came to compose a topic.

The project has had the collaboration of the prestigious School of Music Berklee , where Paco de Lucia was the first Spanish musician vested doctor honoris causa . And in his name has launched a Grant , divided into the disciplines of singing, drawer and Spanish guitar, for Latin American students to continue learning. Maybe someday they will also have the opportunity to play ‘ The Master ‘.