Manolo Franco, winner of the “Giraldillo del Toque de la III Bienal de Arte Flamenco” 1984 in Sevilla, plays and explains two of his prize-winning concert pieces: a Colombiana and a Guajira. Manolo discusses each toque step by step. Special fingerings and techniques of both hands are being analyzed in great detail. Helpful comments regarding interpretation are also included. Manolo is one of the few flamenco guitarists who are able to play any passage very slowly. This certainly makes the comprehension of his elaborate pieces a lot easier. He adds the finishing touch with a modern Buleria (in the...

Oscar Herrero has always been associated with the guitar. His interest in the Flamenco world placed him on important stages at a very early age, being a solo musician and a composer. He played in prestigious venues all over the world, such as the New York Metropolitan, Ottawa National Gallery, and the Teatro Real in Madrid, where he met some of th emost important names in the contemporary musical scene. Oscar has been awarded the most prestigious Spanish Flamenco awards: First National prize of Flamenco Guitar in Jerez de la Frontera and First prize “Borodn Minero” in Las Minas...

The secrets of Flamenco have been hard to learn without personal lessons from an expert teacher, and such teachers are rare indeed outside Andalucia or Madrid. Yet nearly everyone who plays or wants to play Spanish guitar would like to learn at least something about how those exciting sounds of Flamenco are created. Here is the book, in one complete volume, in which a top-ranking flamenco soloist and recording artist reveals the very essence of the flamenco art of the guitar. Juan Martin is a virtuoso of the flamenco guitar with a rare combination of talents. He is a...

Solos Flamencos Volumes 1 and 2 – comprehensive multimedia teaching sets.These Book, CD and DVD sets present 63 solos, progressively graded from absolute beginners to more advanced, to suit players of all levels. Volume 1 contains examples of eighteen different palos (rhythmic forms) of flamenco, with a wealth of melodic falsetas and rhythms. The music for all these is accurately written in notation and flamenco tab (cifra) in the book, and is also recorded on the companion CD. The DVD contains over 57 minutes of solo music, and also includes introduction by Juan Martin and brief scenes of Andalucia...

In this video, Merengue de Cordoba, one of the most experienced teachers of the flamenco guitar, who has brought forth young talents such as Vicente Amigo, Paco Serrano and Jose Antonio Rodriguez, addresses himself in particular to beginners. Alegrias, Bulerias, Colombiana, Rumba, Sevillanas, Solea, Tientos, Verdiales… Merengue imparts the basics of the flamenco guitar in a pleasant and comprehensible way. He plays and explains all palos flamencos, shows essential techniques and easy falsetas as well as slightly more difficult ones. This method might be the introduction for all guitarists who have been toying for a long time with the...

This second volume, of a two-part series, contains DVD by internationally recognized flamenco guitarist, Juan Martin. Provided are more than 21 solos, progressively graded in the three higher grades, 6 to 8, to suit players at intermediate and more advanced stages, who already have some experience of the instrument and techniques of flamenco. The DVD contains over 60 minutes of music. All text is provided in both English and Spanish. Juan Martin is an outstanding player and composer. He is among the very small number of flamenco guitarists to achieve international recognition as a solo concert and recording artist....

The world-wide successful Flamenco guitar method is finally available in English. Flamenco guitar method by Gerhard Graf-Martinez. Volume 1 + 2 (plus CD-Audio). A complete Flamenco guitar course for teaching and private study – standard notation and tablature. Complete explanation and exposition of all techniques of the Flamenco guitar like rasgueados, pulgar ayudado, picado, arpegio, tremolo, alzapua. Special chapter about the Bulerias. All styles, compositions and studies are recorded on CD in original tempo and slow version. Gerhard Graf-Martinez is a passionate Flamenco guitarist and teacher. This two-volume method contains both his extensive inside-knowledge – acquired from his intense...

International recording and touring artist, Charles Sedlak will give you very detailed and entertaining lessons to get you started playing Flamenco guitar today! Charles will teach you proper form, technique and strumming patterns to master the lessons in this DVD and inspire you to create your own exciting Flamenco compositions. Learn techniques such as: Rasguedo, Rumba, Triplets, Picking Techniques, Malaguena, Tarantas, Soleares and More! Flamenco Made Easy Contains: Bonus Lessons, Interactive Lesson Charts, on-screen tabs and a PDF Tab Book! Charles is an international recording and touring artist, having logged fifteen albums to date. This fantastic New Flamenco artist...

Learn to play the guitar with a classically trained master – Esteban! His series of instructional CDs and videos gives you comprehensive, one-on-one training that you can absorb at your own pace. You can also purchase one of Esteban’s handcrafted wood guitars, each featuring his personal signature. Stop dreaming about learning how to play guitar – and just do it. Get everything you’ll need with the Esteban Master Series Instructional DVD Set.  All tracks are instructional or can be enjoyed by simply listening to them!  Become an apprentice to Esteban and master this timeless instrument.  Beginning to advanced instruction...

The Four Martins is a fascinating blend of four acoustic guitarists, including Juan Martin (flamenco) and Martin Taylor (jazz) plus Martin Carthy and Martin Simpson, both of whom come from the folk tradition of the British Isles. The 90-minute concert is a mixture of numbers drawn from each of their backgrounds, though the results are truly world music. All four men are featured in the richly textured flamenco “La Pasion del Lamento,” with Martin and Taylor exchanging the lead lines and the folk artists providing rhythm accompaniment. The roles are reversed for the folk tune “Glass of Water,” sung...