Track 063 min read
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1972BrazilMPB
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Camarón plugged flamenco in, and almost nobody wanted to listen
- Artist
- Camarón
- Album
- La leyenda del tiempo
- Year
- 1979
- Country
- Spain
- Genre
- Flamenco
La leyenda del tiempo, Camarón’s 1979 album produced by Ricardo Pachón, set texts by Federico García Lorca to electric guitar, bass, drums and a sitar. It was met with indifference or rejection at first, and two Spanish rankings now place it at or near the top.
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