Sabicas: Three Solos by the Legendary Flamenco Guitarist

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This book presents three challenging extended flamenco guitar solos by the legendary Agustin Castellon Campos, best known as Sabicas (1912-1990). The selections are: Bronce Gitano, Campina andaluza, and Duelo de campanas. Brief explanations of digitation symbols, flamenco tremolo technique, notation/tab conventions and use of the cejilla or capo are included. All of the music in this book appears in both standard notation and tablature.


Juan de la Mata, the transcriber of the pieces in this book, enjoyed a 30-year professional relationship with Sabicas and is a seasoned performer in the flamenco style. He has preserved not only the notes, but the spirit and nuance of this music as Sabicas played it.

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About the author

Mr.Juan de la Mata was born on Febuary 28 1918 in Madrid. Spain, started to study the flamenco

guitar at the age of six, and at age eleven acted in the Spanish theatre in Madrid.


1941-1942

Graduated with a "professor" degree at the Real Conservatory of Music and Poetry of Madrid. He

participated in more than forty movies, composing the music for his own performances.



1946-1947

His first trip abroad was Portugal, and for more than a year, performed in theatre, radio,

television and the Gran Casino of Estoril. Was invited by Mr. Juan and Mrs. Maria de Borbon to

perform as soloist for the debut of their son Juan Carlos, currently the Majestic King Juan Carlos

I of Spain.



1948-1952

The famous and great artist lmperio Argentina (Magdalena Nile del Rio), hired Mr. de la Mata to go

to Argentina to perform with her in theatre, radio, television, and when she had to go back to

Spain, because someone very beloved passed away, she recommended Mr. de la Mata to the worldwide

known dance couple "Rosario and Antonio"

With Rosario and Antonia Mr. de la Mata performed in Argentina , Urguay, Chile, Peru, Brazil,

U.S.A. (44 States), Canada, Spain, England, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Holland,

Denmark, Italy, Israel and Eygpt (King Faruk Wedding).



1952-1956

With Rosario and her Spanish Ballet he performed all throughout Europe, Algiers, Marocco, Tanger,

Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru and Brazil.



1958-1959

With Ximenz-Vargas ballet he performed, as guest artist in Cuba, Puerto Rico, U.S.A and Canada.




1959-1990

Sabicas

In New York, Mr. de la Mata had the pleasure of meeting the genius and master of the flamenco

guitar "Sabicas" (Agustin Castellon Campos 1907-1990), With whom he worked and performed for more

than thirty years.


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