DUENDE Flamenco Show

About the Show

DUENDE Flamenco Show

DUENDE – Flamenco Show Artistic Director/Music Curator and Flamenco Guitarist: Paco Lara. Featuring: Deya Miranda Giner and Lauren Majarrés, Flamenco Dance. Byron Mark, Percussion and Piano Duende, or ‘tener duende’ (having duende) translates in Spanish as having soul, a heightened sense of emotion, expression, and heart. It refers to spirit in Spanish, Portuguese and Filipino folklore and means ‘ghost’ or ‘goblin’ in Spanish. Passionate Spanish flamenco guitarist, Paco Lara with a distinguished international career of more than 30 years touring the world alongside Spain’s greatest flamenco maestros, presents a magical performance of authentic flamenco guitar, dance and song. Lara, based in Australia since 2017, was inspired to produce his dream project, DUENDE, bringing to life his original music compositions and music created by great composers such as Jose Maria Cano, Concha Buika and Luis Bonfa, which combines the unmistakable sound of Lara’s hometown, Jerez in Andalusia Spain, the heartland of traditional flamenco and culture.

Paco Lara’s recent successes with the Andalusian Guitar at the Sydney Opera House and Adelaide Guitar Festival in 2021, then to return with Duende in 2023, followed by his 2022/23 hugely successful national tour, are placing Lara’s flamenco flair at the top of the Australian music scene. Australian audiences will be once again captivated by his unique style from Jerez which brings a fusion of contemporary flamenco music with hints of jazz in this new performance. Virtuoso flamenco guitarist, Lara has toured internationally alongside some of Spain’s well-known artists, composers and maestros of flamenco in Spain, such as the Maestro Paco Cepero (one of flamenco’s most legendary guitarists and composers), Mercedes Ruiz (dancer) and Isabel Pantoja (vocalist). In Spain, Lara also has been at the vanguard of the Flamenco Fusion musical style, with hugely successful groups such as Los Delinquents, El Bario and Isabel Pantoja.

Recognised as the most prominent flamenco guitarist living in Australia, Paco Lara and his troupe is a world class musical and cultural experience not to be missed! “Magnificently entertaining. Such musicians are rare in this country.” – City News “He moved from Jerez, in Andalusia, to Sydney in 2017 and has established himself as an ambassador for Flamenco here in Australia.” Broadway World “Flamenco is such a powerful form of music, and especially featuring the guitar, so it is a real treat to be able to witness one of the best flamenco guitarists in the entire world when Paco Lara comes to town”. Glam Adelaide “Paco Lara: If it’s not romantic, it’s not possible.” – MBA Magazine ” The music, beyond being exceptionally well played, is always pretty and eminently approachable – a quality compounded by the choice of repertoire. – John Shand, The Sydney Morning Herald “Fast, intense and exhilarating!” – Jill Sykes, 2018 The Sydney Morning Herald