Like those early high school discos, it starts with the blokes rushing around in a group, before bravado kicks in, and those with the most talent start showing off to stand out from the crowd - preening, wing-spreading, dramatically dipping heads and beaks and shaking their butts in the air like they just don’t care, all in the hope a female will notice. Serial monogamists, to a point - they pair up for a year, agree to a mutual separation, then head out each mating season to find a new mate - flamingos invest annually in the dance of love. And it’s not just the big moves, it’s the ability to string them together that also matters. Turns out that’s even more important in the flamingo world, where dinner and conversation don’t matter: it’s your dance moves that get the chicks.Ī recent study has revealed flamingos with the biggest repertoire are the most successful in finding a mate. Peña also provided the chapter on flamenco guitar for the book The Guitar (A Guide For Students And Teachers).WE’VE all seen that dude on the dancefloor - the one with the best moves, making it look easy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Peña has collaborated with the classical guitarist John Williams. Recent shows include Flamenco Sin Fronteras, which explores the relationship between Venezuelan music and flamenco and Quimeras, which features the Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company performing a story about immigrants from Africa arriving in Andalusia. He has also had a number of notable collaborations, significantly with the Argentinian guitarist Eduardo Falú and the Chilean group Inti-Illimani. His most famous compositions include his Misa Flamenca (a flamenco Mass), and Requiem for the Earth, both of which have received great critical acclaim. In 1997 Peña was named Oficial de la Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil by King Juan Carlos of Spain. Peña also created the Centro Flamenco Paco Peña in Córdoba, and was responsible for the founding of the now-celebrated annual Córdoba Guitar Festival, which has seen appearances by other flamenco greats such as Manolo Sanlúcar and Paco de Lucía. In 1984 Peña was interviewed by Julian Bream for the Channel 4 television series Guitarra! which traces the development of the guitar in Spain. He later founded the world's first university course on flamenco guitar, at the Rotterdam conservatory of music. It was not long before Peña was touring the world, both as a soloist and an accompanist with performances at Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Royal Albert Hall in London and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Initially the star attraction in the Restaurante Antonio in Covent Garden, Peña generated so much interest among a British public previously uninitiated in flamenco that he soon found himself sharing concerts with artists such as Jimi Hendrix, and made his solo debut at Wigmore Hall in 1967. However, dissatisfied with life on the coast and seeking a new challenge, he moved to London in the late 1960s to become a soloist. This led to calls from professional flamenco companies in Madrid and the Costa Brava, where Peña established himself as a highly regarded accompanist to flamenco dance and singing. Encouraged by his family, he left home and began performing throughout Spain as part of a government-sponsored folk music and dance program. Biography īorn in Córdoba, Spain, as Francisco Peña Pérez, Paco Peña began learning to play the guitar from his brother at age six and made his first professional appearance at twelve. He is regarded as one of the world's foremost traditional flamenco players. ![]() Paco Peña (born 1 June 1942) is a Spanish flamenco composer and guitarist.
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