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Madrid (Spain) 1880-1949 
 
Record: "Ramón Montoya, Recital de guitarra flamenca, 1910-1920" (Ramón Montoya, Flamenco guitar concert, 1910-1920) Song (palo): tangos
Ramón Montoya is a indispensable reference to understand the main foundations for flamenco guitar, he was a gypsy guitarist that started working as a professional before his twenties and very soon he achieved a recognosible and personal style that made him be praised by his contemporary. 
Ramón Montoya worked for more than a decade with the singer Antonio Chacón, but Montoya is better known by his creativity, he was the first "tocaor" to make a repertoire for flamenco guitar as a soloist instrument, ( the first time he played alone in front of a big audience was in Paris 1934). This way the flamenco guitar became a lead instrument, not just an accompanion to the voice. Since then Ramón Montoya generated an unstoppable interest in flamenco guitar and its new technical and compositive possibilities. He was the first to introduce musical virtuosism to the world of flamenco.
This is a remastering from old recordings so the sound quality is not very good because it is taken from the original ten inch records of a private collection and this records make a lot of noise (they are eighty years old) but this an historic document, an incredible opportunity to listen to the music of this great master of toque and to comprehend the evolution of flamenco guitar.
8 seconds - 16 bits 22 Khz mono 
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