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Spain's Tin Pan Alley - Centro, Madrid

Spain's Tin Pan Alley - Centro, Madrid

Update: 2024-11-30
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The journalist Guy Hedgecoe, who covers Spain for the BBC, visits Felipe Conde's shop and workshop in Centro, Madrid. Conde is the fourth generation of his family to make classical and flamenco guitars. Many of the great flamenco musicians - Moraito, Paco de Lucia, Tomatito - have played Conde guitars, as have artists from other traditions - Leonard Cohen, Lenny Kravitz, Cat Stevens. And Paco de Lucia gave one to Michael Jackson.
Guy meet Antonio Gonzalez, one of Conde's customers, who tell him what qualities he is looking for - and plays. And he watches while Felipe Conde works on a new instrument.
Guy explores the state of the craft of making, the art of playing and the place of the classical guitar and flamenco music in Spain, and around the world, today.

Presenter: Guy Hedgecoe
Producer: Julian May

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Spain's Tin Pan Alley - Centro, Madrid

Spain's Tin Pan Alley - Centro, Madrid

BBC Radio 3