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These instrumental performances by guitarist Lex Vandyke concentrate on guitar interpretations of Latin-American tunes and songs. The relationship between Latin America and the guitar is a long-standing and important one: the instrument came to Latin America with the Spanish conquerors and, when mixed with other musical elements notably those of African origin became crucial to many of the major styles of Latin music.

These instrumental performances by guitarist Lex Vandyke concentrate on guitar interpretations of Latin-American tunes and songs. The relationship between Latin America and the guitar is a long-standing and important one: the instrument came to Latin America with the Spanish conquerors and, when mixed with other musical elements notably those of African origin became crucial to many of the major styles of Latin music.

Francis Goya is a Belgian classical guitar player and producer. He has recorded fifty albums, many of which have reached gold or platinum status. Francis went solo in 1975, changing his name to Goya. His first solo single, Nostalgia, became an international hit, reaching #1 in Belgium, Holland, Germany, Norway, and Brazil.

Bodas de sangre / Blood Wedding - by Carlos Saura (1981)

Carlos Saura began what would become his trilogy with this depiction of a single dress rehearsal for choreographer Antonio Gades’s adaptation of poet/playwright Federico García Lorca’s tale of passionate revenge. No mere recording of a ballet, Bodas de sangre (Blood Wedding) uses gripping camerawork and heart-pounding rhythmic editing to evoke the experience of moving with the dancers every step of the way.