Manitas de Plata
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Ricardo Baliardo, widely known as Manitas de Plata (Little Hands of Silver), was in the 1960s one of the most renowned flamenco guitarists in the world, and continues to be highly esteemed by aficionados of flamenco.
He was born on August 7, 1921, in a Gitano Gypsy caravan in Sète in southern France, into the extended family to which the members of the flamenco band, the Gipsy Kings, also belong.
Upon hearing him play in 1964, Pablo Picasso is said to have exlaimed "that man is of greater worth than I am!"
[edit] Albums
(note: this is likely an incomplete list) Flamenco Guitar (Phillips BL7786)
- Manitas de Plata et les siens (1967, Columbia Records #FL 363)
- La guitare d'or de Manitas(1970, Columbia Records # S 63915)
- Hommages(1973, Embassy Records # S EMB 31003)
- Feria Gitane (1994)
- Olé (1994)
- Manitas de Plata at Carnegie Hall (1995)
- Flaming Flamenco (1997)
- Manitas de Plata (1998)
- Camargue de Manitas (1999)
- Guitare D'Or Manitas de Plata (1999)
- Guitarra Flamenco (2001)
- Manitas de Plata et los Plateros (2004)
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 Manitas con jitana en Arles |
 Manitas with Picasso in Arles |
