Sabicas- Arabian dance

enjoy....

[@jacksonkesecker]

His tremolo is the most graceful I have ever seen or heard...

[@LIONTAMER3D]

He plucks every string the way The Lord Himself would

[@yarygork2334]

I have never heard better flamenco in my life (age 65) I CAN"T stop playing this song!!!! I love the dissonant part at 2:26

[@yarygork2334]

it sounds like a tape patch at 4:01 - 4:02 -an 1/8 second pause ? and is the only imperfect thing about this work of art. Hes a rhythm machine and I bet a percussionist at one point.

[@yatotheser]

I consider myself eclectic when it comes to music and I've appreciated good music no matter what the genre. Concerts, festivals, raves I'd trade it all for an hour of Sabicas live.

[@VladTheImpaler454]

Sabicas has to be the greatest guitarist ever yet not many people would know of him. I seriously can't think of a good argument for why any other guitarist is better. Tone, technique, expressiveness, rhythm - he has them all refined to a level I never thought possible

[@MasterNeoRNCP]

89Redge What about Paco De Lucia. ?

[@VladTheImpaler454]

Master Neo To me Sabicas had that little extra edge in terms of the depth of his playing. The different sounds he is able to coax out of the guitar and just the technique which seems way ahead of his time. I know it sounds silly but it truly is like he became one with his instrument. Comparing Paco to Sabicas is hard and there isn't much between them at the end of the day, it just comes down to how I personally connect with the music. I'm just glad we have been lucky enough to have both of them grace the earth

[@workingstiff19]

+89Redge ...musicianship...

[@fuerasantaclaus]

+Master Neo Sabicas and even Niño Miguel are probably at least at them same level than Paco.

[@juanfermaik]

+Master Neo they were master and apprentice actually. Does the apprentice surpassed the master? to me, no. but i don't think that if you prefer Paco de Lucia you are wrong, they both were ones of the most incredible guitar players ever recorded.

[@dragontamer396]

He makes it look so easy!

[@ydyd4410]

It is easy. The only catch is you have to be sabicas

[@roccodambrosio9859]

Incredibile un chitarrista del genere a quell'epoca! Grande Sabicas!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟no ablo piu"a grande!

[@berkeleyoverdrive]

His technical abilities are really strong but his method has so much feel to it that you get lost in the performance. Amazing...

[@alejandroamoros5339]

You couldn't have said it any better

[@caesarvalentin6332]

Perfect

[@robertgonzales1979]

Exactly........I absolutely love sabicas

[@charlesross9260]

I never heard of him until tonight. Absolutely amazing.@@robertgonzales1979

[@LIONTAMER3D]

"really strong"? He's playing every chord on the guitar, at the same time, sometimes getting more than 1 note from a pluck; is there anything STRONGER? Like, can anyone play all chords simultaneously on TWO guitars? Because I fail to comprehend how anyone can "outperform" him using one guitar lol

[@JMBaule]

No solo era un virtuoso! También era mágico y Sicodélico, se salia a cada interpretación, puesto que tenia lo que tienen los grandes Bluesmans antiguos, inventiva sobre lo andado!!

[@MLegacy_one]

Uno de los dioses de la guitarra flamenca, descansa en paz maestro

[@josechemastill1235]

Yo diria de la guitarra en general

[@vgfigue]

I love Sabicas. He makes things look so easy. I just love the pieces he played. They seem to be a mix between classical and flamenco. The best of both worlds. And like someone said before, he accentuates the pieces he plays so gracefully and with such emotion.

[@zemach4422]

It always appear that Sabicas guitar had her own unique sound,it always amazed me. All those that tried to play his pieces never get to the same sound, Rip godfather

[@luisfernandogiraldoabad1518]

Nunca escuchas ni un pequeño sonido rasgado de alguna nota, simplemente es perfecto... no tengo ni idea porque lo sitúan debajo de algunos guitarristas.

[@stevessn]

His hands were the envy of many guitar players including Segovia. I heard that Sabicas had perfect pitch. This is an excellent performance.

[@newinspiration2108]

+Steve Tamayo yes he does have perfect pitch which is super rare among musicians some have perfect pitch but dont play well some play well but dont have perfect pitch Sabicas owns both...

[@gabbleratchet1890]

@@newinspiration2108 Perfect pitch is actually somewhat common among professional musicians. It also has almost no practical benefit for a solo performer on a fixed pitch instrument. There is no such thing as not having good pitch on an instrument with frets. Perfect pitch just means that you can identify pitches without reference to an instrument. It has nothing to do with musicality.

[@pocoapoco2]

The best guitar player the world has ever known in my opinion. He covers all the facets of music so well especially the quick, soft, delicate passages that he plays with near perfect articulation and still manages to phrase things subtly with dynamics.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

"near perfect articulation"? -.-

[@jacs91]

He is the master of improvisation and creativity. He was the rock of Paco De Lucia, his mentor. Long live the Master!

[@time.1450]

Paco De Lucia met Sabicas briefly in a New York hotel, and was an admirer of Sabicas. However, Sabicas did not maintain a relationship with PDL, other than to gift Paco with the revelation that "in order to become a legend, you need to work on your own compositions instead of playing other people's." Paco said in a documentary that Sabicas was the reason that he started writing his own music. Both men were legends and should not be compared.. as they both reside in a Pantheon of untouchable guitar gods.

[@alfhendrix]

He is not only the best guitarist in history of flamenco (Paco de Lucia said that), but one of the greatest musicians ever. No doubts about this.

[@realview101]

Paco had is own way and qualities as they all do but what separates Sabicas from the rest is that he never met a note he didn't like. Rather than try to get away from them Sabicas tried to perfect each and every note.

[@ricardov1856]

Uy

[@JamesSpeiser]

music is not about best

[@pabloperez4063]

@@JamesSpeiser all said!

[@donaldmcleod5418]

Yes he was he was my God father my mom and dad used to have party's at our home my dad is from Spain my last name is castano McLeod is my husband name I have his picture on my face book page God bless you

[@spriteofbones]

This little man is a tremendous guitarist. He sure carved a dent in the world of flamenco. Ole!

[@HerdingDogRescuer]

I had the pleasure of seeing him live back in the late '80's in Boston. He was amazing.

[@gabbleratchet1890]

I learned to play classical guitar at the American Institute of Guitar on 55th Street in NY back in the 80s. From time to time, I would notice an old guy sitting in the front room before my lessons. Dennis Koster, who was a teacher there, seemed to be talking to him all the time. It was only years later that I realized that old man was...Sabicas. If only I had understood back then...

[@Guitarschoolat]

This calm and serenity, absolute relaxation. The composition and the humor, absolute perfection. Maestro Sabicas ! I would have liked to hear him live, fortunately there are videos like this. Thanks

[@000jetaly]

el virtuoso mas grande del flamenco, esto es una obra maestra recoje los sonidos de las danzas arabes a la perfeccion, que musicalida y virtuosismo. Sabicas fuistes grande y pocos lo supieron reconocer.

[@yosoyalbertico]

Suena a todo el Mediterráneo

[@GatesMcCrary]

I'm so freakin' happy that this was caught on video!

[@gapenisbruzas]

Yes!

[@donaldmcleod5418]

He was my God father 🙏🏼

[@donaldmcleod5418]

McLeod is my husband name I'm castano

[@LIONTAMER3D]

We all are. It's like looking into the face of God.

[@KirilG1]

To all, who just had the privilege of visiting this page: this is the best guitar player that ever lived, in my not so humble opinion.

[@paulpena9044]

I

[@roman14032]

i belive chet atkins was of the same opinion but he WAS humble

[@cyllansse]

Quelle execution !! musicien extraordinaire !! Et en plus, c'est lui qui a composé ça ! un MONSTRE !!

[@porridge1980]

This forever changed my perspective on music entirely. Sabicas. Inspiring music.

[@ImOnTheTube]

Flamenco is probably one of the most challenging styles one can tackle on guitar. Full appreciation for this fellow.

[@anteroperea738]

Que decir de este maestro fue lo mejor y para mi aun nadie lo a mejorado

[@hectorruiz184]

De los mejores maestros de la guitarra. Descansa en paz.

[@angelrepisocrespo2088]

El gran desconocido, para muchos, que arte y que manera de tocar la guitarra, ole ole y ole 👏 👏 👏

[@arnoldirwin9416]

Truly one of the greatest by any standard. Makes you think how each master makes the music their own with their own individual talent, feeling, emotion and technique. Bravo

[@olensoifer9901]

For those who care: Yes, these are not steel strings. I would bet that flamenco was the last guitar style to switch from true gut strings to nylon. Probably also the last guitars to switch from wooden tuning pegs to "machines". Some classical luthiers did not differentiate between flamenco & classical instruments. But, there are reasons for there to be differences. Because of the nature of the music, it is appropriate for the flamenco sound to be brighter with less sustain. Too much sustain would cause the flurry of notes to be "muddy". Thus, a flamenco guitar is likely to use harder side & back tone woods, and a softer top with less bracing. The sides & top will also be thinner, sometimes less than an eighth of an inch. Hence, with this thinness and reduced bracing, these are delicate instruments.

[@yarygork2334]

the way he bends the low E I think they are slacked a bit? maybe to E flat hmmmm .This genius and my favorite flamenco guitarist that I had to wait 65 YEARS to find!!!

[@mackhomie6]

I believe he's in a drop tuning, which is why when he does alternating bass with the e and d strings, it is an octave, as if he were fretting the 2nd fret D string. so you are correct, his lowest string is looser than normal

[@williamhinson8305]

Without the capo he has tuned the sixth string down to D. He is alternating the 6th and 4th strings a lot.(D octaves)

[@mackhomie6]

@@williamhinson8305 so yes, we are both correct. basically the whole point is that he can now play the bottom 3 strings "open" for a bass line, allowing him to play melodies higher up on the neck simultaneously. guys like paco de Lucia do it the hard way, barring all over as they go and playing much more intricate melodies on the lower strings. not sure what Teo, the commenter, was thinking

[@williamhinson8305]

@@mackhomie6 Man,I'm sorry. I'm getting old . I completely missed your comment. In classical guitar , the D tuning is very frequently used , sometimes to produce the drone effect as in the Sabicas' piece and sometimes to give a low D for pieces in D and d minor whether it makes it easier or not. I've always loved the hypnotic effect of the drone.

[@caesarvalentin6332]

The father of modern progressive Flamenco music.

[@kamahama2985]

Absolutamente formidable!!!! Dicen que Sabicas es con Montoya el padre de la guitarra flamenca que hoy conocemos, cuanto le debemos agradecer a este sujeto!!!!

[@noahawk07]

That was just AMAZING!! I have been listening to Sabicas for many years and ever performance whether live or a studio recording is simply fantastic!!!

[@carlomango407]

Que grande Sabicas..maestro de la guitarra flamenca.. saludos desde Bogota

[@martamaia8957]

SABICAS, un grande, grandissimo.Ha portato il jondo ad un livello straordinario, che, aliàs, era il suo.Divino, meraviglioso...

[@kordilheira]

Sabicas e o violão se fundiam um no outro. Nenhuma interpretação se compara a essa, apesar de haver outras muito boas.

[@royalmaster203]

THE TRANSITIONS ARE FLAWLESS!!!! BRAVO

[@juanmigueliriasgiron3535]

El más grande de todos los tiempos, mejor aún que los grandes clásicos como Andrés Segovia, Narciso Yepes, John Williams y Julián Bream, aunque sé que es muy diferente. Le sigue el prodigio de Niño Miguel! Dios nuestro Señor los tiene en su Santa Gloria!!!🙏🙏🙏

[@nuevomundo7184]

Coincido totalmente

[@lynncurtis7642]

I love skill along with other greats such as Paco de Lucia and Alirio Diaz.

[@guillermoj.dhiriart2422]

Extraordinaria técnica y una enorme sensibilidad, dos virtudes que sólo se encuentran en artistas geniales. Qué bueno descubrir a este ser fantástico. Enorme placer escucharlo.

[@richardnail]

BRAVEO, it is truly pleasure this film has been preserved. Just listening to him play is certainly wonderful experience but to see him play this piece is outrageously spectacular, Sabicas is one of the royalty of Spanish guitar. I had the great opportunity of visiting the Spanish Music Center in NYC, on 44th street, where Sabicas visited many times while staying in the city.

[@Goldenageplanes]

I was lucky enough to listen to him and Mario Escudero and watch Anita Ramos dance and play castanets a few times at the El Poce restaurant's Rincon room in San Gabriel. Also attended Sabicas' concert at Wilshire Ebell. I learned some flamenco licks on my old Martin nylon string guitar from fellow Sabicas fan, Dale Alexander and Freddie Noad. Sabicas was one of the pioneering greats, there are a lot of good aficianados 50 years later.

[@joseishirolaragonzalez7631]

Tremolo, vibratos, ligados, punteos... Toda la tecnica de la guitarra en su maximo esplendor

[@CrayZJo3Davola]

This song is hypnotizing. Grand Master Sabicas

[@solelsoleil3869]

Awesome mastery of technique and dynamic evocation of emotion. Wow!!!

[@emiliolupianezperandres3172]

maravilloso como todo lo de este virtuoso de la guitarra!

[@manueljimenez6773]

SABICAS siempre Enorme, MAGISTRAL, Único, maestro de maestros, y hermosa música que llega muy hondo y hace vibrar gracias

[@redouanelarbes4609]

Extraordinaire ! Je viens de découvrir ce grand artiste, merci beaucoup pour ce beau partage

[@scherzox]

Absolutely amazing. The control he has over this instrument is god-like.

[@jbell94521]

This is a wonderful performance and I really enjoy listening to it. I was fortunate enough to see and hear Sabicas live a number of times. I always treasured those experiences. And yet, they are almost more like classical than Flamenco to me. Most of Sabicas' solo performances contain very little improvisation. Rather, it is all worked out to the last note. Still very, very beautiful, sparklingly clean and full of feeling. But somehow, to me not quite as satisfying as improvised Flamenco.

[@luisfernandogiraldoabad1518]

Jamás a existido ni Jamás existira al similar a este GENIO....!!!!

[@PhilippeMeilhacPhilou]

Divino ! Encanta a los oídos y mucho más al alma ! Gracias por brindarnos con esa hermosura !

[@DickBal]

perfection in all senses ! Muchas gracias Maestro Sabicas

[@jimihendrix2090]

Flamenco üstadları, sizleri dinleyebilmiş olmak büyük bir lütuf. Bana bu lütfu tattırdığınız için teşekkürler.

[@memoweb01]

Yes, many arabian scales can be played in western instruments (piano, bass, guitar, etc), for example the one called "Suzidil" (Hijaz Kar on a) = a - a# - c# - d - e - f - g# - a. Some instruments like violin can play virtually any scale no matter if they have microtones. I´m still a beginner but i have composed a pair of tunes with some arabian scales, you can find them in my youtube channel for example the one i called "Canción misteriosa árabe / Mysterious arabic melody". Peace.

[@mohamedhamza456]

BTW the real father of Arabian music is Christian. He is Yuhanna Ben Sergon ben Mansoor better known as saint John of Damascus, an orthodox bishop of Arab origins . He is also the father of liturgical Christian music such as the Assyrian and byzantine ritual musics.

[@chilliguitar]

Please everyone who cannot appreciate great musicians keep their thoughts to themselves all these Old masters lead the way for the great musicians today, without them we would not have the progress we have, so appreciate the great masters it is our history

[@eliberpelaez8727]

maestro....grandisimo...mago...alucinante

[@navidili]

I can not get enough of this!!!! brilliant thats all i can say.

[@bytoriasnowdoggy]

I am an avid record collector and my collection is superb with only thee cream of the crop and Sabicus is in there! His album Flamenco reflections is an excellent example of the pureness of Sabicus.

[@axemasterj]

Sabicas has truly wonderful musicality wedded to his intimidating technique - in my view he is the Don - his personality flows through - so expressive - sad to say you can only truly get this expressive when your technique is so good it is a perfect reflection of the notes in your soul - a bummer for the rest of us who have more of one and less of the other lol :s lol - a tremendous talent :)

[@colerainfan1143]

Damn, this guy was great! Perfection. I agree with those who say they never heard anyone better.

[@yusnelio]

so relaxing and dark at the same time...amazing.!

[@ninaquero]

Soy de Córdoba,la de Argentina, y si se le permite opinar a un aficionado, no creo poder decir cuál es mejor, pero opino que los guitarristas flamencos, como los nombrados por indalotumbao, son los MEJORES GUITARRISTAS DEL MUNDO, PERO LEJOS, absolutamente ASOMBROSOS. Además, seguramente son mis genes Romero, mi apellido materno, de Andalucía, los que vibran con Paco, con Sabicas, con Tomatito, con...¡Sublime, qué lujo!.

[@Tibor19921]

I wish that everyone in the world knew how great this is.

[@thehitman06]

The arab roots of flamenco 😍

[@ferminmugaguren4580]

Arabian roots? Of course but don't forget hebraic roots

[@JLAC54]

Nor is it another influence, the Arab, Jew Sephardic and mixed with ancient Spanish music. Do you think that there was no music in Spain before the Arabs and Jews? .... then much later, the gypsies arrived and added their touch, (the gypsies did not create the basic flamenco flamencoel already was) sl just as the gypsies of Europe adapt to each country to their folklore and bring their touch. , the Hungarian gypsies, Russians, and others, French gypsies ... and they adapt and contribute but do not create the musical folklore, of each place ... In short, flamenco is born in Spain with the influence of many roots, it mixes all this in the environmental and cultural container.

[@RoyalViking465]

@@JLAC54 Well said

[@jeanmalt2068]

@@RoyalViking465 why is everybody getting angry about arab root or influence or whatever ?

[@RoyalViking465]

@@jeanmalt2068 No one in the comments portrayed any anger whatsoever of arabic influence in the music. Not sure how you came to that conclusion.

[@daco54]

this is fantastic,so much inmagination,so moving,this is what makes youtube great ,the whole world can see and hear sabicas,

[@anthik.2873]

In some parts it sounds like Greek Rembetiko music.! Amazing performance and composition!

[@donaltzaboo6907]

True artist of music,of guitar as well..fantastic 👍

[@HouserKat]

thanks for the upload. I got his "greatest hits" album from 1960. (which hasn't incidentally got this on), so this true vintage and special.

[@arbethnot]

so many versions and they all sound so different every time he does it. so good.

[@UmbraMusha]

Thank you alot. So wonderful. KZbin is for persons like you!

[@oscarfuriate17]

Que Maestro en verdad, jamás lo compararía con nadie, creo que cuando hablas de gente tan virtuosa los que no entendemos perdemos el derecho de comparar y solo nos queda admirar y disfrutar.

[@juanjesusturpo1772]

Cierto, este anormal junto con Paco de Lucia y niño miguel estan en un rango incomprendible y lejano de experiencia, simplemente queda escucharlos hipnotizados, y si hay que comparar a mi gusto pues Sabicas era mejor en sentido de que se le ve mas creativo mas improvisado y no dependia mucho de los picados que Paco de Lucia hacia a cada rato, y obvio no es malo, pero Sabicas sin picados ya te hacia estremecer y a eso sumale que haga picados

[@mariolosada1]

es una de las cosa mas bonitas que e escuchado en mi vida gracias masestro sabicas

[@HOTASSEM]

this proves that Arabian music can be played on guitar take that my guitar teacher !!!!

[@thebabymomo2709]

Assem El-Barky actually, the first guitars were invented by the Arabs........... search them up

[@hectorvillacis5720]

That...was....awesome!

[@bondurango]

In 1972, country picker Chet Atkins told Guitar Player magazine, "The finest technique around has got to be Sabicas, the Flamenco player."

[@danielelliott5532]

Thanks for the awesome upload and piece of musical history😁

[@moshiko7701]

musicien like sabicas sagovia and montoya have such a mastering of the gitar that they can play any thing and every thing with it its like a full orchestra really amazing

[@ninaquero]

indalotumbao, por supuesto, no debemos olvidar de dónde venimos. Mi hermano Marcelo me hizo escuchar por primera vez a Sabicas. Ël también toca flamenco (bastante bien le han dicho), en una guitarra que trajo de su viaje a España, donde pudo conocer todos esos lugares que yo sólo he visto en fotos. ¿Arriba la música y la hermandad hispanoamericana!

[@lingkongjin]

Qué Maestro... y este tema es de mis preferidos.

[@RevChristoph]

This is simply amazing.

[@KurakuMan]

¡Señor Sabicas es muy bueno! ¡Me gusta muchísimo la música de Sabicas!

[@flamencotomatito]

La perfección absoluta , maestro...

[@AngladaFamilia]

I have this on my Spotify playlist and have listened to it many times, I thought I would see if by chance someone had uploaded it to KZbin. Thank you for this! Olé! ❤️

[@tiburcionascimento8011]

Este é o pai inspirador de todos os guitarristas de flamenco .Note-se que hoje todos os grandes solam e outros acompanham, Com os grandes solistas não tem essa...fazem tudo sós e ao mesmo tempo

[@1dostoyevsk1]

master of guitar master of music.

[@josereyangelhernandezcruz]

¡Ole Sabicas que eres el mejor! Lo decía La Niña de la Puebla y yo lo digo también.

[@gulfgypsy]

Perfection........... thank you for posting this!

[@por1millon]

Gracias por existir. Maestro.

[@1222claudio]

Sonido maravilloso. " con poderío " Me suscribo a su canal. Un saludo.

[@tesitoconsu]

Sencillamente asombroso!!!

[@SandiaMexicana]

Wonderful, beatiful, es lo que yo llamo tocar la guitarra!, that´s what i call to play guitar! thanks!

[@juanmacion]

Una Zambra maravillosa, como todo lo de Sabicas. Un saludo.

[@ArtistiChicana]

pretty cool stuff, I like it and its Very old... been there, sounding, Something wonderful there.

[@BenjamminClark]

IMO a standout as the "greatest" guitar player of all time. In terms of technical skill and composition.

[@KarlheinzFey]

Fantastic guitar playing of a great piece! Congrats and best wishes Karlheinz

[@peterjongsma2754]

Wow. Mystical and Ecstatic.

[@jurandirdasilvailheo5531]

Perfeito,inigualável único

[@muzaik2007]

es unico....

[@cucharesx]

@alhotti This is magnificent and i'm an american.I saw him live 3x in L.A. He had an Apartment in New york. What musicality.

[@sinvalalencar]

Magnifico!!! Dispensa comentários!