Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Manitas de Plata

Role / Field:

Iconic Spanish flamenco guitarist, known for his masterful 'little hands of silver' style.

Born:

1921-08-07

Died:

2014-11-06

Century / Era:

1921s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Ricardo Baliardo (7 August 1921 – 5 November 2014), better known as Manitas de Plata ("little hands of silver"), was a French flamenco guitarist of Catalan Gitano descent, born in southern France. Baliardo was born in a gypsy caravan in Sète, southern France. Nicknamed Manitas de Plata ("little hands of silver" in Spanish), he agreed to play in public only ten years after the death of Romani-Belgian jazz guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt, in 1953. Baliardo attained fame in the United States after a photography exhibition in New York, organized by his friend Lucien Clergue.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He had recorded his first official album in the chapel of Arles in France in 1963, on the Philips label. It was later re-released in 1967, on the Connoisseur Society label and sold through the Book of the Month Club. This record brought him to the attention of an American audience, where a manager obtained a booking for him to play a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York on 24 November 1965, and on The Ed Sullivan Show the same year. He went on to perform in various venues around the world. Manitas de Plata was the uncle of Diego, Paco, and Tonino Baliardo, and cousin to Pablo, François...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

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