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Sabicas

サビーカス　/　さびーかす

Guitarist from Spain

March 16, 1912 – April 14, 1990　・　Pamplona, Navarre, Spain

Navarre
guitarist
tocaor
composer

My Take

What draws me to Sabicas is how completely he embodied flamenco guitar as both art and lineage. A Romani guitarist from Pamplona, he carried a tradition through nearly the entire twentieth century before passing in 1990. There is no flashy paper trail here, no social media, just a craftsman whose hands held centuries of feeling. I find that purity compelling. In an age obsessed with metrics and visibility, figures like him remind me that real mastery often leaves the quietest footprint. He is exactly the kind of artist I think deserves to be remembered and talked about more, not less.

Overview

Sabicas (proper name: Agustín Castellón Campos) (16 March 1912 – 14 April 1990) was a Spanish flamenco guitarist of Romani origin.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sabicas
Name (Japanese): サビーカス
Reading: さびーかす
Born: March 16, 1912 – April 14, 1990
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rat
Origin: Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: guitarist / tocaor / composer / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9

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