Manitas de Plata

Manitas de Plata
Manitas de Plata in 1968
Background information
Birth nameRicardo Baliardo
Born(1921-08-07)7 August 1921
Sète, France
Died5 November 2014(2014-11-05) (aged 93)
Montpellier, France
GenresFlamenco
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar

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. Despite achieving worldwide fame, he has been criticized for not following certain rhythmic rules, such as compás, that are traditional in flamenco.

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