Guest -> RE: Flamenco School in Beijing? (Sep. 8 2005 20:57:12)
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As far as I know, Raymond Au was already a competent guitar player in the Seventies. He is totally dedicated to flamenco, although he's only a amateur. It would be difficult to make a living to be a professional flamenco guitarist in Hong Kong. The first time he came to contact with a professional guitarist was with Juan Martin when he participated in a master class, whom he found slightly arrogant. The only remaining choice was Paco Pena. Students at the time had only two sources to learn flamenco, either Juan Martin's El Arte de Flamenco or Paco Pena's Toques Flamenco. Only years later, Raymond Au went to learn with Paco Pena in his summer school in Cordoba, he was among the forty or so selected by Pena to be taught by him personally. He also had the chance to meet Sabicas not long before his death. His techniques are excellent, with the probable flaws that he doesn't command the Spanish language, and he has never really lived in Spain. He should be a good teacher for up to advanced level. Chinese in Hong Kong also have regular visits by Paco de Lucia, Paco Pena, Juan Martin and at the moment, the dancer Sara Baras.
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