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Richard Jernigan -> RE: RIP Carlos Barbosa-Lima (Mar. 7 2022 0:40:53)
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Barbosa-Lima was in his twenties when he first performed in Austin. He was already magnificent in his youth.
The last time I saw him was in Honolulu where I lived during the second half of 2000. He shared the stage with Byron Yasui, the virtuoso ukulele player, guitarist and professor at the University of Hawaii. I had heard previously of Barbosa-Lima sharing concerts with local talent.
There were solo pieces by Barbosa-Lima, guitar duets arranged by Yasui, and astonishing ukulele solos by Yasui.
On the front couple of rows there was a delegation of famous local slack-key players. At intermission I spoke to Keola Beamer, whom I had met. He introduced me around. After the concert, Yasui, Barbosa-LIma and the slack key players repaired to the top floor bar at the Ilikai in Waikiki, across the street from where I lived. I was invited to tag along.
Barbosa-Lima displayed detailed knowledge of the slack key scene, and a fair amount of familiarity with solo flamenco players.
The slack key players all were in awe of Paco de Lucia, some of them knew about Sabicas, none seemed to be familiar with Niño Ricardo or Ramon Montoya.
Barbosa-Lima was a great musician and a genuinely likable person. It's sad to hear of his passing.
RNJ
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