Leo de Aurora

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JohnWalshGuitar

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Leo de Aurora

Word is that Leo de Aurora, Jeronimo Maya's brother and a talented guitarist in his own right has passed away suddenly.
A very young guy. Sad to see another gone.
RIP

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 17 2018 16:07:03

Piwin

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RE: Leo de Aurora (in reply to JohnWalshGuitar)

Yep. Mid-30s I think?
Very sad news.

RIP

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 17 2018 16:22:15

Haithamflamenco

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RE: Leo de Aurora (in reply to JohnWalshGuitar)

RIP
Rest In Peace Leo De Aurora

I am so sad to hear this news , such a young guitarist just passed away

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 18 2018 6:18:26

Dudnote

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RE: Leo de Aurora (in reply to JohnWalshGuitar)

Very sad. RIP Leo.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 18 2018 17:13:53

Escribano

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RE: Leo de Aurora (in reply to JohnWalshGuitar)

I can find only a single reference to this on the web.

http://www.chalaura.com/2018/02/18/fallece-leo-de-aurora/

Do you have other sources?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 18 2018 17:41:02

Piwin

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RE: Leo de Aurora (in reply to Escribano)

I just heard it through the grapevine from fellow flamencos in Madrid. If ever he didn't actually die, it's a rumor that sure made the rounds fast!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 18 2018 18:26:11

JohnWalshGuitar

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RE: Leo de Aurora (in reply to Escribano)

I was chatting to a friend of mine from Madrid and he mentioned it.
I subsequently heard the same thing from the owner of a venue in Madrid where I played before.
A short while later it was on Facebook in a few posts by people who worked with him

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 18 2018 18:56:56

henrym3483

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RE: Leo de Aurora (in reply to JohnWalshGuitar)

that's a tragedy....i've seen a few of the vids with him and jeronimo...
some lovely takes on jazz manouche and Django inspired material...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 20 2018 23:31:37

Escribano

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RE: Leo de Aurora (in reply to henrym3483)

I saw them play together in London which rapidly turned into a jazz jam, which was not to my taste, considering it was a flamenco gig.

Far too young to die at 37 years old.

I still can't find any news of his death outside of a couple of web sites, which is a bit odd.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 21 2018 8:39:51