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Guitarra Flamenca by Lila Moreno: Spanish First

Guitarra Flamenca by Lila Moreno—written in Spanish first, rasgueado flourish, drums at 47 seconds, Oakland roots.

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“Guitarra Flamenca” was written in Spanish first, then translated for herself. “A language closer to the truth,” Moreno says.

Rasgueado flourish

The drums enter at forty-seven seconds. West Coast picking meets flamenco guitar.

Oakland at sixteen

Moreno started playing flamenco in Oakland as a teenager. Venezuelan-American hands on one fretboard.

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