Azahara

"In recent decades some players have tried to develop flamenco beyond its traditional territory, absorbing external influences such as jazz - with which, in its use of traditional grounds and its element of improvisation, it has something in common - and bossa nova, but Paco Peña has remained loyal to flamenco puro and both he and it have duly prospered. Strongly recommended for the warm-blooded listener." John Duarte, Gramophone 

“Peña’s style is immaculate and he eschews any kind of excess. His exuberance is as notable as is the profound expressiveness he can breathe into works employing the Phrygian mode with its plaintive melancholy. On the final three tracks—there are twelve altogether—Peña is joined by Tito Losada, who provides added rhythmic accompaniments. This is flamenco guitar music that is at once very personal and infused with an infectious warmth, certainly of interest to anyone who prefers the purity and matchless splendor of the more traditional forms to those excursions into exotica which for a time were so fashionable”. © 1989 Fanfare