Ricardo baliardo biography
Ricardo baliardo biography
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Manitas de Plata
Spanish flamenco guitarist (1921–2014)
Manitas de Plata | |
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Manitas de Plata in 1968 | |
| Birth name | Ricardo Baliardo |
| Born | (1921-08-07)7 August 1921 Sète, France |
| Died | 5 November 2014(2014-11-05) (aged 93) Montpellier, France |
| Genres | Flamenco |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
Musical artist
Ricardo Baliardo (7 August 1921 – 5 November 2014), better known as Manitas de Plata ("little hands of silver"), was a French[1]flamenco guitarist of Catalan Gitano descent, born in southern France.[2]
Life and career
Baliardo was born in a gypsy caravan in Sète, southern France.[2]
Nicknamed Manitas de Plata ("little hands of silver" in Spanish), he agreed to play in public only ten years after the death of Romani-Belgian jazz guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt, in 1953.[3]
Baliardo attained fame in the United States after a photography exhibition in New York, organized by his friend