Siroco

Siroco features Paco de Lucía's established sextet, including Jorge Pardo on flute and saxophone, Carles Benavent on bass, Rubem Dantas on percussion, and his brother Ramón de Algeciras on second guitar. This group had been playing together since the early 1980s and was central to defining the nuevo flamenco sound.

Siroco includes compositions such as the title track "Siroco," "Mi Niño Curro," and "Palacio," each showcasing de Lucía's sophisticated harmonic language and technical mastery. These pieces blend traditional flamenco forms with jazz and Latin influences that had become hallmarks of his mature style.

Siroco was released in 1987, following a series of landmark albums including Solo Quiero Caminar (1981) and the live recording Live... One Summer Night (1984). It represents a period when de Lucía's sextet sound was fully matured and his fusion of flamenco with jazz had become an established and influential genre.

Siroco draws on traditional flamenco forms including bulerías, rumbas, and soleás, reimagined through de Lucía's expanded harmonic vocabulary and the sextet's diverse instrumentation. His treatment of these palos expanded the technical and expressive possibilities of flamenco guitar for an entire generation of players.