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'Pepito y Paquito' features unreleased recordings of flamenco icons Paco and Pepe de Lucía

caption: Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia performs on stage during the 37th Jazz Festival of Vitoria on July 20, 2013 in the northern Spanish Basque city of Vitoria. (Rafa Rivas/AFP via Getty Images)
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Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia performs on stage during the 37th Jazz Festival of Vitoria on July 20, 2013 in the northern Spanish Basque city of Vitoria. (Rafa Rivas/AFP via Getty Images)

A new album of previously unreleased recordings is highlighting the genius of iconic flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía and his brother Pepe de Lucía.

First recorded more than 60 years ago, “Pepito y Paquito” features 21 tracks by Paco and his brother, Pepe.

Music journalist Betto Arcos recently traveled to Madrid for a gathering to celebrate the album’s release and he joins us to talk about it.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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