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Mediterranean Sundance / Rio Ancho - Live at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA - December 5, 1980
Al Di Meola
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Mediterranean Sundance / Rio Ancho - Live at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA - December 5, 1980
Al Di Meola
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3/14/2026 public
i was first drawn to this track because i recognized al di meola but after listening to paco de lucia's rendering of 
Concierto De Aranjuez: 2. Adagio i dug more into his playing
Concierto De Aranjuez: 2. Adagio i dug more into his playing
he's a flamenco player and plays all the fast runs on this song with alternating index/middle finger movement. his playing would be unfathomably fast for someone playing with a pick; i genuinely have no idea how it's possible to play this fast using your fingers.
the first time i was exposed to the idea of the "picado" technique was through matteo mancuso - see 
Drop D
Drop D 
Mentioned in Rio Ancho Paco de Lucía
3/9/2026 public
just realized how much of the melody on 
Mediterranean Sundance / Rio Ancho - Live at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA - December 5, 1980 is taken from this song
Mediterranean Sundance / Rio Ancho - Live at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA - December 5, 1980 is taken from this song