Paco and Ramon

[deteresa]

Hey all,
I was reading esflamenco.com's obit for Ramon de Algeciras and noticed something interesting at the end:

"Among his compositions "Collar de cerezas", "Bulerías flamencas", "Almoraima", "Tango de la vieja rica", "La cueva del gato", "Vivo pa'quererte", "Siroco" and "Rosa María" are the most outstanding, on which he accompanied Camarón's so many times."

The translation is kind of screwy but it seems to be suggesting that Ramon actually wrote some of Paco's best known songs such as Almoraima and La Cueva del Gato.

Anyone know anything about this?

Here's the full article:

http://esflamenco.com/scripts/news/ennews.asp?frmIdPagina=1103

[Dave Tate]

Wow, very interesting. I'd like to know if that's what this means too...just out of curiosity.

[El Diablo Suelto]

I have Paco de Lucia's cd titled "Almoraima." The cd has "Cueva del Gato" and "Almoraima." All the pieces, including these 2, in these cd are credited to Paco. It also have Ramon de Algeciras as a second guitar. So the compositions could very well be a collaboration between the 2 brothers.

I hope some of our more knowledgeble flamenco members can offer more insight.