Basilio Georges of Flamenco Latino Album Release Concert Drom Dec 1 2024, 4:30-5:30 PM
 
This October, Basilio Georges will be releasing his first studio produced Album, “Acabo de Empezar (Just Gettin’ Started.” For over 45 years Basilio and Aurora Reyes, Co-Founders of Flamenco Latino, have created innovative variations on the Flamenco art form from Spain. Their goal has been to put a NYC Stamp on Flamenco. Basilio came to NYC as a Jazz musician in 1974. He quickly encountered Salsa during its golden period of Fania Records artists and abundance of dance-hall gigs. He worked with Jazz and Salsa groups from 1974-1982. He became intrigued by Flamenco through Aurora’s involvement as a dancer, and a fantasy of augmenting his guitar skills with the right-hand techniques used by Flamenco guitarists. Basilio’s experience as a guitarist, singer and composer in Jazz, Salsa and his introduction to Flamenco in 1976 was the impetus to found Flamenco Latino by 1979. Basilio and Aurora have performing careers which include work with Flamenco dance companies here in the US, performing with many artists from Spain, and living and working in Spain during the mid-1980s.
 
Basilio has become adept at Flamenco dance and cante accompaniment over more than 40 years. With his initial Jazz and Salsa background, he has brought innovative flavors and structures to Flamenco. Basilio’s compositions and arrangements can easily navigate from the soniquete of Moraito Chico to the swing of Kenny Burrell, grind out the blues essence of Muddy Waters, or deliver the excitement of Cachao’s descargas cubanas. Under Basilio’s musical direction, Flamenco Latino productions have also included collaborations with Tap and Hip-Hop dancers. The Album Release Concert will feature 4 musicians and 3 dancers. Basilio has two other Albums of live material available on Spotify, Apple and Amazon Music, “Retrospectiva Vol 1: It’s About Damn Time” and Luis Vargas “Cante Flamenco en Nueva York.”