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What A Rush: Paco de Lucia in concert at the Orpheum. (Staff Photo By Angela Rowlings)

By Bob Young
Saturday, February 10, 2007

For a sheer adrenaline rush, there are few musical spectacles more charged than a virtuoso unleashed.
Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia provided exactly that rush Thursday night at the Orpheum - for nearly two hours.
Sitting center stage surrounded in a wide semicircle by his band, the flamenco legend commanded the spotlight in every imaginable setting - solo, duet, with singers, with full band - with the same results: staggeringly soulful explorations that left an intent listener close to drained.
The crowded house rewarded de Lucia with an extended standing ovation at the end, the perfect kickoff for World Music’s Flamenco Festival 2007, which continues through tomorrow night at the Cutler Majestic Theatre, where the CompaniaRafaela Carrasco dancers make their Boston debut.

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tags: flamenco, baile, cante, flamenca, Paco de Lucía