The Magic of Paraguay

Durrant Y Ledesma

Richard has recently returned from his visit to Paraguay where he and Ismael played a concert and launched their new album ‘Durrant y Ledesma’.

Richard also played a solo concert in Asuncion’s Salle Moliere – but while in Asuncion something magical happened:

Richards explains: ”Sometimes on these tours magical things can happen when you least expect them. While I was in Asuncion, I visited the Plaza Uruguaya – the very spot where Barrios Mangoré himself performed for the very last time in Paraguay in 1925. He left his home country soon after, never to return and died in 1944. I decided to play ‘La Última Canción’ a fitting piece for an impromptu, Paraguayan happening. 

This film includes my remarkable, spontaneous encounter with Paraguayan dancer Gaby Cabrera.  It was filmed and recorded entirely on i-phones (my phone was hidden just inside my guitar case to capture the audio) and then I edited it all in my hotel room. All this took place on Saturday, 8 April 2017.”

Durrant Y Ledesma

Durrant Y Ledesma

The Durrant y Ledesma album launch was a great success. This album is available from our online shop as a CD or as downloadable FLAC or Apple Lossless files at full mastering quality (96-24).

The No 26 Bus to Paraguay

The No 26 Bus to Paraguay

Richard’s book ‘The No 26 Bus to Paraguay’ is also available online and contains eleven, previously unreleased, beautiful new guitar pieces plus the story of how a number 26 Brighton bus took the Richard all the way to Paraguay.

All these items are ow available in Richard’s online shop.

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