Berto Boyd — RC Strings Guitar Series, 2022

Filmed live concert by guitarist Berto Boyd, given as part of the RC Strings Artists Guitar Concert Series and released in 2022. A respected American flamenco guitarist, Berto Boyd offers a fully acoustic solo recital blending his own compositions with pieces from the genre’s classical repertoire by Sabicas and Esteban Sanlúcar. The programme traverses the great flamenco forms — colombiana, guajira, bulería, tangos, farruca, zapateado — demonstrating the technical mastery and sensitivity of a performer steeped in the Andalusian tradition. The intimate live capture highlights the precision of the picado, the rhythmic richness of the compás and the warm timbre of the flamenco guitar. Far from large productions, this live concert in recital form offers a pedagogical and emotional approach to a demanding art, where each palo tells a story. A valuable document to discover flamenco guitar in concert, performed by one of its North American ambassadors, in a series devoted to the great names of the guitar.