Agustin Barrios Mangoré lived from 1885 until 1944. Born in Paraguay, he was a virtuoso guitar player and a composer, and his music honored his heritage of the Guaraní indigenous South American people ...

Dubbed "the Paganini of the guitar," the Paraguayan composer/guitarist Agustín Barrios MangorÉ (1885-1944) composed more than 300 pieces for his instrument, many of which haven't survived. By ...

SAN SALVADOR — The first thing you notice are the hands. They are broad, massive, almost the size of dinner plates. Each finger is nearly as thick as a roll of quarters, long and covered with rough ...

Two short guitar pieces start our first hour. Alexander-Sergei Ramirez plays "Una limosna por el amor de Dios" by Agustin Barrios Mangore; then Pepe Romero plays "El Colibri" by Julio Sagreras.

Scott Yoo and Dr. Fred Sheppard discuss Barrios' transformation into Nitsuga Mangoré after he more fully embraced his Guaraní heritage. Great Performances is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

Solo Guitar / Late Romantic / Folkloric. In his time, Agustín Barrios Mangoré was a much neglected guitarist and composer. This Paraguayan contemporary of modernistic Spanish six-string shining light ...

Scott Yoo and Dr. Fred Sheppard discuss Barrios’ transformation into Nitsuga Mangoré after he more fully embraced his Guaraní heritage. The Folk Music that Inspired Agustín Barrios Scott Yoo visits ...

The lifetiem exhibition of Agustín Barrios Mangoré, an eminent Paraguayan guitarist and composer, will be held in Seoul. Barrios was famed for his phenomenal performances, both live and on gramophone ...

Guitar prodigy Thibaut Garcia performs his album El Bohemio in Rouen's sublime Chapelle Corneille. A Latin-flavoured concert paying tribute to Paraguayan composer Agustín Barrios Mangoré.

Matthew Parris presents the biographical series in which his guests choose someone who has inspired their lives. Guitarist John Williams explains why he believes Paraguayan guitarist Agustin Barrios ...

Agustin Barrios Mangore 30 mins Great Lives Will Gregory on Flann O'Brien Goldfrapp's Will Gregory takes the stage to nominate Irish writer Flann O'Brien. 30 mins Great Lives Cornelia Parker on Marcel ...

“Saudade” is a feeling humans share, but this Portuguese word is not easy to translate — unless you have music. This week, classical guitarist Colin Davin will offer “Choro da Saudade,” an Agustin ...