# Cueva del gato guitar solo > The guitar solo on Cueva del gato by Paco de Lucía (1976). Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A flamenco classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: Paco de Lucía, 1976. Solo by *Paco de Lucía*. A siguiriya from Almoraima; heavy rhythm and sudden fast runs. Cueva del gato is a siguiriya from Almoraima, one of flamenco's most intense and tragic forms. Paco de Lucía plays it with a heavy, driving rhythm, punctuated by sudden, blindingly fast runs. The siguiriya's irregular rhythmic cycle gives the piece an unsettled, restless character that he exploits fully. His control of dynamics adds to the drama, moving from quiet menace to explosive outbursts. It is Paco at his most severe, with none of the sunny charm of his rumbas. Listen for how the fast runs erupt out of the heavy rhythmic passages, then stop abruptly, leaving the siguiriya's lurching pulse exposed again. Cueva del gato by Paco de Lucía is featured in our Flamenco (#14) list. The solo is played by Paco de Lucía and the song was released in 1976. ## In our lists - [The 25 Greatest Flamenco Guitar Recordings](https://greatestsolos.com/list/flamenco/) — #14 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Cueva del gato? Paco de Lucía played the solo on Paco de Lucía's Cueva del gato (1976). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)