# La Barrosa guitar solo > The guitar solo on La Barrosa by Paco de Lucía (1987). From the album Siroco. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A flamenco classic from the 1980s. Canonical URL: Paco de Lucía, 1987, from *Siroco*. Solo by *Paco de Lucía*. An alegrías from Siroco, played with bright tone and very fast, clean picado runs. La Barrosa is an alegrías from Siroco, and it is played with a bright, sunny tone that suits a form rooted in the port of Cádiz. Paco de Lucía's picado runs here are extremely fast and remarkably clean, each note distinct even at full speed. The piece balances those runs with lyrical passages and sharp rhythmic accents, so the virtuosity never feels empty. Siroco is often considered one of his purest flamenco albums, and this track shows why. Listen for how the fastest runs still land exactly on the compás accents, the rhythm never wavering even as the notes pour out. La Barrosa by Paco de Lucía is featured in our Flamenco (#5) list. The solo is played by Paco de Lucía and the song was released in 1987. ## In our lists - [Beyond the Canon](https://greatestsolos.com/list/beyond-the-canon/) — #39 - [The 25 Greatest Flamenco Guitar Recordings](https://greatestsolos.com/list/flamenco/) — #5 - [The Best Paco de Lucía Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/paco-de-lucia-guitar-solos/) — #11 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1987](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1987/) — #16 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on La Barrosa? Paco de Lucía played the solo on Paco de Lucía's La Barrosa (1987). --- 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/)