Spanish Guitar


My wife loves Spanish Guitar, but we know little about musicians in this genre. I'd like to add some of this music to our collection and learn more about the music itself. Does anyone have recommendations for good quality Spanish Guitar recordings and/or artists?
johnrob
Agree with Darrenlite about Ottmar Liebert. Also try Gypsy Kings and Luis Villegas.
Pepe Romero - Spanish Classics, or Latin American Favorites (these are titles). Or anything Spanish of his;he has many CD's, and is a real Spaniard from Andalucia. Has some Flamenco recordings as well. The best.
for 'real flamenco' guitar (old school):
Paco de Lucia, Carlos Montoya, Los Romeros (the 'gran family' of flamenco guitar)
for new school: Tomatito
for 'folk' flamenco: EA
for flamenco 'melange': Radio Tarifa
for the most accessible but truly gyspy inspired: Gypsy Kings
PS: Otto and the like are NOT flamenco, they remind of supermarket sushi!
lest I forget: Bebo & Cigala "LLagrimas Negras"
which isn't a flamenco album per se but a flamenco singer paired with a Cuban jazz pianist doing classic love songs from the 'golden era' of popular latin love songs. This will give you an idea of what a flamenco singer sounds like.
Bebo at 80+ is truly tremendous (he is chucho valdes' father).
All good suggestions, although covering a range from older, classical Spanish through Latin American to Noveau Flamenco, three quite different flavor mixes. I second Swklein's suggestion that Naxos label is a great, economical place to look.

Consider the 4 CD set on Deutsche Grammophon by Narcisco Yepes, entitled 'Guitarra Espanola'.

Liona Boyd's 'El Camino Latino' has to be one of the sunniest in a sort of cheerful noveau Latin American way.

Paco de Lucia 'Entre Dos Aguas' (Philips)

John Williams, 'The Seville Concert', featuring 'Concerto de Aranjuez'