Algeciras honours Paco de Lucía by using music from Entre dos agua to mark the hour twice a day
Seven years after his sudden death, the birthplace of the pioneering flamenco guitarist and songwriter Paco de Lucía is honouring one of its most famous and beloved sons by using his music to mark the hour twice a day on the townhall clock.
On Monday, the southern Spanish city of Algeciras began using De Lucía’s best-known song, Entre dos aguas, to ring in midday and 6pm. A computer system has been connected to the clock and, in a move that may trouble fans of flamenco’s loud and passionate strains, the sound level checked to ensure it doesn’t exceed permitted limits.
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