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Word: asie (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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From the six strings of his guitar, he plucked the haunting, staccato music that only gypsies can make. "Se toca asi [That's the way]!" cried someone. "Your hands are not of silver, but of gold." He moved among the crowd, found a pretty French girl, and sang her a Spanish compliment: "You are beautiful. Your husband is a silly man unworthy of you, and we should meet tomorrow." The girl smiled in mystification, and De Plata moved away. At last, before dawn, the concert ended. "I have rarely played so well," said De Plata. "I have the guitar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Little Silver Hands | 9/1/1961 | See Source »

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