Donn Pohren | |
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Born | 1929 |
Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
Died | 2007 (aged 77–78) |
Genres | Flamenco |
Occupation(s) | Guitarist, historian |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Donn E. Pohren (1929–2007) was an American guitarist and historian. He is known for his three major texts on flamenco: The Art of Flamenco (1962), Lives and Legends of Flamenco: A Biographical History (1964), and A Way of Life (1980).[1] He is the only non-Spaniard to receive the title of flamencologist by the Catedra de Flamencologia. Hailing from Minneapolis, he moved to Seville, married the dancer Luisa Maravilla, had a daughter, and completed a university degree in Madrid. He states that "in the beginning I used to say my mother was Spanish, and call myself Daniel Maravilla, which did help in getting accepted."[2]