of All Time, an editor writes: "The virtuoso intrumentalist popularized flamenco worldwide, and brought the Spanish sound to the forefront of avant-garde jazz.". In the same year, he was posthumously inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame for his contributions to flamenco music. On 21 December 2016, Google commemorated the anniversary of de Lucía's birth with a Google Doodle created by Google artist Sophie Diao that was shown in Spain, Mexico, and several South American nations. Another of Paco de Lucía's contributions was the inclusion of the cajón, an Afro-Peruvian instrument Caitro Soto exposed to him during his visit to Peru in the late 1970s. He understood this instrument, which he saw as a permanent solution to the need for percussion in flamenco. Along with Rubem Dantas, he added its percussive elements and it became an essential tool of contemporary flamenco and later, other international musical trends. A statue is dedicated to his memory in his native city of Algeciras, overlooking the harbour. Discography Filmography A post-mortem documentary based on his life, titled Paco de Lucía: La búsqueda, was released on 24 October 2014. Notes References Further reading Mercurio, Paolo (2014). Il Flamenco di Paco De Lucía nella Spagna moderna, in "Amici della Musica Popolare", External links BBC tribute Spanish TV tribute (La2) 20th-century Spanish musicians 1947 births 2014 deaths Musicians from Andalusia Burials in Andalusia Island Records artists Latin Grammy Award winners Latin jazz musicians Latin music composers New flamenco People from Algeciras Spanish classical guitarists Spanish flamenco guitarists Spanish male guitarists Spanish composers Spanish male composers Spanish jazz guitarists Spanish people of Portuguese descent Flamenco guitarists 20th-century guitarists 20th-century Spanish male musicians Male jazz musicians