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  "name": "Antonio Mairena",
  "description": "Antonio Mairena appears once in our Flamenco list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/antonio-mairena/",
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  "years": {
    "first": 1958,
    "last": 1958
  },
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    "list": "Flamenco"
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      "trackKey": "antonio-mairena--seguiriyas",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/antonio-mairena--seguiriyas/",
      "title": "Seguiriyas",
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      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The keeper of the orthodoxy doing the hardest palo there is. No guitar for long stretches, no rhythm you can tap, and it is the deep end of the whole tradition.",
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        },
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}