It’s the flamenco technique that lit the rhythmic fire under Marcin and Paco de Lucía, and treats all four fingers and thumb as separate plectrums – why learning rasgueado will give your picking hand a huge turbo boost

Spanish musician Paco de Lucia (born Francisco Sanchez Gomez, 1947 - 2014) plays guitar during the World Music Institute 'Flamenco Festival New York 2004' concert at the Beacon Theater, New York, New York, February 27, 2004.

The sizzling Andalusian climate of 19^th century Spain famously gave birth to the flamenco guitar and with it the popular style known as flamenco.

The chief technique employed in flamenco guitar playing that gives the style its signature rhythmic energy and flare is rasgueado (‘strummed’) technique.