ALGECIRAS, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered in the rain to mourn the death of virtuoso guitarist Paco de Lucia before a funeral Saturday in his hometown of Algeciras at the heart of flamenco music country in Spain’s deep south.

As De Lucia’s body arrived at the town hall from Madrid early in the morning, mourners threw red roses over his hearse, called out his name and applauded.

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