Flamenco singer Diega El Cigala takes a tropical adventure backed by a jaw-dropping group of musicians on his new album, "Indestructible." By Judy Cantor-Navas Back in 2002, upon hearing the rough ...
There’s something nostalgic and pure about old-school salsa that no contemporary musical genre has been able to duplicate, but Spanish flamenco artist Diego el Cigala has reimagined the classic salsa ...
Diego Jiménez Salazar made history last Thursday night with his first ever appearance in North Carolina, something the star acknowledged in his brief comments from stage at the Carolina Theatre.
Brought together by Spanish helmer Fernando Trueba ("Calle 54"), the differences between Bebo and Cigala span not only generations, but rhythms, scales and continents: Octogenarian pianist Bebo Valdes ...
Now released in September in the U.S., where it had previously been available only digitally, is the singer's 2013 studio follow-up exploration of Argentinian music Romance de la Luna Tucumana.
Last year, Spanish singer Diego El Cigala performed at the Hollywood Bowl in L.A. on what should have been a memorable night. Professionally, it was. The flamenco star enthralled the audience but ...
I first discovered El Cigala in Seville, Spain, at WOMEX (World Music Expo) back in 2003, when he performed with Cuban legendary pianist, Bebo Valdés, with whom he recorded the Grammy Award-winning ...
Diego Ramón Jiménez Salazar was born in Madrid in December of 1968. The flamenco singer, Diego, el Cigala, is one of the most praised heirs of Camarón de la Isla in the cante flamenco, and it was ...
Now, a story about losing a love but gaining a family. It's part of a series called Songs That Move You from NPR's radio show and podcast Alt.Latino. And in this series, hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix ...
It’s unclear how many flamenco music fans attended Rosalía’s sold-out Oct. 2 concert at SDSU’s Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheatre. And it’s unclear how many of them have heard flamenco vocal star ...