Diego El Cigala - Cigala & Tango (2011) DVD9DVD9 | NTSC 720x480 | 29.97 fps | MPEG-2@5700 kbps | AC3@448 kbps | 7.61 GB
Genre: Flamenco Nuevo, Flamenco, Folk, Music VideoDiego Ramon Jimenez Salazar, known as El Cigala (Spanish for 'Norway Lobster', a shellfish popular in Spain), is a famous Spanish Romani Flamenco singer. As he himself has said, the nickname was given to him by three guitar players, Los Losada, for being very thin, not by Camaron de la Isla as commonly believed.
One of his great albums is 2003's "Lagrimas Negras", a cooperation with then 85 year old Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes. The easy fusion of Cuban rhythms and flamenco vocals made this record an international success.
Born into a family of Spanish Gypsy artists and intellectuals in Madrid, El Cigala started singing in flamenco penas (enthusiasts' clubs) and tablaos, until his excellent meter and ability to mark the rhythm caught the attention of world-class bailaores like Mario Maya, Faico, Farruco, El Guito, Manuela Carrasco, Cristobal Reyes, Carmen Cortes, Joaquin Cortes and he began touring as part of their companies. By the late nineties, having collaborated on recordings by Camaron, Tomatito, Gerardo Nunez and Vicente Amigo, he was ready to record his own CD. With the success of "Undebel" he launched his career as solo singer. He has now recorded 8 CDs and has won two Grammys and 5 Latin Grammy nominations.
Concert in the Teatro Gran Rex in Buenos Aires, Argentina.