Diego el Cigala
Diego Ramón Jiménez Salazar (* 27 December 1968 in Madrid ), also known as El Cigala (which as much as langoustines means) is a famous Roma - Flamenco - singer . The stage name "El Cigala" was given to him by the guitar trio of the Losada brothers (not, as is often read, by Camarón de la Isla ).
Artistic career
One of his most famous albums is Lágrimas negras from 2003, which was created in collaboration with the then 85-year-old Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés . The combination of Cuban rhythms and flamenco singing made these recordings internationally successful.
El Cigala began as a street musician, sang in peñas (flamenco clubs) and tablaos (restaurants) and worked as an accompanist for flamenco dancers such as: B. Mario Maya , Faíco , Farruco , El Güito , Manuela Carrasco , Cristóbal Reyes , Carmen Cortés , Joaquín Cortés .
Discography
- 1998, Undebel
- 2000, Entre vareta y canasta
- 2001, Corren tiempos de alegría
- 2002, Directo en el Teatro Real
- 2003, Bebo Valdés & Diego el Cigala: Lágrimas Negras
- 2005, Picasso en mis ojos
- 2008, Dos lágrimas (with Guillermo Rubalcaba)
- 2008, Bebo Valdés & Diego el Cigala: Blanco y Negro (live)
- 2010, Cigala & Tango
- 2013, Romance de la luna tucumana
- 2014, Vuelve el Flamenco
- 2016, Indestructible
- 2020, Cigala canta a México
swell
- ^ "Lo que yo hago no es fusión, prefiero llamarlo sonido del alma" , La Voz de Galicia, October 29, 2008.
- ^ La pasión de El Cigala , Clarin.com, March 21, 2004.
Web links
- Works by and about Diego el Cigala in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website
- Diego el Cigala Bibliography and Discography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cigala, Diego el |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jiménez Salazar, Diego Ramón (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish flamenco singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid , Spain |