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Diego el Cigala took to the stage of the Cathedral of Cante willing to give a recital of pure flamenco, "both in this land of mystery, goblins and art. It is a challenge and a great acting here, God bless and keep you much," as his first words to the audience that packed the Old Public Market.
With a repertoire of tonás, tarantos, Seville, Argentine tango "Nostalgia" and "Soledad", rumba, tango, taranta of "Gabriela", ending with the bulería "Corazón Loco" and a finale fandangos.
Diego el Cigala was showing more than enough, talents flamingos in La Union.
One of the first performances, paying homage to this land, a calibrating sang "I turned off the lamp when the mine down, I turned off the lamp on a cold winter night, who came on again, Juanillo Cape Crawlspace ... "
Diego el Cigala, and went over pieces of mining tradition with Annie Lennox, on guitar, Sabu Porrina, the drawer, and as clappers, Juan Carrasco, Juan Grande, Ane Carrasco and "Tarot".
After the performance, Diego El Cigala, accompanied by the mayor of La Union and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Cante de las Minas Foundation, opened its Mining Lamp on Avenida del Flamenco, opposite the Old Public Market.
"Give them a lot thank you for the opportunity this piece of festival giving me so many years has as much satisfaction as an artist and above all that this plate I am so proud that I share with a teacher who recently left us, that I have much admired and I have seen tiny as was the maestro Enrique Morente. To all you thank you very much and that we can see into little "
Ramón Jiménez Salazar was born in December 1968 in Madrid.
With just twelve, won first prize in the Young Flamenco Contest of Getafe and a prize in the contest TVE "Young People".
In 2000, he released his second album "Between Vareta and Canasta."
A year after launching "They run Times of Joy", with the collaboration of some of the Latin jazz musicians who had participated in Trueba's film "Calle 54".
In 2003, Bebo Valdes and published Cigala "Lágrimas Negras" album received awards such as waves or friend five awards, three awards of Music and, in particular, two Grammy and five Latin Grammy nominations.
In 2008 he published "Two Tears" with great musicians regild Cuban and Spanish boleros, tangos and ballads.
In April 2010, Diego traveled to Argentina to record a new project, "Cigala & Tango," a live recording on April 27, 2010 at the Teatro Gran Rex Buenos Aires with a repertoire based on the Argentine tango.
Source: Festival del Cante de las Minas. Fotos: Rafa
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