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Diego el Cigala unionense returns to the stage after his participation in June of this year's Gala Solidaria Lorca organized the Festival del Cante de las Minas.
Following their approach to different world music as jazz, bolero, tango or Cuban music, the singer from Madrid back to its origins.
El Cigala will review parts of the flamenco tradition with his characteristic musical intent.
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".
It was consolidated in 1997 as an artist and began his solo career with the album "Undebel."
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".
Among them are two artists leave their mark on his career: Bebo Valdés and Jerry González.
The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy for best flamenco album of the year.
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 in it, great Cuban musicians and Spanish redecorating boleros, ballads and tango. In April 2010, Diego traveled to Argentina to record a new project," Cigala & Tango, "a live recording 27 April 2010 at the Teatro Gran Rex Buenos Aires with a repertoire based on the Argentine tango.
In the afternoon on the agenda at 20.00 h. cultural
in the council hall of the house of the pinion will have a conference on "The Double F: France and the Flamenco" by the flamenco and musician José Manuel Gamboa.
Later take place, the institutional act of surrender to France Cathedral of Cante award for his work in conservation, promotion and dissemination of culture and art of flamenco.
Source: Festival del Cante de las Minas
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