El Cigala, a permanent bridge between flamenco and other music cultures.
Spanish singer Diego The Cigala will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of his album black tearsrecorded with the Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes (1918-2013), with a tour of ten cities in the United States where he will sing, among other songs, the classic in his voice Two gardeniaby Isolina Carrillo.
titled 20 Years of Tearsthe tour will take in the well -known flamenco singer in ten cities in less than two monthsstarting Oct. 13 in Dallas, Texas, as announced by the company Loud And Live.
Among the major cities, the statement details, are, in addition to Dallas, Orlando and Miami (Florida), Boston (Massachusetts), New York and Chicago (Illinois).
Bebo Valdés is proud of the “trophy” for selling 1 million copies of “Black Tears”. Photo by AP
On this new tour, El Cigala will go through all the songs “that came into his life to be important”, says Loud And Live, citing some like Crazy heart, love story Y Two gardenia.
Awards everywhere
black tearsthe album which took its name from the theme of Miguel Matamorosone of the most universal Cuban authors, was published in 2003 by the Calle 54 Records label under the production of Fernando Trueba and Javier Limón.
named That person’s Best Album for New York Timeswinner of two grammy awards and of BBC World Music AwardAmong other awards, the album has sold more than two million copies worldwide, Loud And Live reviews.
The South Florida-based entertainment, marketing and media company also announced that tickets for this tour will be available for pre-sale starting this Wednesday, April 20th.
The tour also includes presentations in California (San José, Nov. 4, and San Diego, two days later), as well as in Seattle, in the state of Washington.
In over 30 years of career, El Cigala is the flamenco singer with the most international projections and has won six Latin Grammysalong with a Grammy nomination for his album Indestructible. He also earned another nomination for Best Tropical Solo Artist at the Billboard Awards.
El Cigala and Bebo Valdés, receiving the award for Best Album for “Lágrimas negra”, in Madrid, Spain. Photo EFE
He has sold over two million albums and collaborated with artists such as Alicia Keys, Alejandro Fernández, Ricky Martín, Lila Downs, Chavela Vargas, Mercedes Sosa, Mina, Caetano Veloso and Rosario, among many others.
recent visit
By the way, a few weeks ago we enjoyed enjoying El Cigala on a mini Argentine tour -March 26, in Gran Rex, with previous stops in Córdoba, Rosario and Mendoza- and I explained the reasons of riding at this time a tribute album with classics of Mexican music…
“My new album has had a pretty long preparation. For twenty years, on my travels in Mexico, every time I come I have experienced new sensations, new experiences.
“I had the genius to get to know my dear friend Armando Manzaneroto my dear Vicente Fernandezto dear mercedes sosa and I also met a real Argentine gypsy, Mr. Ruben Juarez; in my life I have never seen the bandoneon sing and play; he is my brother.
“On trips to Mexico with my dear Amparo, may he rest in peace and whoever is at the right hand of the Father, be with him, Chavela Vargas and a few others, they told me you had to sing in Mexico. You see, I caught every bohemian and every drunk listening to ranchera, boleros rancheros ”, and intoned. You left because I wanted you to leave“, as an example.
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Source: Clarin