Male flamenco singer |
| Name:Diego Ramón Jiménez Salazar |
| Birth: 1968 Madrid |
"You either sing the same cantes (styles) as always and you are an orthodox cantaor, or you try to move away a little from the fiction that exists about everything. Because I think that you can pick up the old cantes (styles) and carry them forward to 2001, and this is what I am struggling for."
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It was Camarón himself who nick-named him El Cigala. On the other hand, one cannot say that Dieguito disowns the one from the island, but he tries to do without the nick-name, and prefers to be referred to simply as Dieguito.
Like several other cantaores, El Cigala started singing in the street, in flamenco peñas (enthusiasts' clubs) and tablaos, until his excellent meter and ability to mark the rhythm turned him into one of the best at accompanying dancing. In this way, singing in the background for bailaores like Mario Maya, Faíco, Farruco, El Güito, Manuela Carrasco, Cristóbal Reyes, Carmen Cortés and Manolete, he has travelled around a large portion of the world, until he decided to sing from the front, which in flamenco slang means to sing on one's own, as opposed to accompanying the bailaor.
Singing from the front now since 1994, Dieguito has shown that he dominates the flamenco palos (forms) in the traditional style, and interprets them in a masterful and simple manner. He took part in several joint projects, and has shared the stage with many cantaores and musicians like Enrique Morente, José de la Mercé, Parrita, Gerardo Nuñez, Tomatito, Ketama, Vicente Amigo, Montse Cortés and Elena Andújar.
El Cigala himself says that he wants to continue making flamenco music, but without ceasing to be in touch with the current times; he wants to play "fresh flamenco". This is why he has been so bold as to mix pure flamenco singing with other musical styles: Bebo Valdés, an elderly Cuban musician with whom he performs a guajira, and jazz musician Jerry López, have both worked on his record "Corren Tiempos de Alegría". He obtained his greatest success with 'Lágrimas negras', which he recorded alongside Bebo Valdés, and in which bolero and flamenco are blended with mastery. |
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Picasso en mis ojos (Picasso in my eyes)
 Diego El Cigala
1 CD
Año edición: 2005
21 Opinión de los clientes 
"Picasso en mis ojos" is the fifth solo album by Diego El Cigala. It is dedicated to Picasso (1881-1973), the great genius of contemporary painting and the crea
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Price: US$ 22.17
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Cigala
Diego El Cigala
5 CDs
Año edición: 2006
"Cigala" is a special edition which contains the best of Diego El Cigala's oeuvre, and is being released for the first time ever in a 5-CD box-set, in digipack
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Price: US$ 34.09
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Lágrimas negras
Bebo Valdés & Diego El Cigala
1 CD
Año edición: 2003
141 Opinión de los clientes
In 'Lágrimas Negras' (2003) Diego El Cigala's pained voice and Bebo Valdés' piano come together in the performance of some rhythms that are alien to both of the
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Price: US$ 22.69
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Corren tiempos de alegría
Diego El Cigala
1 CD
Año edición: 2001
4 Opinión de los clientes
Although he doesn't like the word fusion and prefers to speak about “black sounds”, Dieguito El Cigala continues to make his little contribution to the arte jon
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List price: US$ 20.24
Discount: 20%
Price: US$ 16.19
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Undebel
Dieguito El Cigala
1 CD
Año edición: 1998
2 Opinión de los clientes 
With this cleverly performed record Dieguito El Cigala stormed onto the discographic scene, captivated flamenco enthusiasts, especially the younger ones, and al
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List price: US$ 14.53
Discount: 30%
Price: US$ 10.17
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Aguadulce
Tomatito
List price: US$ 18.13
Discount: 45%
Price: US$ 9.97
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Cositas buenas
Paco de Lucía
List price: US$ 21.60
Discount: 40%
Price: US$ 12.96
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Jucal
Gerardo Núñez
Price: US$ 21.60
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El sorbo
Niño Josele y Javier Limón
Price: US$ 19.89
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