In his notes that accompany Lágrimas Negras, Angel González admits that the recording in question is unusual. He does not exaggerate. This newly released collection features two outstanding exponents ...

Brought together by Spanish helmer Fernando Trueba ("Calle 54"), the differences between Bebo and Cigala span not only generations, but rhythms, scales and continents: Octogenarian pianist Bebo Valdes ...

Cuban pianist Bebo ValdÉs and flamenco singer Diego "El Cigala" caused a revolution with 2003's "Lágrimas Negras," a best-selling album that fused Cuban son with flamenco vocals. By Billboard Staff ...

The renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés would have turned one hundred years old this coming October. His son, Chucho Valdés, of Irakere fame, and Diego El Cigala, the flamenco singer with whom Bebo… By ...

Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés and Spanish singer Diego el Cigala perform live at the Costa Nord cultural center in Valldemossa, Mallorca, Spain, on June 22, 2003.

Bebo Valdés in 2003. By “legendary” I mean patriarch of the Valdés piano clan (with Chucho and Chuchito) as well as his regular employ as music director and pianist of the swank, pre-Castro Havana ...

Pianist Bebo Valdes Wins GRAMMY Award in “Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album" Category for Bebo De Cuba, A 2-CD/DVD Celebrating Cuban Big Band And Jazz Traditions Marks Valdes' fifth GRAMMY in 3 ...

Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Bebo Valdes is blossoming again. After decades of near obscurity, the 87-year-old Valdes’ mus-ic and his crucial role in the narrative of 20th-century Cuban music ...

The unlikely combination of an 85-year-old pianist and a 35-year-old flamenco singer produced a multi-platinum album last year and this year may prove to be just as successful with a DVD release from ...

Diego Ramón Jiménez Salazar was born in Madrid in December of 1968. The flamenco singer, Diego, el Cigala, is one of the most praised heirs of Camarón de la Isla in the cante flamenco, and it was ...