The sentence was announced by the High Court of Justice of Andalusía press office on Dec. 17, Spanish newspapers report. By Sigal Ratner-Arias Deputy Editor, Billboard Español The Spanish flamenco ...

"Tango and flamenco deal with the same thing, with little human tragedies that happen in the night", says Diego El Cigala. The Spanish singer brilliantly proves his point, 'live' in Buenos Aires.

Flamenco is the historic folk music of the Andalusia region in southern Spain. It is known for its use of the guitar, cajón, castanets, and clapping. Its singing, el cante, is evocative, heartfelt, ...

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 ...

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Lagrimas Negras (Calle 54/Bluebird), by 80-something Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes and 30-something Roma flamenco vocalist Diego El Cigala, is not strictly jazz or Cuban or flamenco. It is simply a stroke ...

De etnia gitana, nacido español y de nacionalizado dominicano, al cantaor flamenco Diego Ramón Jiménez Salazar —mejor conocido como Diego El Cigala— el gusto por la salsa le comenzó en su infancia, ...

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 ...

Flamenco has been commercialised for years, and the charismatic singer Diego el Cigala now heightens the odds by aiming to fuse Spanish flamenco with the equally gritty and powerful South American ...

When you have been praised by the Spanish composer and guitarist Paco de Lucía for possessing one of the most beautiful flamenco voices of our time, there's the danger that you start taking it easy.