Diego El Cigala — Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires, 2010

This full concert films Diego El Cigala at the Teatro Gran Rex in Buenos Aires on 29 April 2010, during the tour of his Cigala & Tango project. A Spanish Roma flamenco singer from Madrid who reached a wide audience with the album Lágrimas Negras alongside Bebo Valdés, El Cigala here turns his cante toward another continent: Argentine tango. Recorded for the album and DVD of the same name, this live footage captures him at the height of his raw, gravelly voice, backed by his regular ensemble — Diego del Morao on guitar, Yelsy Heredia on double bass, Jaime Calabuch “Jumitus” on piano and Sabú Porrina on percussion — joined by leading figures of Buenos Aires tango. The set gathers repertoire staples such as Garganta con arena, El día que me quieras, Nostalgias, Alfonsina y el mar and Sus ojos se cerraron, reread through a flamenco lens. It is a live concert where two great popular musics, Andalusian flamenco and the tango of Buenos Aires, meet on the legendary Gran Rex stage. This filmed live concert stands as a key document of the artist’s Latin path.