The Cádiz-born cantaora and bailaora revises eleven
songs by the goddess of French 'chanson' from the flamenco prism

Flamenco-world.com, October 2003

The harmony between flamenco and French 'chanson' goes a step further. With the intention of commemorating the death, forty years ago, of Parisian singer Edith Piaf, Ana Salazar recreates her work from a 'jondo' point of view. The Cádiz born cantaora and bailaora has captured the sensitivities of either genre on 'Ana Salazar canta a Edith Piaf', which goes on sale beginning October 13th, 2003. Among the eleven songs on the album, produced by Guillermo McGill, there are versions of songs such as 'La vie en rose' and 'L'hymne à l'amour'.

Ana Salazar

'Ana Salazar canta a Edith Piaf' is a record which follows the road opened by the album 'Chanson flamenca: Un homenaje flamenco a la canción francesa' ('French Chanson: A Flamenco Tribute to French Song'), on which Ramón el Portugués, Guadiana and Montse Cortés took part, among others. If Ana Salazar performed Yves Montand's 'Les feuilles mortes' in that recording, on this album she delves head over heels into the legacy of Edith Piaf (Paris, 1915-1963).

'La vie en rose', 'La belle histoire d'amour', 'L'hymne à l'amour', 'Non je ne regrette rien'... are some of the eleven songs by the internationally-famous French singer which the Cádiz-born cantaora and bailaora has sifted through flamenco. In this project, produced by percussionist Guillermo McGill based on an idea by Fernando Rosado and Fernando Deleyto, the cantaora and bailaora is accompanied by musicians such as guitarist Tito Alcedo, pianist Juan Cortés and violinist Ara Malikian.

The album, the artist's second after 'Flamenco Move', goes on sale October 13th, 2003, one day before the fortieth anniversary of Edith Piaf's death. The Parisian singer, known as the nightingale of French song, died in her hometown, Paris, following a life as full of tragic episodes as success, at one point becoming the world's most popular artist. To keep her memory alive, Ana Salazar has tackled this work, which in the live version combines her cante with her dancing by means of an audiovisual show.

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