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Natalie Cole’s Tour En Español
Natalie Cole is taking her new LP out for a spin with a run of North American dates scheduled in August, November and December. Released late last month, “Natalie Cole en Español“ is her first Spanish language album and the first set of tunes she’s put out since her kidney transplant.
The transplant, which Cole received in May 2009 after suffering from hepatitis C, inspired the album. The singer explained in a recent interview that the donor was a young El Salvadoran woman who died while giving birth.
“I don’t believe in coincidences. I believe everything happens for a reason. That this was a Latin family, I feel like I’m part Latino now. That (made) the desire to make this record became even stronger,” Cole said, according to the Associated Press.
She added, “I couldn’t totally grasp, understand it, but there’s something there, the spirit of this young girl, the spirit of this family, the spirit of the Latin culture, of a Latin heart is inside me.”
Photo: Steve Jennings
Wells Fargo Center For The Arts, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The 12-track album features a Spanish-language version of the Beatles’ “And I Love Her“ along with Latin American classics. In addition to duets with Andrea Bocelli (“Besame Mucho”) and Juan Luis Guerra (“Bachata Rosa”), Natalie Cole en Español includes an extra special collaboration – the song “Acercate Mas,” which features a recording her father Nat King Cole did in Cuba in 1956.
Several of the tunes from the album will be included on the setlist for Cole’s upcoming tour.
Here is her North American itinerary:
Aug. 1 – North Bethesda, Md., Music Center At Strathmore
Aug. 2 – Newport, R.I., Tennis Hall Of Fame (
Aug. 3 – Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
Aug. 14 – Los Angeles, Calif., Hollywood Bowl
Aug. 28 – Highland Park, Ill., Ravinia Festival At Ravinia Park
Aug. 31 – Biloxi, Miss., IP Casino, Resort & Spa
Oct. 11 – Morristown, N.J., Mayo Performing Arts Center
Oct. 12 – Boston, Mass., Marriott Copley Hotel
Oct. 26 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Orleans Hotel & Casino
Oct. 27 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Orleans Hotel & Casino
Nov. 24 – Santa Rosa, Calif., Wells Fargo Center For The Arts
Nov. 25 – San Francisco, Calif., Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
Dec. 7 – Scottsdale, Ariz., Scottsdale Ctr. For The Perf. Arts
Dec. 10 – Durham, N.C., Durham Performing Arts Center
Dec. 11 – Cleveland, Ohio, Severance Hall
Dec. 13 – Virginia Beach, Va., Sandler Center For The Perf. Arts
Dec. 15 – Rochester, N.Y., Kodak Hall At Eastman Theatre
Dec. 20 – Tacoma, Wash., Emerald Queen Casino
Dec. 21 – Portland, Ore., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
The Aug. 28 show is an appearance with Ramsey Lewis.
Select shows are on sale now. Tickets for the Las Vegas gigs go on sale Saturday.
For more information visit NatalieCole.com.