Gipsy Kings
The Gipsy Kings.
Background information
Origin	France
Website	GipsyKings.com

The Gipsy Kings are a group from Arles and Montpellier in France. Their parents fled from Spain during the Spanish Civil War. They are Calé (Gypsy) musicians, best known for bringing Rumba Catalana, a pop-oriented version of traditional flamenco music to mainstream audiences, a kind of Rumba Flamenca. Many songs of the Gipsy Kings fit social dances, such as Samba, Salsa and Rumba. Image File history File links Gipsy_kings. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Coordinates Administration Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (Subprefecture) Arrondissement Arles Canton Chief town of 2 cantons: Arles-Est and Arles-Ouest Intercommunality Agglomeration community of Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette Mayor Hervé Schiavetti  (PS) (2001-2008) Statistics Altitude 0 m–57 m... Montpellier (Occitan Montpelhièr) is a city in the south of France. ... This article is about the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939. ... Calé are a Roma people in the Iberian Peninsula. ... Tzigane redirects here; for the composition by Maurice Ravel, see Tzigane (Ravel). ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Bailaora (dancer) of Flamenco Belén Maya, photograph taken by Gilles Larrain at his studio, 2001 Flamenco is one of the great European nonacademic musical genres. ... Rumba Flamenca, Flamenco Rumba, or Gypsy Rumba is a style of Rumba music from Southern Spain. ... Social dance is a major category or classification of danceforms or dance styles, where sociability and socializing are the primary focuses of the dancing. ... Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance of Brazilian origin in 2/4 time danced under the Samba music. ... Salsa dancing. ... Rumba is a dance organically related to the rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. ...

They became popular with their album, self titled Gipsy Kings, which included the songs "Djobi Djoba", "Bamboleo" and "Un Amor". The song "Volare" on their second album Mosaique is a rumba version of Domenico Modugno's Italian hit "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu". The Gipsy Kings were enormously popular in France despite harsh criticism from flamenco purists. Gipsy Kings was successful throughout Europe, especially France and the UK. In 1989, Gipsy Kings was released in the United States and it spent 40 weeks on the charts, one of very few Spanish language albums to do so. Their cover version of "Hotel California" is an excellent example of fast classical guitar leads and flamenco strumming (this version was featured in the Coen Brothers' movie The Big Lebowski). In 1991 the Gipsy Kings provided flamenco guitar and backing vocals on Bananarama's version of "Long Train Running", using the pseudonym "Alma de Noche" ("Soul of the Night"). Djobi Djoba is a hit song by the Gipsy Kings, a French-Calé Rumba Flamenca band, which was included on their 1988 self-titled album. ... Volare (Italian for the infinitive tense of the verb to fly) is another popular name for Domenico Modugnos signature song Nel blu dipinto di blu (literally In the blue painted blue). // Written by Domenico Modugno (music and lyrics) and Franco Migliacci (lyrics), Nel blu dipinto di blu was presented... Rumba is both a family of music rhythms and a dance style that originated in Africa and traveled via the slave trade to Cuba and the New World. ... Domenico Modugno (January 9, 1928 – August 6, 1994) was an Italian singer and songwriter. ... This article is in need of attention. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... This article is about the album. ... Joel and Ethan Coen at Cannes 2001 Joel and Ethan Coen, commonly known as The Coen Brothers have written and directed numerous successful films, such as comedies O Brother Where Art Thou, Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski, as well as darker film noir dramas such as Fargo, Millers... The Big Lebowski, a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, chronicles a few days in the life of an unemployed California slacker and recreational bowler after he is mistaken for a millionaire with the same name. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bananarama are an English girl group who found worldwide fame with their melodic pop and new wave songs. ... Long Train Running (or Long Train Runnin) is a song written by musician Tom Johnston and recorded by The Doobie Brothers. ...

The Gipsy Kings are members of two related families: the Reyes and the Baliardos (Reyes means Kings in Spanish). They are cousins of the flamenco great Manitas de Plata. Lead vocalist Nicolas Reyes is the son of flamenco great Jose Reyes. The Gipsy Kings are: Manitas de Plata (given name Ricardo Baliardo) was born on August 7, 1921 in a gypsy caravan in Sète, Southern France. ...

• Nicolas Reyes: lead vocals, guitar
• Pablo Reyes: backup vocals, guitar
• Canut Reyes: backup vocals, guitar
• Patchai Reyes: backup vocals, guitar
• Andre Reyes: guitar/vocals
• Diego Baliardo: guitar
• Paco Baliardo: guitar
• Tonino Baliardo: lead guitar
• Chico Bouchikhi was also a member of the Gipsy Kings, but quit after the album Mosaique.

Chico Bouchikhi is a musician cofounder of the The Gipsy Kings. ...

Discography

• Allegria (1982)
• Luna De Fuego (1983)
• Gipsy Kings (1988)
• Mosaique (1989)
• Allegria (US Version) (1990)
• Este Mundo (1991)
• Live (1992)
• Love and Liberté (1993)
• Greatest Hits (1994)
• The Best of the Gipsy Kings (1995)
• Estrellas (1995)
• Tierra Gitana (1996)
• Compas (1997)
• Cantos De Amor (1998)
• Volare: The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings (1999, re-released in 2000)
• Somos Gitanos (2001)
• Roots (2004)
• Pasajero (2006)

Bamboleo - 3:25 Tu Quieres Volver - 3:15 Moorea - 4:05 Bem, Bem, Maria - 3:03 Un Amor - 3:40 Inspiration - 3:28 A Mi Manera (My Way) - 3:52 DJobi DJoba - 3:27 Faena - 3:45 Quiero Saber - 4:10 Amor, Amor - 3:13 Duende - 4:22 Category: ... The Best of the Gipsy Kings is an album from the band Gipsy Kings. ... Pasajero is an album from the band Gipsy Kings. ...

External links

• Official homepage
• Gipsy Kings Lyrics, Album Info + Forums
• The Gipsy Kings' biography and discography