Friday, August 10, 2012

THE GIPSY KINGS


The Gipsy Kings
The Gipsy Kings are a group of musicians from Arles and Montpellier, who perform in Spanish with an AndalucĂ­an accent. Although group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos, Spanish Romani people who fled Catalonia during the 1930s Spanish Civil War. Chico Bouchikhi is of Moroccan and Algerian descent. They are known for bringing rumba catalana, a pop-oriented music distantly derived from traditional flamenco music, to worldwide audiences. The group originally called itself Los Reyes.
Their music has a particular rumba flamenca style, with pop influences; many songs of the Gipsy Kings fit social dances, such as salsa and rumba. Their music has been described as a place where "Spanish flamenco and Romani rhapsody meet salsa funk".

Origin: Arles, Provence, France
Genres: rumba flamenca, pop
Years active: 1978–present
Labels: Elektra Records, Nonesuch Records, Columbia/SME Records
Members: Nicolas Reyes, Paul Reyes, Canut Reyes, Patchai Reyes, Andre Reyes, Diego Baliardo, Paco Baliardo, Tonino Baliardo

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Song:
Concert:
Gipsy Kings Passion Live In Concert 2006 

Album:
The Gipsy Kings - The Very Best Of 
Interview:


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