Gipsy Kings

Gipsy Kings
Formed: 1979 in Arles, France
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Genre: Ethnic Fusion, World
Styles: Contemporary Flamenco, Flamenco, Spanish Folk, Worldbeat
Group Members: Canut Reyes, Jahloul "Chico" B..., Andre Reyes, Nicolás Reyes, Paco Baliardo, Tonino Baliardo, Diego Baliardo
Biography: The Gipsy Kings are largely responsible for bringing the joyful sounds of progressive pop-oriented flamenco, called Sevillana in Spain, to the world. The band started out in Arles, a village in southern France, during the '70s when brothers Nicolas and Andre Reyes, the sons of renowned flamenco artist ...Read full biography
Gipsy Kings
Released: 1988
Label: Elektra/Musician
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Their US debut is an especially dynamic introduction to the sound of the Spanish Gypsy ensemble. ~ Myles Boisen, All Music Guide ...Read full review
Mosaique
Released: 1989
Label: Nonesuch
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The second major album for the Gipsy Kings on Elektra, Mosaique makes use of a mild range of outside genres and instrumentation that are added slyly to the basic flamenco mix set up by the ensemble. Most ...Read full review
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