Gipsy Kings The Gipsy Kings are a group of flamenco, salsa and pop musicians from Arles and Montpellier in the south of France who perform in a mixture of languages, mostly in Spanish, but also mixing dialects from the South of France. Although group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos, Spanish Romani who fled Spain during the 1930s Spanish Civil War. They are known for bringing rumba flamenco, a pop-oriented music distantly derived from traditional flamenco music, to worldwide audiences. Nicolas Reyes: Lead Vocals and Guitar Tonino Baliardo: Solo Guitar André Reyes: Guitar And Background Vocals Canut Reyes: Guitar And Background Vocals Paco Baliardo: Guitar Diego Baliardo: Guitar Review: You may think "Bamboleo" and "Djobi, Djoba" are all the Gipsy Kings have tooffer, but these consummate musicians are more than two-trick ponies. Withmembers born to two prominent (and related) Gypsy families in southernFrance, the band struggled for years as a wedding ensemble before hittingthe big time in 1988 with their eponymous release. Though justlycharacterized as softening the flamenco tradition for world audiences, theKings are perennial favorites and destined to remain such. Aliases: Alma De Noche Members: Jahloul "Chico" Bouchikhi, Paul "Pablo" Reyes, André Reyes, Maurice "Diego" Baliardo, Nicolas Reyes, Tonino Baliardo, Paco Baliardo, Canut Reyes, Patchai Reyes, Jorge Trasante, Carlos Julli

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