Gipsy Kings - Un Amor ' 1982

1982 - Allegria/Released : 1982/Label : Philips Records /The Gipsy Kings are a group of musicians from Arles and Montpellier, who perform in Spanish with an Andalucían 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"./Gipsy Kings are members of two related families: the Reyes (Kings in Spanish) and the Baliardos. They are cousins of the flamenco great Manitas de Plata, whose granddaughter lead guitarist Tonino Baliardo married.Nicolas, Canut, Paul, Andre and Patchai Reyes are sons of the flamenco singer Jose Reyes. The Gipsy Kings are:Nicolas Reyes: lead vocals, guitar,Paul Reyes: backup vocals, guitar, François "Canut" Reyes: backup vocals, guitar,Patchai Reyes: backup vocals, guitar,
Andre Reyes: backup vocals, guitar,Diego Baliardo: guitar,Paco Baliardo: guitar,Tonino Baliardo: lead guitar./Past members : Chico Bouchikhi,Jorge Trasante./Jahloul Chico Bouchikhi was also a member of the Gipsy Kings, but quit after they produced the album Mosaïque in 1989. He had issues with the producers, which the other band members did not back. Bouchikhi, a co-founder of the band, lost the Gipsy Kings trademark. (He claims to have registered it after coming up with the name.) He founded a band of his own called "Chico and the Gypsies".

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