Audio Cassette review:
Gipsy Kings - Gipsy Kings

Gipsy Kings - Gipsy Kings

Band: Gipsy Kings Title: Gipsy Kings Rating: Release Date: 17 October, 1990 Media: Audio Cassette Tracks: 1: Bamboleo 2: Tu Quieres Volver 3: Moorea 4: Bem, Bem, Maria 5: Amor 6: Inspiration 7: Mi Manera [My Way] 8: Djobi Djoba 9: Faena 10: Quiero Saber 11: Amor, Amor 12: Duende

Editoral Review Although their carefully crafted music is not "pure" gypsy, their impassioned performances create a window for the uninitiated into the deeper world of flamenco and other styles. More than any other band, the Gipsy Kings are responsible for the renewed interest in gypsy music, and this is the album that broke them through to the international mainstream. If you're not a purist, the Gipsy Kings provide powerful, highly contagious, mostly acoustic music that may represent a new form of contemporary gypsy music for the masses; or you can view it as pure pop. This disc lays down their trademark mix of guitars, handclaps, and percussion over 12 varied tracks ranging from intense dance numbers to passionate love songs such as "Un Amor. " Linking it all together are the throaty, emotional vocals, notably those of Nicolas Reyes, evoking the smoky campfires of his underprivileged brethren where this highly polished music originated. --Derek Rath .. You can see a complete list of all Gipsy Kings discography, or go back to the Gipsy Kings tabs