Latin American beats had been joined with flamenco by gitanos since at least the 1950s, mixing complex strumming with rhythmic, percussive tapping on their guitars' tops. The new Reyes generation — soon to meet and join up with three guitar-playing brothers from the Baliardo family — began creating more pop-oriented songs. They played at roma parties and at street corners until they got their chance to record under the group's new name, Gipsy Kings.
Sharp-eyed individuals might have noted that all the left-handed members of the group play guitars strung upside-down; this is usually as a result of the individuals' not having their own guitars when growing-up. Borrowing and playing a right-hander's the wrong way up was the only way to learn.
Band's story
They became popular with their self-titled first album, Gipsy Kings, which included the songs "Djobi Djoba ", "Bamboleo " and the romantic ballad "Un Amor". The song "Volare" on their second album Mosaique is a rumba version of Domenico Modugno's Italian hit "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu". The Gipsy Kings were enormously popular in France and throughout Europe along with the middle east. In 1989, Gipsy Kings was released in the United States and it spent 40 weeks on the charts, one of very few Spanish language albums to do so. Their cover version of "Hotel California" is an excellent example of fast flamenco guitar leads and rhythmic strumming (this version was featured in the Coen Brothers' movie The Big Lebowski).
In 1991 the Gipsy Kings provided flamenco guitar and backing vocals on Bananarama's version of "Long Train Running", using the pseudonym "Alma de Noche" ("Soul of the Night"). Also in '91, for a multi-artist project called "Simply Mad About the Mouse" — a compilation of new versions of songs from Disney films — the Kings contributed an annaly-crafted, fast-paced rumba flamenca version of "I've Got No Strings" from "Pinocchio" - replete with feverish flamenco guitar leads and rhythmic hand-claps (palmas). The lyrics' enthusiasm for freedom, not being tied down, fit the gipsy creed perfectly.
Their 1993 album "Love and Liberte" won the Latin Grammy Award for "Best Pop Album of the Year," and contained the enduring song "Montana," an emotional account of Roma chased from their birthplace by prejudice and persecution.
The '95 compilation "The Best of the Gipsy Kings" went platinum, staying on the charts more than one year. Albums "Mosaïque," "Allegria," "Este Mundo," "Gipsy Kings Live," "Love & Liberte," "Tierra Gitana," "Cantos de Amor" and "Volare! - the Very Best of the Gipsy Kings" went gold.
Lead guitarist Tonino Baliardo — who has always written the group's instrumentals — released his first solo album, Essences, in 2001; a second self-titled one followed in 2003.
Flamenco purists criticized their use of drum kits, electronic bass, and electronic keyboards and rock and reggae beats. Defenders say they helped create a new style.
Gipsy Kings' total album sales worldwide now exceed 18 million; they toured worldwide again in 2007. They are the world's best-selling music group from France in history, according to their website, where dates and places of their current tour can be found.
Years active: from 1987 till present.
Members
Gipsy Kings are members of two related families: the Reyes and the Baliardos (Reyes means Kings in Spanish). They are cousins of the flamenco great Manitas de Plata, lead guitarist Tonino Baliardo married his granddaughter. Nicolas, Canut, Paul, Andre and Patchai Reyes are sons of flamenco singer Jose Reyes. The Gipsy Kings are:
Nicolas Reyes: lead vocals, guitar
Paul Reyes: backup vocals, guitar
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
Chico Bouchikhi was also a member of the Gipsy Kings, but quit after the album Mosaique.
Donde Esta Mi Amour
Gipsy Kings Lyrics
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La vida es asi…la vida es asi ves,
Te busco y no te encuentro
Te quiero y no lo sabes,
Donde estas mi amor, donde estas mi amor.
Hace tiempo te querido, y ahora no
te quiero mas
no vuelvas mas, no vuelvas mas.
Ver nacer un nino, si tu me has perdido
El sonar con tu carino des pertar en un abismo.
Hace tiempo te querido, y haora no
te quiero mas
Hoy en dia te has marchado, por favor
no vuelvas mas, no vuelvas mas.
Ver nacer un nino, si tu me has perdido
El sonar con tu carino des pertar en
un abismo.
Hace tiempo te querido, y haora no
te quiero mas
Hoy en dia te has marchado, por favor
no vuelvas mas, no vuelvas mas.
The lyrics of "Donde Esta Mi Amour" by Gipsy Kings convey a sense of longing and sadness in a romantic relationship. The opening lines establish that life is not just a game, but rather something with profound emotions and feelings. The singer expresses his search for love, stating that he wants and loves someone who may not even realize it. The repeated plea of "Donde estas mi amor" (Where are you, my love) highlights the singer's frustration and longing to find their lost love.
As the song progresses, the lyrics reveal that the singer once loved this person, but now no longer feels the same. The verse suggests that the person has left and the singer asks them not to return again. The line "Ver nacer un nino, si tu me has perdido" (To see a child being born if you have lost me) implies that the relationship has reached a breaking point and the pain is deepening, leading to feelings of being trapped in an abyss of emotions.
Overall, the lyrics express the complexity of love and its ability to bring both joy and heartache. The song reflects on the longing for a lost love, the pain of the relationship changing, and the desire for closure and moving on.
Line by Line Meaning
La vida no es un juego, amor ni sentimiento
Life is not a game, love or feeling
La vida es asi…la vida es asi ves
Life is like that... life is like that, you see
Te busco y no te encuentro
I search for you and I can't find you
Te quiero y no lo sabes
I love you and you don't know it
Donde estas mi amor, donde estas mi amor
Where are you, my love, where are you
Hace tiempo te querido, y ahora no te quiero mas
I loved you before, but now I don't love you anymore
Hoy en dia te has marchado, por favor no vuelvas mas, no vuelvas mas
Today you have left, please don't come back anymore, don't come back anymore
Ver nacer un nino, si tu me has perdido
To witness the birth of a child, if you have lost me
El sonar con tu carino des pertar en un abismo
To dream about your affection and wake up in an abyss
Hace tiempo te querido, y ahora no te quiero mas
I loved you before, but now I don't love you anymore
Hoy en dia te has marchado, por favor no vuelvas mas, no vuelvas mas
Today you have left, please don't come back anymore, don't come back anymore
Ver nacer un nino, si tu me has perdido
To witness the birth of a child, if you have lost me
El sonar con tu carino des pertar en un abismo
To dream about your affection and wake up in an abyss
Hace tiempo te querido, y ahora no te quiero mas
I loved you before, but now I don't love you anymore
Hoy en dia te has marchado, por favor no vuelvas mas, no vuelvas mas
Today you have left, please don't come back anymore, don't come back anymore
Lyrics © PEERMUSIC FRANCE, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: JACQUES PACO BALIARDO, MAURICE DIEGO BALIARDO, TONINO ANTOINE BALIARDO, ANDRE REYES, FRANCOIS CANUT REYES, NICOLAS REYES, PATCHAI REYES, PAUL REYES
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@glorias.miranda1964
Listening to the entire CD. From USA with love.
January 30, 2020
@franciscogonzalezsalazar7520
Unos fenómenos de la música son únicos...vivan los gypsi
@carloshugocenturion3492
excelente tema; incomparable grupo de guitarrás y voces flamencas, los Reyes Gitanos (Gipsy Kings). Una muy buena versión de este tema la hace el grupo La Rumba, que tocan en la vía pública y otros sitios abiertos. RECOMENDED
@esthernobre7998
Manaus- Amazônia 🙋🏻♀️ 🇧🇷
@esthernobre7998
Jorge Pablo viva!!! 👏🏻👏🏻🌹nuestra América latina
@margothangulo5082
Excelente canción para viajar en una noche estrellada !
@faisalvazquez3289
Hermoso
@glorias.miranda1964
Sabrosura!
@gloriachinea5069
Por mi papá
@glorias.miranda1964
OMG bella y para bailar.