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.
Habla Me
Gipsy Kings Lyrics
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Como te camelo yo
Quere me
Como te amo yo
Es un amor possible
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
Quere me
Como te camelo yo
Quere me
Como te amo yo
Es un amor possible
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
Es como un sueno y volvera ye
Y ya volvera ver
Que no hay comprende
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
Es como un sueno y volvera ye
Yo se que volveras y no san fin el amor
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
Es como un sueno y volvera ye
The lyrics in Gipsy Kings's song Habla Me express the singer's desire for love and connection. The repetition of the phrases "Habla me, como te camelo yo" (talk to me, how I tease you) and "Quere me, como te amo yo" (love me, like I love you) demonstrate the singer's attempts to connect with the object of their affection, to be understood and to understand.
The song speaks to the idea that past love or experiences are not hindrances to finding new love, as the singer sings "Es un amor possible de que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba" (It's a possible love that I kept from the love I had before). The singer is guarding their heart from past hurt, while also expressing the possibility of opening up to a new love.
Throughout the song, the singer imagines a love that is like a dream, something that they long for and yearn to experience. The lyrics "Es como un sueno y volvera ye" (It's like a dream and it will come back) reinforce this idea of an idealized love that may not be entirely realistic, yet is still something worth pursuing.
Overall, the lyrics of Habla Me convey themes of desire, love, and the possibility of finding connection after past heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Habla me
Speak to me
Como te camelo yo
Like I charm you
Quere me
Love me
Como te amo yo
Like I love you
Es un amor possible
It's a possible love
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
I kept the love that I had
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
I kept the love that I had
Es como un filma y volvera ye
It's like a movie and it will return
Quere me
Love me
Como te camelo yo
Like I charm you
Quere me
Love me
Como te amo yo
Like I love you
Es un amor possible
It's a possible love
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
I kept the love that I had
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
I kept the love that I had
Es como un sueno y volvera ye
It's like a dream and it will return
Y ya volvera ver
And it will come back
Que no hay comprende
That there's no understanding
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
I kept the love that I had
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
I kept the love that I had
Es como un sueno y volvera ye
It's like a dream and it will return
Yo se que volveras y no san fin el amor
I know that you'll return and the love won't end
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
I kept the love that I had
De que amor que yo tenia lo guardaba
I kept the love that I had
Es como un sueno y volvera ye
It's like a dream and it will return
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANDRE REYES, FRANCOIS REYES, JACQUES BALIARDO, MAURICE BALIARDO, NICOLAS REYES, TONINO BALIARDO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dukefont
Háblame
como te camelo yo
quiéreme
como te amo yo.
Es un amor tan grande
de que el amor que yo tenía, lo guardaba
de que el amor que yo tenía, lo guardaba
es como un final y volver ayer.
Quiéreme
como te camelo yo
quiéreme
como te amo yo.
Es un amor posible
de que el amor que yo tenía, lo guardaba
de que el amor que yo tenía, lo guardaba
es como un final y volver ayer.
Y ya volverá a ver
que no ya comprende
de que el amor que yo tenía, lo guardaba
de que el amor que yo tenía, lo guardaba
es como un final y volver ayer.
Yo sé que volverá
y no siente el amor
de que el amor que yo tenía, lo guardaba
de que el amor que yo tenía, lo guardaba
es como un final y ya volver ayer.
@WorldofSmeads
My mother came to visit me this past spring. The weather was perfect. We sat on my patio and enjoyed the sun and we played this song. We had such a special moment I played the song over again. It was such a beautiful time that I wish I could relive. We didn’t know that she has covid at that time and It was the last time I saw her alive.
@chironjo
😢
@Alex-yq9zy
🥲
@Chrissy3096
OMG, my condolences. Glad you had that special time with your Mom ❤❤❤
@mayegarma131
Sorry
@luannd62
One of the most beautiful songs ever sung. The yearning in his voice slays me. I have loved the Gipsy Kings for more than 30 years and was fortunate to see them in concert in Albuquerque several years back.
@kmy80
I went through IVF and the day I lost our babies,my husband and I went to a gypsy kings concert.l was inconsolable to say the least, we had these tickets from months ago. Then they started playing this song and I swear is like it was a message from God. I stopped crying and listened to the lyrics very closely. I know my babies will be back and this song tells me so. This is a hymn to me.In my conversations with God this song is on my mind.
@sayedtauseefahmad2667
❤❤
@shiner5083
El amor en su perfección. Sin envidia sin rencor. Con la humildad de amar sin esperar nada a cambio. Es la escencia de el mas puro amor
@kevinlesteraguilarvalle6798
Canta con un sentimiento... Por aquellos amores que guardamos en lo más profundo de nuestro ser...