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.
Magia Del Ritmo
Gipsy Kings Lyrics
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Estirando cada palpitar
La mirada se detiene significación
El secreto está en el ritmo
Él vive en todo tu ser, oh oh oh
Él vive en todo tu ser, oh oh oh.
Magia del ritmo
Luego sus poderes sensaciones
Es todo lo que eres
La fuerza es
Magia del ritmo
Magia del ser.
Algo mejor será verte bailar
Su energía de un hechizo más
Y seguirte el misterio sin poder penar
El ritmo que te corre ahí
Fuera de la su extensidad, oh oh oh
Fuera de la su extensidad, oh oh oh.
Magia del ritmo
Siente su vida
Luego sus poderes sensaciones
Es todo lo que eres
La fuerza es
Magia del ritmo
Magia del ser.
Ole ole ole oh
Ole ole ole ole ole ole oh.
El milagro de un latido mas
Estirando cada palpitar
La vista ya se esconde con esta sensacion
El secreto esta en el ritmo
Fuera de la su inmensidad oh oh oh
Fuera de la su inmensidad oh oh oh.
Magia del ritmo
Siente su vida
Luego sus poderes sensaciones
Es todo lo que eres
La fuerza es
Magia del ritmo
Magia del ser.
The song “Magia del Ritmo” by Gipsy Kings is a celebration of the power of rhythm and the energy it brings to life. The lyrics describe the miracle of an extra heartbeat, stretching and filling every pulse. The meaning of life stops to be significant, captured by the rhythm that lives throughout your being. The chorus declares the magic of rhythm, feeling its life, its power, its sensations. It is all that you are; the force of the magic of rhythm is the magic of being.
The verses explain that seeing someone dance is something even better, as the energy of the spell increases. The mystery follows without being able to think of anything else apart from the rhythm that runs through you beyond extent. The power is beyond imagination and is the magic of being. The chorus is heard again, describing the magic of rhythm, its life, its strength, its sensations. It is all that you are; the force of the magic of rhythm is the magic of being. The song ends with the traditional Spanish call-out “Ole!” repeated five times before finally ending, showing the infectious energy of the rhythm.
Line by Line Meaning
El milagro de un latido más
The miracle of one more heartbeat.
Estirando cada palpitar
Stretching every palpitation.
La mirada se detiene significación
The gaze stops with significance.
El secreto está en el ritmo
The secret is in the rhythm.
Él vive en todo tu ser, oh oh oh
He lives in all of your being, oh oh oh.
Magia del ritmo
Magic of rhythm.
Siente su vida
Feel its life.
Luego sus poderes sensaciones
Then its sensational powers.
Es todo lo que eres
It's all that you are.
La fuerza es
The strength is.
Magia del ritmo
Magic of rhythm.
Magia del ser.
Magic of being.
Algo mejor será verte bailar
Something better will be to see you dance.
Su energía de un hechizo más
Its energy of one more spell.
Y seguirte el misterio sin poder penar
And follow the mystery without being able to suffer.
El ritmo que te corre ahí
The rhythm that runs through you there.
Fuera de la su extensidad, oh oh oh
Outside of its extensivity, oh oh oh.
Ole ole ole oh
Ole ole ole oh.
Ole ole ole ole ole ole oh.
Ole ole ole ole ole ole oh.
La vista ya se esconde con esta sensacion
The sight already hides with this sensation.
Fuera de la su inmensidad oh oh oh
Outside of its immensity, oh oh oh.
Magia del ritmo
Magic of rhythm.
Siente su vida
Feel its life.
Luego sus poderes sensaciones
Then its sensational powers.
Es todo lo que eres
It's all that you are.
La fuerza es
The strength is.
Magia del ritmo
Magic of rhythm.
Magia del ser.
Magic of being.
Contributed by Adalyn Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
July Rocha
Adoro essa musica...muito boa pra dançar!!! VIVA GIPSY KINGS!!!!!
larixa de la rosa
Maravillosos!!!, no me canso de escucharlos!!!
Peron Rodrigues
Tanto Gipsy Kings quanto Gipsyland são magistrais nesta canção.
Alison Alica
linda musica desses espanhóis do gipsys kings essa musica ouvi na voz da cantora Argentina Marie Claire Ubaldo
RinaGG
Só imagino! Muito alegre!
Lucky 31
Слушаешь и чувствуешь атмосферу и заряжаешься энергией.
hironuma36
i love this song still now.
Hammster69
A pretty good interpretation of the Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo classic.
natale piazzese
MERAVIGLIOSA CANZONE ...brano bellissimo....
johan norman
eso es....solo falta la version en viva