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.
Vamos A Bailar
Gipsy Kings Lyrics
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Tu viente años
Regala me
Sin saber porque
Considere
Ya un amor sincero
De aquel amor
Considere
A si tu me quieres
Dímelo
Diga me lo ya
Niña bonita
Ay si tu me quieres
Como yo
Yo te quiero a ti
Vamos a bailar
Vamos a cantar
Vamos a bailar
Este ritmo que tocamos
Considere
Ya un amor sincero
De aquel amor
Tanto yo busque
Corre pa ti
Ay yo soy sincero
Ay de este amor
Tanto yo busque
Vamos a bailar
Vamos a cantar
Vamos a bailar
Este ritmo que tocamos
Lai lai lai
Lai lai lai lai
Lai lai lai
Lai lai lai lai
Lai lai lai
Lai lai lai lai
Lai lai lai
Lai lai lai lai
The lyrics to Gipsy Kings' song "Vamos A Bailar" are a beautiful blend of passion, longing, and celebration. The first verse speaks to the idea of giving oneself fully and freely to another person, without overthinking it or wondering why. The singer asks the woman he loves to "give me your 20 years" and "give me [yourself] without knowing why." It's a plea for complete trust and surrender in the name of love.
The second verse is more introspective, with the singer considering the possibility of a deep and sincere love with the object of his affections. He wonders if she loves him back and implores her to tell him if she does. The chorus is an invitation to dance and sing together, to enjoy the music and let it move them. It's a joyful release of all the pent-up emotions and feelings expressed in the earlier verses.
Line by Line Meaning
Regala me
Give me
Tu viente años
Your twenty years
Regala me
Give me
Sin saber porque
Without knowing why
Considere
Consider
Ya un amor sincero
Already a sincere love
De aquel amor
Of that love
Tanto yo busque
That I searched so much for
Considere
Consider
A si tu me quieres
If you love me
Dímelo
Tell me
Diga me lo ya
Say it to me now
Niña bonita
Pretty girl
Ay si tu me quieres
Oh if you love me
Como yo
Like I do
Yo te quiero a ti
I love you
Vamos a bailar
Let's dance
Vamos a cantar
Let's sing
Vamos a bailar
Let's dance
Este ritmo que tocamos
To this rhythm that we play
Corre pa ti
Run to you
Ay yo soy sincero
Oh, I am sincere
Ay de este amor
Oh, with this love
Tanto yo busque
That I searched so much for
Lai lai lai
La la la
Lai lai lai lai
La la la la
Lai lai lai
La la la
Lai lai lai lai
La la la la
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ANDRE REYES, JACQUES BALIARDO, JALHOUL BOUCHIKHI, MAURICE BALIARDO, NICOLAS REYES, TONINO BALIARDO
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@melchizedecdomingues322
Vamos A Bailar
Pra cantar...
Regala me
Aie tu viente años
Regala me
Sin saber porque
Considere
Ya un amor sincero
De que amor
Tanto yo busque
Considere
A si tu me quieres
Adi me lo
Diga me lo ya
Nina bonita
Ay si tu me quieres
Como yo
Yo te quiero a ti
Vamos a bailar
Vamos a cantar
Vamos a bailar
Este ritmo que tocamos
Considere
Ya un amor sincero
Aie de que amor
Tanto yo busque
Vamos a bailar
Vamos a cantar
Vamos a bailar
Este ritmo que tocamos
Lai lai lai
Lai lai lai lai
Lai lai lai
Lai lai lai lai
Lai lai lai
Lai lai lai lai
Lai lai lai
Lai lai lai lai
@user-qj8kk8zm5c
God, if I have to be born again.... make me either Serb again or Spaniard. Nothing else matters. Love from Serbia
@josemontoyamotos290
Si solo naces Español nada, esto es Gitanería pura
@vr4312
😮 Gypsy sounds so much like Spanish
@user-jw2gw8ke2m
Наздравље !
@Dakisa109
Ja krenuo spanski da ucim i gledam starije filmove i gledo sam scarface i svidela mi se muzika u filmu i ja hocu da je slusam i ja pretrazim vamos a bailar i pogledam u komentare i ti si tu
@felipenevadodorado1993
No hay ni habrá otro grupo flamenco y melancólico como Gipsy Kings .Cantan en todos los idiomas flamenco árabe beduinos palestinos,le dan a todos los palos.Vaya grupo tan especial.Son españoles emigrantes a Francia.Os quiere todo el mundo.
@carloscolorado1440
mi favorita de los reyes gitanos,mi adolecencia en los 80
@arthurchelminiacki4913
I znowu wracam do tego utworu... Coś wspaniałego... 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@toseefahmed2305
Vamos a bailar <3
@user-qj8kk8zm5c
Love from Serbia