Gipsy Kings are a group of flamenco, salsa, and pop musicians from Arles and Montpellier in the south of France, who perform in a mixture of languages, mostly in Spanish, but also mixing southern French dialects. Although the group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos, Spanish Romani who fled Spain during the 1930s Spanish Civil War. They are known for bringing rumba flamenca, a pop-oriented music distantly derived from traditional flamenco music, to worldwide audiences. The group originally called itself Los Reyes.
Sharam Tayebi, better known as Sharam, is an Iranian techno and house DJ and producer. Born in Tehran, Iran, he emigrated to Washington D.C. at the age of 14. A mainstay of the Washington underground dance music scene, he has been active both as one half of the duo Deep Dish and solo artist, producer and mixer.
The Best of the Gipsy Kings is an album from the band Gipsy Kings. It was released on March 28, 1995 in the US.
Gipsy Kings is the third album by the French Rumba Catalana band Gipsy Kings, which was released in 1987. The album was their first to reach a worldwide audience, going gold across France, the UK, USA and other countries. The US and European versions of this album are identical except in some cases the song order may differ. The Japanese version released in 1995 includes an alternate version of "Vamos A Bailar" from their latest albums. The song "Inspiration" from this album famously appeared in the season five episode of Miami Vice, "World Of Trouble", in June 1988.
Greatest Hits is a best of album by the French Rumba Catalana band Gipsy Kings, which was released in 1994 in Europe.
Compas is the ninth studio album by rumba band Gipsy Kings. It was released in 1997 in Europe and the US, using a different song order. The European version has one completely new track, "Sueño de Noche", as well as a remixed version of "Ami Wa Wa ".
Love and Liberté is the sixth studio album by Gipsy Kings released in 1993. The album was released in different US and European versions. Apart from the song order, the difference is the exclusive track "La Quiero" on the European release and versions of songs "Escucha Me" and "Campaña".
"Tú Quieres Volver" or, "You want to return" is a song by the Gipsy Kings, released on their self-titled album Gipsy Kings in 1988. The Gipsy Kings of 1988 are: Nicolas Reyes, Paul Reyes, Francois Reyes, Patchai Reyes, Andre Reyes, Diego Baliardo, Paco Baliardo, Tonino Baliardo, Chico Bouchikhi.
Allegria is the debut studio album by the Gipsy Kings, released in 1982 in Europe.
Mosaïque is the fourth studio album by the Gipsy Kings, released in 1989 in Europe and Canada. The main difference between both versions is the replacement of the instrumental "Bossamba" on the Europe release for "Niña morena" on the North American release. The song order also changes on both albums and songs "Caminando por la calle", "Trista pena" and "Vamos a bailar" are slightly different versions.
Somos Gitanos is the tenth studio album by the Gipsy Kings released in October 2001. It was released in 2001 in the US, Mexico, and Japan with different song orders. The Mexican and Japanese releases have the bonus song "One Love" written by Bob Marley. The Japanese release also has the bonus songs "Inspiration" and "Volare" that appeared on Gipsy Kings and Mosaïque respectively.
Come into My Life is the debut studio album by Italian dance music singer Gala, released in November 1997. The album was recorded at the Planet Studio in Milan, Italy. Four singles were released: "Come into My Life", "Freed from Desire", "Suddenly" and "Let a Boy Cry".
Volaré! The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings is a compilation album by the French Rumba Catalana band Gipsy Kings, which was released in 1999 in Europe, Japan and Mexico. The US version released in 2000 is identical with the omission of "Hitmix '99 " which appear as track #20 on the first CD1 of the other versions.
Luna de Fuego is the second studio album by the Gipsy Kings, released in 1983 in Europe.
Este Mundo is the fifth studio album by the Gipsy Kings, released in July 1991 in US and Europe; both versions are identical. "No Volvere" was covered by Tarkan as "Vazgeçemem" on his debut album Yine Sensiz in 1992.
Live is the first live album by the Gipsy Kings, released in 1992 in Europe and the US. Both versions of the release are identical.
Estrellas is the seventh studio album by the Gipsy Kings released in 1995 in Europe and a year later in the United States, under the title Tierra Gitana.
Roots is the eleventh studio album by the French Rumba Catalana band Gipsy Kings, which was released in 2004 in Europe, USA, and Japan. Both the Europe and US release are identical and have 16 tracks while the Japanese version have two bonus tracks: "Canut Fandango" and "Mi Novia".
James Cayzer, better known by his stage name Jaytech is an Australian electronic music producer, DJ, and a trained pianist.
Nicholas Patrick is a British record producer. He has produced albums for artists such as Seal, Aretha Franklin, the Beach Boys, Placido Domingo, and Andrea Bocelli, received three Grammy award nominations and won eight Album of the Year Classic BRIT Awards.
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