Roots (Gipsy Kings album)

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Roots
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Studio album by
Released16 March 2004
Recorded9–26 June 2003, using Le Voyageur Il mobile studio, at Le Mas de Gourgoubès, St.-André-de-Buèges, France.
Genre Flamenco
Length57:25
Label Nonesuch
Producer Gildas Boclé, Craig Street
Gipsy Kings chronology
Somos Gitanos
(2001)
Roots
(2004)
Pasajero
(2006)
Professional ratings
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Roots is the eleventh studio album by the French Rumba Catalana band Gipsy Kings, which was released in 2004 in Europe, USA, and Japan. [3] 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".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Aven, Aven"4:37
2."Legende"4:12
3."Fandango [Patchai]"1:29
4."Bolerias" (Instrumental)4:36
5."Rhythmic"4:10
6."Como Siento Yo"3:21
7."Amigo"3:45
8."Tarantas" (Instrumental)2:58
9."Fandango [Nicolas]"2:40
10."Boogie"3:23
11."Nuages" (Instrumental)3:08
12."Como Ayer"3:24
13."Soledad"5:57
14."Tampa" (Instrumental)3:07
15."Hermanos"3:05
16."Petite Noya" (Live)3:40
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Canut Fandango"1:58
18."Mi Novia"3:19

Personnel

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