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The Best of the Gipsy Kings

The Best of the Gipsy Kings
Artist: Gipsy Kings
Label: Nonesuch
Category: Music

List Price: $18.98
Buy New: $13.99
You Save: $4.99 (26%)



Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 74 reviews
Sales Rank: 7223

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5

MPN: 79358
UPC: 075597935820
EAN: 0075597935820
ASIN: B000005J38

Release Date: March 28, 1995
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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Tracks:

  • Djobi, Djoba
  • Viento Del Arena
  • Baila Me
  • Un Amor
  • Moorea
  • Volare
  • Quiero Saber
  • Escucha Me
  • La Dona
  • Montana
  • Bem, Bem, Maria
  • Trista Pena
  • Bamboleo
  • Galaxia
  • Vamos A Bailar
  • Love & Liberte
  • A Tu Vera
  • Medley: Bamboleo/Volare/Djobi Djoba/Pida Me La/Baila Me

Similar Items:

  • Volare! - The Very Best Of The Gipsy Kings
  • Cantos de Amor
  • Pasajero
  • Gipsy Kings
  • Mosaique

Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com essential recording
Hailing from the Reyes and Baliardo Gypsy families, this ensemble from the south of France has been playing "rumba flamenca" since the late 1980s. With this 1995 compilation, the songwriting talent and virtuosity this unique group possesses were gathered together in one comprehensive CD. Notable inclusions are the anthemic hit "Bamboleo," from their debut, Gipsy Kings; the slowly emotive "Trista Pena" the Italian cover "Volare," from Mosaique; and assorted live cuts that wonderfully capture the wild energy these players spark onstage. In short, the Gipsy Kings are a celebratory bunch who know how to rock with a rhapsody of acoustic guitars, passionate vocals, and walls of congas, timbales, cabasas, and bongos. Check this caravan out. --Karen Karleski


Customer Reviews:   Read 69 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars if you love their music, you'll love the CD   April 10, 2008
Kirk Alex
My header pretty much says it: their music is a celebration of life.
Good stuff.



5 out of 5 stars highly entertaining   March 9, 2008
K. Stuckey (Port Huron, MI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I play this CD regularly in several situations: in my car, out on my friends' boat, while cleaning house and the days leading up to Cinco de Mayo. It is simple enough to be in the background during a dinner party and also fun enough to keep me moving. My favorites include "Djobi, Djoba", "Quiero Saber", "La Dona", "Baila Me", "Volare" and "Love & Liberte". The instrumental work is phenomenal and the raspy vocals are amazing. Even if you've never heard of the Gipsy Kings you should experience this CD.


5 out of 5 stars Could there be a more perfect collection? Probably not.   December 12, 2007
Sean E. Flanigan (Charlotte, NC)
This album is full of hits and when I got hooked on it , I did not know it was considered flamenco. Erase the old images of this genre and make way for the Gipsy Kings. This will be a must have for decades to come.


5 out of 5 stars Always humming   October 30, 2007
Henry M. Diamond
THE BEST OF THE GYPSY KINGS is FAN-TAB-U-LUS! It's music that sticks to your ribs and stays in your head. It makes you want to get up and dance and it certainly makes you want hear more of thir music.


5 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL   July 26, 2007
M. verdugo (Palm Springs North, Florida United States)
I remember their hit "Bamboleo" back in the 80's...and decided to get this CD, thinking that that was the only song I would like. I was never a fan of the Gipsy Kings, but I am one now!!!! I can listen to their songs over and over, "Baila Me" is such an upbeat song, you cant help but want to dance. "Viento de Arena" must be in another language other than Spanish, cant understand a word of the song, but also one of my favorite.

The mix of traditional Flamenco guitars with a modern beat, is perfection in itself.


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