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Gipsy Kings are a group from Arles and Montpellier (specifically from a cité outside of Montpellier called ''Phobos'') in France. Their parents fled from Spain during the Spanish Civil War. They are Roma people|Roma musicians, best known for bringing Rumba Catalana, a pop music|pop-oriented version of traditional flamenco music to worldwide audiences. Their music has a particular Rumba Flamenca style, with Pop music|pop influences; many songs of the Gipsy Kings fit social dances, such as Salsa (dance)|Salsa and Rumba (dance)|Rumba. Their music has been described as a place where "Spanish flamenco and Romani rhapsody meet salsa funk".<ref>
{{cite web | last =Matthews | first =Janie | title =Gipsy Kings | publisher =Rolling Stone | date =Februaru 23, 1989 | url =http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/118881/review/5940758?utm_source=Rhapsody&utm_medium=CDreview.jhtml | accessdate =2007-07-04 </ref> Musical background They explained the evolution of their sound in the 1996 PBS documentary of their lives and music "Tierra Gitana (Gipsy Ground)". Young brothers Nicholas, Canut and Paul Reyes accompanied their father, famed flamenco singer Jose Reyes, who started out singing "cante jondo (deep song)", traditional flamenco with long-running themes of passion, love, death, etc. But they beg... read all Gipsy Kings top albums
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