Allegria

Gipsy Kings | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B000002H8R
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,458 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is what fun sounds like, March 20, 2001

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J. D. Edwards (Grapevine, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Allegria (Audio CD)

I must admit that I am a novice to so-called "world music", where you often find the brilliant tunes of the Gipsy Kings classified. However, I picked up a copy of this disc at the public library on a whim and immediately purchased it at my local store along with several other of the band's recordings.

This is an live album essentially, and captures much of the passion and fun that a studio cannot adequately convey. The shouts of joy and talking between songs makes the recording feel more real and organic and gives the true air of musicians jamming and enjoying themselves immensely.

As a novice guitar player, the sounds these folks create with a few guitars and their voices is inspiring. The fact that it makes my daughter dance with joy every time I play it makes it a keeper for the heavy rotation shelf.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passion and power through these men and their guitars, September 15, 1998

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[e-mail] (Las Cruces, New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Allegria (Audio CD)

This is a stupendous album, not one dull song. If you like six or more rythmic guitars highlighted by; extraordinarily talent on lead (classical-style) guitar and powerful, passionate, spanish singing with raw, honest, energy and rythmn. You can't go wrong. This is honest, emotional music without modern-day fluff. They're just several men, their guitars, voices, hands and feet. Outstanding power; listen closely and loudly, you will not be dissapointed.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and uplifting!, September 26, 2000

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Richard Harrold (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Allegria (Audio CD)

This was the first Gypsy Kings CD I had heard, and I bought it as soon as I could. The music is inspiring, fun, melodic and bears repeated listenings well. You can't sit still while this music is playing! It makes you want to dance!