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Gipsy Kings

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 1990)
• Original Release Date: July 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B000002H8R
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #15,218 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	J. D. Edwards (Grapevine, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passion and power through these men and their guitars, September 16, 1998

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

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect, July 29, 2006

By	Robert Radden (Pacific Palisades, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I attended the GK concert in LA last weekend and was a bit disappointed....mainly because of the presence of unexpected instruments like regular drums, keyboard, electric bass guitar, etc. The past few concerts I had been to were ALL ACOUSTIC GUITAR and VOCALS, which is what I love about the GK. So I came to Amazon and bought this CD on a whim, hoping it would remind me what the GK are all about. This is a refreshing reminder. What an amazing display of acoustic guitar and vocals. I love this CD and haven't stopped listening to it since it arrived.