Over the years the Gipsy Kings – whose members hail from the gypsy settlements in Arles and Montpelier in the south of France – have included singers and guitarists from the Reyes (Canut, Nicolas, Pablo and Patchai) and Baliardo families (Diego, Paco and Tonino). Lead singer Nicolas Reyes is the son of famed Flamenco singer, José Reyes who with Manitas de Plata sold millions of records in the 1960s and 1970s. The band’s vigourous guitar work and passionate vocals are the trademarks of an indigenous musical tradition known as “rumba flamenca.” Since the 1987 release of the international hit single, “Bamboleo” from their platinum-selling eponymous debut album, the Gipsy Kings have dominated the World Music charts and sold more than fourteen million albums worldwide. Their platinum compilation, The Best of the Gipsy Kings was on the charts for more than a year. Albums such as the gold certified Mosaique, Allegria, Este Mundo, Gipsy Kings Live, Love & Liberté, Tierra Gitana and Cantos de Amor have provided a steady stream of hits to Billboard’s world music, Latin and pop charts. The ensemble’s music has been used in numerous motion pictures including Peter Weir’s Fearless and Joel and Ethan Coen’s The Big Lebowski. Today the Gipsy Kings still live with their families in the south of France. Life may have changed for them – they no longer busk on streets or pick crops when times are hard or travel in caravans – but still at heart, they remain Gypsies … the proud descendants of an ancient people who seduced the world with music and dance. The Gipsy Kings make music as communion … artistry rooted in the past yet focussed on the future.

Tickets: Golden Circle $99.00 | Orchestra $79.00 | plus service charges