Gipsy Kings

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Gipsy Kings
Gipsy Kings performing in 2016
Background information
Also known as	Los Reyes Alma de Noche
Origin	Arles and Montpellier, France
Genres	Catalan rumba flamenco pop rock salsa
Years active	1979–present
Labels	Elektra Nonesuch Columbia SME Knitting Factory
Spinoffs	Chico & the Gypsies Gipsy Kings featuring Tonino Baliardo Gipsy Kings by André Reyes Gitano Family
Spinoff of	José et Los Reyes
Members	Nicolas Reyes Tonino Baliardo
Past members	Canut Reyes Chico Bouchikhi André Reyes Diego Baliardo Paco Baliardo Pablo Reyes Patchaï Reyes
Website	gipsykings.com

Gipsy Kings (originally Los Reyes) are a musical group founded in 1979 in Arles, France. The band, whose members have Catalan heritage,^[1] play a blend of Catalan rumba,^[1] flamenco, salsa, and pop. They perform mostly in Spanish but also mix in Catalan, French, and languages of southern France, such as Occitan.^[2]

Although the group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos (Spanish Romani) who fled Spain during the 1930s Spanish Civil War. They are known for bringing rumba flamenca, a pop-oriented music distantly derived from traditional flamenco and rumba, to a worldwide audience, and for their interpretations of English-language pop hits.