Gipsy Kings return with their fantastic new album Pasajero on September
25th in the UK which can be pre-ordered from Amazon.co.uk or HMV.co.uk.
Download Pasajero one week before the CD hits the shelves on September
18th. Check out a selection of the tracks from the album on the music
player.

Catch Gipsy Kings live in October playing brand new material and tracks
from their celebrated back catalogue.

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You can see the magnificent Gipsy Kings on any of the below shows: (please note some of these shows are re-scheduled, original tickets valid for new dates)

Wednesday October 4
Edinburgh Playhouse
(0870 606 3424)
resched. from 28 May  

Thursday October 5
Sheffield City Hall
(0114 2789 789)

Friday October 6
Birmingham NIA Academy
(0870 909 4144)
resched. from 27 May

Sunday October 8
London, Royal Albert Hall
(020 7589 8212)

Tuesday October 10
Manchester Apollo
(0870 401 8000)
resched from 26 May 

Wednesday October 11
Nottingham, Royal Centre
(0115 989 5555)

Sunday October 29th
Ireland Castlebar Theatre Royal

Monday October 30th
Dublin The Point

Tuesday October 31st
Belfast Queens Festival, Waterfront Hall

Pasajero finds the Gipsy Kings back on top form following the success of the acclaimed 2004 album Roots. Roots showcased a band hungry to prove themselves, intent on displaying their artistry. “Magnificent” said BBC DJ Charlie Gillett. “Treasure” exclaimed Billboard. Roots re-established the Kings with both their core audience and world music fans, many having forgotten the Kings were world music’s first superstars.

Pasajero is the sound of musical legends celebrating their heritage. Across the album Pasajero offers great vocal performances from Nicolas and Canut and Andre and Patchai (a band with four master singers!) while those irresistible rumba-Gitano rhythms flow forth. Up-tempo dance numbers ‘Si Tu Me Quieres (Yes, I Like You)’ and ‘Mira La Chica (Look At That Girl)’ find Nicolas celebrating his favourite subject while ‘Sol Y Luna (Sun & Moon)’ allows Canut to wail those ancient Gypsy blues.

The Gipsy Kings consist of two bands of brothers: the Reyes (Nicolas, Canut, Paul, Patchai, Andre) and the Baliardos (Tonino, Paco, Diego). The Reyes and Bailardo boys were the offspring of Spanish Gypsy families that had fled into France to escape Spain’s Civil War. They grew up roaming the south of France, working harvests and making music. Jose Reyes – father of the GK’s Reyes  - sang alongside guitarist Manitas de Plata and did much to popularise flamenco internationally: John Steinbeck, Charlie Chaplin, Pablo Picasso, Miles Davis and Salvador Dali were amongst the duo’s admirers. Jose split from Manitas in the 1970s and formed Los Reyes with his teenage sons. His death devastated the Reyes yet lead to their fortuitous encounter with the Baliardos at the St Marie de la Mer Gitan pilgrimage. On that warm night, as they passed the guitar, shared songs and wine, history was shaped.

Gipsy Kings management contacts:
Pascal Imbert - pieltd@aol.com
Peter Himberger - www.impactartist.com