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*** Gipsy Kings
TIERRA GITANA
(Nonesuch)
Fans won't be disappointed
with the latest release from this loud Catalan acoustic-guitar troupe, their
first since 1993's Love and Liberté. "Pajarito" and "A Ti a Ti"
exemplify the band at their best: the rough, tuneful, shouting vocals of
Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo, and those pounding guitars. The album is
graced with hand-clapping singles ("Igual Se Entonces," "Campesino") and
wistfully romantic ballads ("Mi Corazón," "Mujer"). Nicolas Reyes's lead
vocal soars with the mournful flute (by guest artist Nasredine Dalil) in
"Siempre Acaba Tu Vida." Fine-textured instrumentals feature mandolin, electric
guitar, and darbouka.
Whereas most of the tracks are adventurous, "A Tu Vera" and "La Rumba de
Nicolas" are characteristic of previous singles "Bamboleo" and "Djobi Djoba."
But the Kings' sensual combination of Spanish, North African, and French music
remains incomparable.
-- Sylvia Rupani
(The Gipsy Kings play Harborlights this Friday and Saturday, July 26 and
27.)
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