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| Roots |
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| Artist: Gipsy Kings - (Audio CD) - 2004 |
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Lowest Price: $13.97 at ![]() DeepDiscount.com |
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15 Ratings ,15 Reviews |
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| Average Overall Rating: 15 Ratings,15 Reviews |
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| Superb acoustic guitar -- flamenco, spanish, mexican and latino guitar |
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2007-12-22 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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At times, delicate, and others, raucous, Roots is consistently excellent. I listen to this album almost every day--one of the better Gypsy Kings albums I've heard. (Read full review at Amazon)
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| Quality Cross-Over and Cross-Back |
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2007-11-21 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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Going back to their Roots with an acoustic album of passion and rhythm, this is music that will appeal to a broader audience than just Flamencoistas. I recently heard it played frequently in Puerto Rico where one would expect only Salsa; but good... (Read full review at Amazon)
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| Fantastic |
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2007-02-21 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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This is the best CD that was ever recorded by mankind. I'm throwing my huge collection of music into the garbage and I will only listen to this masterpiece until the day I die.
To be honest with you, I haven't heard this CD. I'm... (Read full review at Amazon)
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| Not so quite...catchy? |
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2006-10-21 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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Im kinda surprised of the excellent review this CD got. Im my opinion this is not the gipsy kings i know. I found it average at best. I did not find the songs as interesting as many of their other CDs. I can only recommend this to hardcore fans... (Read full review at Amazon)
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| this is more like it |
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2005-10-11 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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This CD will undoubtedly bring running all the barking dogs that cry out "The Gipsy Kings are not Flamenco!" However, the dogs may find themselves sitting quietly and listening, for while this is not the sort of music which will wring cries of... (Read full review at Amazon)
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| Roots |
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| Roots Full Description |
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The Gipsy Kings are never going to have the kind of critical acclaim that Paco de Lucia has, but their popularization of poppy rumba flamenca among non-Spanish speakers is nothing to be ashamed of. Nonetheless, here on Roots, the octet turns back to the tradition while making their own imprint on it. Having the band record in an old farm house, producer Craig Street, it seems, simply told them to sit down to play their bittersweet songs. Without electric instruments or a drum set to clutter the mix, brisk acoustic guitars will sweep listeners up in the driving rhythms as lead guitarist Tonino Baliardo soars overhead, particularly on the instrumental songs. When Nicolas, Canut and Patchai Reyes take turns on lead vocals, Street adeptly captures the timbre and nuance of the singers' voices while also delicately balancing the guitar, hand percussion and bass. No pop songs or bombastic rock beats:here's one that purists cannot argue with. --Tad Hendrickson |
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