‘Roots’ is the 11th studio album by the French-Catalana band Gipsy Kings.
This 2004 album shows they haven’t forgotten their roots, though
theyre still on the more catchily commercial side of things than many flamenco outfits. This album has everything for all styles of Flamenco, some Canto Ondos, Bulerias, and Rumbas. Theres plenty
of variation in mood, tempo and pacing, and there`s a pleasingly pensive
atmosphere on some of the slower numbers. The guitars’soundsincredible!!!,
as are the vocalsfrom Nicolas and Françoise “Canut” Reyes who are singing
superb and peak in just about every song where the rhythms are rousing and very
danceable, and the songs are the kind of songs only they can
produce. Olé!!!
