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They became popular with their album, self titled ''Gipsy Kings'', which included the songs "''Djobi Djoba''", "''Bamboleo''" and "''Un Amor''". The song "''Volare''" on their second album ''Mosaique'' is a Rumba version of Domenico Modugno 's Italian hit "''Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu''". The Gipsy Kings were enormously popular in France despite harsh criticism from flamenco purists. '' Gipsy Kings '' was successful throughout Europe, especially France and England . In 1989, ''Gipsy Kings'' was released in the US and it spent 40 weeks on the charts, one of very few Spanish Language albums to do so. Their cover version of ' Hotel California ' is an excellent example of fast classical guitar leads and flamenco strumming (This version was featured in the Coen Brother's movie The Big Lebowski ). The Gipsy Kings are members of two related families: the Reyes and the '''Baliardo'''s (''Reyes'' means ''Kings'' in Spanish). They are cousins of the flamenco great Manitas De Plata . The Gipsy Kings are:
DANCEABILITY Many songs of Gipsy Kings fit Social Dance s, such as Samba , Salsa and Rumba . DISCOGRAPHY
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