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Bamboléo
"Bamboléo" is a 1987 Spanish language song by Gitano-French band Gipsy Kings, from their eponymous album. The song was written by band members Tonino Baliardo, Chico Bouchikhi (J. Bouchikhi) and Nicolas Reyes. It was arranged by Dominique Perrier. "Bamboleo" could be translated as "wobble" "swing" or "dangle" in Spanish. The now iconic song has been a worldwide hit for the Gipsy Kings and has since been covered by many artists, both in Spanish and in other languages. Origin The word ''bamboleo'' means "wobble" "sway" or "dangle" in Spanish. The song's refrain says: "''bamboleo, bambolea, porque mi vida yo la prefier* vivir así''", which translates to: "Swaying, swaying, because I prefer to live my life this way." Part of the song is an adaptation of the 1980 Venezuelan folk song "Caballo Viejo" by Simón Díaz. The refrain is based on Bamboleô by André Filho, recorded by Carmen Miranda in 1931. Julio Iglesias performed the song as "Caballo Viejo (Bamboleo)". Track l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits (Gipsy Kings Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is a best of album by the French Rumba Catalana band Gipsy Kings, which was released in 1994 in Europe. Overview More than a simple compilation of previous albums, it also includes the 1992 single "Pida Me La", a studio release of "Galaxia", "Allegria" and "La Dona" (previously released live on Allegria), a more energetic release of "Vamos a Bailar" from the LP version and the popular party Medley (consisting of a mix of Bamboleo, Volare, Djobi Djoba, Pida Me La and Baila Me]. The Japanese edition of this album includes an extra track, "Este Mundo" (from the album ''Este Mundo'') as track #18 (the "Medley" is track #19). A similar compilation, '' The Best of the Gipsy Kings'', was released a year later in the U.S.; it has a different song order and replaces "Pida Me La", "A Mi Manera", "Tu Quieres Volver", "Soy", "La Quiero" and "Allegria" with "Viento Del Arena", "Quiero Saber", "Montaña", "Trista Pena", "Love & Liberté" and the previously unreleased "A Tu Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spanish Teacher
"The Spanish Teacher" is the twelfth episode of the third season of the American musical television series ''Glee'', and the fifty-sixth overall. Written by co-creator Ian Brennan and directed by Paris Barclay, the episode aired on Fox in the United States on February 7, 2012. It features special guest star Ricky Martin as a night-school Spanish teacher whom Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) introduces to McKinley High, and shows several of McKinley's teachers competing for a promotion when a tenured position unexpectedly becomes available. The episode received mixed to positive reviews, and many critics considered Martin to be a highlight. Reaction to the music as a whole was less enthusiastic than for the episode itself, though "La Isla Bonita" and "Don't Wanna Lose You" were given a generally favorable reception. The former song charted on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the ''Billboard'' Canadian Hot 100; of the remaining four singles, " Sexy and I Know It" debuted on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unsung Heroes (Ensiferum Album)
''Unsung Heroes'' is the fifth album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released on 27 August 2012 through Spinefarm Records. Recording and production In February 2012, the band entered the studio and started recordings for the then untitled album. The band also announced on their Facebook page they would keep their fans up to date on theiMobile Twilight Tavernand with a weekly studio diary on Spinefarm's YouTube channel. The album would also include guest appearances by members of Die Apokalyptischen Reiter and the Finnish singer and actor Vesa-Matti Loiri. In late March, the band was in the final stages of the recordings for the album and completed recordings in early April. In May, the band revealed the title for the album, ''Unsung Heroes'' and announced its release date, 27 August 2012. The album would also be released through Spinefarm Records. Then in late June the band unveiled the album cover artwork, again designed by Kristian Wahlin. On 9 July they posted on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gypsy Teens
Gypsy Teens was a famous Spanish boy/girl music band formed in 2000 out of a big casting competition and that was signed to Universal Music Spain S.L. The band toured having gained support from the label and also enjoyed international, mainly European exposure through their hit releases. The members were all teens and included five teens, two boys, Javi and Ricky and three girls, Hayley, Sandy and Jackie. The band had a number of hit singles on radio, including up-beat remakes of well known hits like "" and " Bamboleo" etc. The relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gipsy Kings (album)
''Gipsy Kings'' is the third album by the French Rumba Catalana band Gipsy Kings, which was released in 1987. The album was their first to reach a worldwide audience, going gold across France, the UK, the US and other countries. The US and European versions of this album are identical except in some cases the song order may differ. The Japanese version released in 1995 includes an alternate version of "Vamos a Bailar". The song "Inspiration" from this album famously appeared in the season five episode of ''Miami Vice'', "World of Trouble", in June 1988. Track listing ''Japanese Bonus Tracks'' Singles * Bamboléo (31 March 1988) * Djobi Djoba (25 October 1988) * Bem, Bem, Maria (25 February 1989) * Un Amor (29 July 1989) * Tu Quieres Volver (26 September 1989) * A Mi Manera (December 1989) Personnel ;Gipsy Kings *Nicolas Reyes — lead vocals, rhythm guitar *Tonino Baliardo — lead and rhythm guitars *André Reyes — rhythm guitar, backing vocals *Jacques "Max" Baliard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djobi Djoba
"Djobi, Djoba" is a hit song by the Gipsy Kings, a French-Calé rumba flamenca band. It was initially released in 1982 as an acoustic version on their debut album ''Allegria''. In 1987, the song was re-recorded and released as a single. This version is from their self-titled third album. Along with other hits from the same album such as " Bamboléo" and " Un Amor", "Djobi Djoba" helped rocket the Gipsy Kings to European popularity, before they gained popularity in America in 1989. In 1989, ''Gipsy Kings'' was released in the US and it spent 40 weeks on the charts, one of very few Spanish language Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 millio ... albums to do so. Chart positions References External linksThe Gipsy Kings discography, news (Music City) 1982 songs 1987 sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caballo Viejo
"Caballo Viejo" ('Old Horse') is a Venezuelan folk song written and composed by Simón Díaz, which appears on the 1980 album ''Golpe Y Pasaje''. It has become one of the most important folk songs in Venezuela and is regarded as a classic. " Bamboléo", a potpourri by the Gipsy Kings, has some verses from Caballo Viejo, and it is also popular internationally. Versions and translations The song has been translated into many different languages. It has been recorded as "Caballo Viejo" or as "Bamboleo" by dozens of singers, such as Celia Cruz, Papo Lucca y la Sonora Ponceña, María Dolores Pradera, Julio Iglesias, Gilberto Santa Rosa, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", Polo Montañes, Freddy López, Oscar D'León, Celso Piña, Gipsy Kings, Ray Coniff, Rubén Blades, Roberto Torres and Plácido Domingo. Roberto Torres's cover of the song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007. It was covered in Serbian language under the title "Španska kraljica" (Spanish Queen) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero (Enrique Iglesias Song)
"Hero" is a song by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias from his second English-language studio album '' Escape'' (2001). It was written by Iglesias, Paul Barry and Mark Taylor. Interscope Records released the song on 3 September 2001 to a positive critical and commercial reception. To the date the single has sold over 8 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling singles of all time. After the 11 September attacks on the World Trade Center, which took place eight days after the single was released, "Hero" was one of the few songs chosen by radio DJs in New York City to be remixed with audio from police, firefighters, civilians at Ground Zero, and politicians commenting on the attacks. Iglesias was asked to sing the song live at '' America: A Tribute to Heroes''. He had performed the song earlier at that year's Miss Venezuela, but due to the terrorist attacks the show was not aired on television. The American television series ''Glee'' featured a versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrs (singer)
Andrei-Ionuț Ursu (; born 16 January 1993), known professionally as Wrs (; stylized in all lowercase), is a Romanian singer and dancer. Before starting his career as an artist, he worked as a dancer for famous artists such as Inna, Antonia or Carla's Dreams and was part of the Pro TV ballet on shows such as ''Vocea României'' and ''Românii au talent''. In January 2020, he signed with Global Records and started the electro-pop music project with the stage name Wrs. Life and career Andrei-Ionuț Ursu was born in Buzău, Romania, on 16 January 1993. He started dancing at the age of 12 because he was encouraged by his parents, folk music dancers. In 2015 he started his musical career in the boys' band ''Shot''. After two years, he left the project, moved to London and began composing music. Wrs debuted in January 2020 with the song "Why". In February 2022, Wrs released the single " Llámame", with which he represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 The Eurov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gipsy Kings
Gipsy Kings are a group of flamenco, salsa, and pop musicians from Arles and Montpellier in southern France, who perform mostly in Catalan but also mix in Spanish with southern French dialects. Although the group members were born in France, their parents were mostly ''gitanos'', Spanish Romani who fled Spain during the 1930s Spanish Civil War. They are known for bringing rumba flamenca, a pop-oriented music distantly derived from traditional flamenco music, to worldwide audiences. The group originally called itself Los Reyes. Career Gipsy Kings, born in France but brought up within Spanish culture, are largely responsible for bringing the sounds of progressive pop-oriented flamenco to a worldwide audience. The band started out in Arles, a town in southern France, during the 1970s, when brothers Nicolas and André Reyes, the sons of flamenco artist Jose Reyes, teamed up with their cousins Jacques, Maurice, and Tonino Baliardo. At the time, Jose Reyes and Manitas de Plata w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umboza
Umboza were a house duo from the United Kingdom composed of Stuart Crichton and Michael Kilkie. They recorded for Positiva Records. Umboza's 1995 single "Cry India", based on a sample of Lionel Richie's hit " All Night Long", was a hit both in the U.S. and the UK. The song peaked at #16 on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Play chart Chart positions Allmusic and #19 on the UK Singles Chart. A second single, "Sunshine", based on a sample of the Gipsy Kings hit "Bamboléo", proved to be their biggest UK hit, reaching #14 in 1996. The track appeared on numerous compilations including '' Now 34'' and ''Dancemania 3''. Discography Singles References External linksUmbozaat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... {{Authority control English house music duos British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonino Baliardo
Baliardo performing in 2012 Antoine "Tonino" Baliardo is a French guitarist of Spanish Gitano descent. He is the lead guitarist for Gipsy Kings, a New Flamenco group from France that has sold more than 18 million albums worldwide. He was born in Montpellier. He is the nephew of guitarist Manitas de Plata. Most Gipsy Kings albums have between three and five instrumental cuts - all written by Baliardo; he also co-writes their vocal numbers. After his 2001 solo debut, ''Essences,'' Baliardo released an instrumental album under his homonimus name in 2003, of his own originals. "Tonino is the most creative person in the band," said Chico Bouchikhi, a former member who co-wrote their biggest hit to date, "Bamboléo". "He has lots of ideas and a great imagination. He used to go to school with his guitar." Baliardo, like his bandmate Nicolas Reyes, does not read or write musical notation. Solo discography * ''Essences'' (2001) * ''Tonino Baliardo'' (2003) See also *New Flamenco * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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