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7-14-2008 6:13 PM262 views
But they began playing rumba flamenca because "we liked to watch pretty girls dance," said Nicolas.

Latin American beats had been joined with flamenco by gitanos since at least the 1950s, mixing complex strumming with rhythmic, percussive tapping on their guitars' tops. The new Reyes generation — soon to meet and join up with three guitar-playing brothers from the Baliardo family — began creating more pop-oriented songs. They played at roma parties and at street corners until they got their chance to record under the group's new name, Gipsy Kings.

Sharp-eyed individuals might have noted that all the left-handed members of the group play guitars strung upside-down; this is usually as a result of the individuals' not having their own guitars when growing-up. Borrowing and playing a right-hander's the wrong way up was the only way to learn.
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7-14-2008 6:18 PM
carrerinyes
Ever mix up the words of songs...??

My friend insists that at the end of the first verse...well, something is sore...
7-14-2008 6:19 PM
carrerinyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwYb5WxKyqk

Oops, this is the song wit the mixed up lyrics..
7-15-2008 3:50 AM
merrie
I love that kind of music!
7-16-2008 7:43 PM
Socratoad
Me too.
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