Chico & the Gypsies is a French musical formation of
rumba catalana
The Catalan rumba ( ca, rumba catalana, ) is a genre of music that developed in Barcelona's Romani community beginning in the 1950s and 1960s. Its rhythms are derived from the Andalusian flamenco rumba, with influences from Cuban music and rock ...
,
flamenco
Flamenco (), in its strictest sense, is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and ...
and Latin pop and rock tunes led by
Jahloul Chico Bouchikhi, who was one of the founders of the
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, th ...
. After he left the Gipsy Kings due to differences with the band, Bouchikhi formed Chico and the Gypsies in 1992.
Members
Chico & the Gypsies is made up of:
* Jahloul (Chico Gypsies) Bouchikhi - frontman, guitar
* Joseph (Jose Gypsies) Gautier - guitar, lead vocalist 2009 to 2020. Joseph Gautier aka Zuzep went solo in mid 2020.
* Christophe (Kema) Baliardo - solo guitar
* Jean (Tané) Farre - guitar
* Jean-Claude (Mounin) Vila - guitar, vocals
* Alain (Babato) Bourguet: guitar, vocals. Babato was suspended from the group around 2017 following accusations by a woman of sexual assault. He never returned to the group.
* Jean-Pierre (Rey) Cargol Baliardo (son of Hippolyte Baliardo and nephew of
Manitas de Plata
Ricardo Baliardo (7 August 1921 – 5 November 2014), better known as Manitas de Plata, was a flamenco guitarist of Spanish Gitano descent born in southern France. Despite achieving worldwide fame, he was criticized for not following certain rh ...
) - guitar, vocals. Performer (Jean-Pierre Cargol, main role : ''Victor'') in 1969 of the film
The Wild Child
''The Wild Child'' (french: L'Enfant sauvage, released in the United Kingdom as ''The Wild Boy'') is a 1970 French film by director François Truffaut. Featuring Jean-Pierre Cargol, François Truffaut, Françoise Seigner and Jean Dasté, it ...
(''L'enfant sauvage'')
''"L’Enfant sauvage" a grandi parmi les rois de la guitare gitane''
''Midi Libre'', 07/01/2012.
* New band member Kassaka joined the group around May - June 2013
Extras on stage:
* Tony Ballester: bass
* Benchaa Abbas: percussion
* Eric Lafont: drums
* Julio Font Pavon: keyboards
* Manolo Gimenez - earlier (ex) lead vocalist
Discography
Albums
;Live albums
Singles
See also
* New Flamenco
New flamenco (or ''nuevo flamenco'') or flamenco fusion is a musical genre that was born in Spain, starting in the 1980s. It combines flamenco guitar virtuosity and traditional flamenco music with musical fusion (with genres like jazz, blues, roc ...
* Flamenco rumba
Rumba flamenca, also known as flamenco rumba or simply rumba (), is a ''palo'' (style) of flamenco music developed in Andalusia, Spain. It is known as one of the '' cantes de ida y vuelta'' (roundtrip songs), music which diverged in the new world, ...
* Chico Bouchikhi
* 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, th ...
References
External links
Official Website
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Chico & The Gypsies
on Last.fm
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French Romani musical groups