''Luna de Fuego'' is the second studio album by 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 ...

, released in 1983 in

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Background

Just like ''

Allegria ''Allegria'' (Italian; "joy") is the debut studio album by the Gipsy Kings, released in 1982 in Europe. Overview This album and its successor, '' Luna de Fuego'', are very different from their later albums. They are both "unplugged" and traditi ...

'', ''Luna de Fuego'' is denoted to be more traditional than their next albums with only acoustic guitars, voices, and hand claps. In 1990, the album was merged with ''

'' while omitting certain tracks for a re-release to a United States audience under ''

Allegria (US Version) ''Allegria'' is a compilation album by the Gipsy Kings, released in 1990 for US audience. It is a merged album of the original Allegria ''Allegria'' (Italian; "joy") is the debut studio album by the Gipsy Kings, released in 1982 in Europe. Ove ...

''. ''Luna de Fuego'' includes "Gipsyrock", which was never released in the US.

Reception

A reviewer of

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stated "This French import is their first album from 1983, and it is a much more traditional affair, with only acoustic guitars, voices, and hand claps. It shows that artistically the sound did not need to be beefed up; the music is still wonderful. How can an array of seven guitars and full-throated passion not be wonderful?"

Track listing

Credits

*Pierre Braner – Engineer *Gipsy Kings – Composer, Primary Artist *Los Reyes – Composer

References

External links

Luna De Fuego
at gipsykings.net {{Authority control 1983 albums Gipsy Kings albums