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Please let me know if you have something to say regarding the Gipsy Kings or have any information.

What you've said...

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From: Yazmin (yazmin@netrunner.net) Sat, 31 Jan 1998 22:43:48

I just got two tickets to see them, I can't believe it yet (first time) February 27 in Pompano Beach, Florida 8:00 p.m. Believe or not it is almost sold out, at least all the good seats!. see ya, Yazmin

From: Marshall (psy_mcb@SHSU.edu) Fri, 23 Jan 1998 16:57:10

Dear Chieko,
Thank you for your message; and thank you for beginning and operating such a wonderful web site in honor of Gipsy Kings. Also, thank you for reminding me of the password, as I may add some commentary someday. That is, I am capable of performing many of the Kings' songs on classical electric guitar, but here in Houston I cannot find anyone else who can play them.
Anyway, best of wishes; and thank you again.
Marshall

From: Elson (elson@mother.com) Tue, 23 Dec 1997 10:58:16

Oh, man! That's great!

I have only just discovered the Gypsy Kings. I kept hearing about them here and there, but just recently bought my first album, Gipsy Kings Live.

I play a little guitar myself, but have never really tried flamenco before, It's a kick for me trying to figure out how to play their stuff, and your web page is a great help (especially with the lyrics, since I don't speak a word of Spanish :-)

Keep up the good work!!!

Cheers, Elson

From: BGriffi178 (BGriffi178@aol.com) Sat, 20 Dec 1997 10:38:46

hi! i'm new at this internet stuff, so you may already have this information. i was looking through e-mails and comments to/from you and noticed "moorea - ?". if you weren't able to find out, it's an island in the south pacific. love your homepage. i always thought I was the biggest gipsy kings fan. was relieved to see the lyrics and confirm that my spanish is ok. i was going crazy trying to figure out what they were saying. i'm still not sure they're saying what they say they're saying!! but that's ok--poetic license. we named our sailboat after "allegria", except with only 1 "L", which is grammatically correct in spanish. would appreciate any info you can get on concert dates; i checked the official homepage with no luck.

From: Cheryl Hurlburt (Cheryl0627@aol.com) Sun, 14 Dec 1997 11:28:58:

Hi Chieko,

Thank-you for maintaining the GK page...you have done a wonderful job.

I am a relatively new fan, and have never had the opportunity to see them perform. Do you know where/when they will be touring in 1998?

Thanks

Cheryl Hurlburt

From: Paul Conley (pconley@batnet.com) Fri, 28 Nov 1997 14:02:39:

Hi,

I am a Spanish teacher in the San Francisco Bay area and teach my students lots of songs. Thanks to your website, I'll be able to teach them to sing "Habla me" next week.

Saludos,
Paul

From: Lynn Perez (lperez@apclinical.com) Mon, 17 Nov 1997 16:21:56:

I had the extreme pleasure of hearing the G.K. sound in a local bistro, Sotto Sopra in Baltimore, MD. I was waiting for my dinner guest at the bar when I heard the music. I asked the bar tender what the name of the CD was and he said Chico and the Gypsy Kings. Wow! I went out and bought the CD. It's great and I'm addicted. The sound, strings and voices just take me away to the South of France!!! I'm sad to hear I missed the '97 tour, any idea of the 98 tour dates. Please promptly respond - I don't want to miss this EVENT!!! Thanks.

From: Bob Bish (bish@azstarnet.com) Sat, 25 Oct 1997 12:45:41:

Subject: Gipsy Kings mailing list

Greetings.

There is now a Gipsy Kings Mailing List. If you're not familiar with mailing lists, they are discussion groups linked via e-mail. The list has its own e-mail address. Any message sent to the list is distributed to the "subscribers" of the list.

The GK list is intended to promote discussion of the Gipsy Kings, their music and related artists. I'm very experienced at managing mailing lists (I also run the Hummer mailing list, http://www.humvee.com) and, having the resources at my disposal to do so, have created one for the Gipsy Kings (they deserve it).

To join the list, you can go to the GKML web site at:

http://www.treefort.org/~bish/gkings/gklist.html

Or, send an e-mail message to:

gkings-request@mailinglists.org

With the word "subscribe" (without quotes) in the BODY of the message.

...Bob Bish

PS - I visited your site this past Monday, only to learn that the GKs had been on TV the previous Saturday night. This is what made me finally decide to create the mailing list.

From: Pascal Imbert (pie@ipof.fla.net) Thu, 23 Oct 1997 13:29:24:

Hello Chieco,
Thank you for the great job you do with the Gispy Kings site. I just wanted to let you know that they are playing right now in Hong Kong but I don't know for how long. I think they will be back in France this coming Monday. We just sent a message to you and all of the Gipsy Kings fans through your "Guest room". Could you please let me know if you received it.
Thank you.
Clara
Assistant to Pascal Imbert/US Management for the Gipsy Kings

From: Misty Callahan (nreyesgkfan@hotmail.com) Mon, 13 Oct 1997 20:26:46:

Utsonomiya-san,

I came across a very unsettling rumor today, Nicolas Reyes was retiring! I ask you to figure uot the truth behind this because I know that you have the resourses to do so, and tell us GK fans the news, okay?
Thank-you
Misty Callahan

From: jorge Alejandro Aguilar (jaguilar@mipos2.intel.com) Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:46:20:

Subject: Gipsy Kings on TV

Hi Chie,

I just wanted to let you and everyone know that the Gipsy Kings will be on (US) PBS TV this on Oct. 18! I think your page is the best way to distribute this information.

People can find their local PBS stations at www.pbs.org, and check the programming for Oct. 18. The name of the program is "Sessions at West 54th".

Alex
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Santa Clara Processor Division Intel Corp.
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From: (yvaline@ix.netcom.com) Fri, 10 Oct 1997 10:46:47:

Great job on creating this Web page. I saw the Gypsy Kings in Atlanta during the month of September. They were awesome. I would very much like to find a viedo tape of their performance. Do you know how I can get one? I wrote to PBS to get a copy of the documentary that was aired in July, but to luck. Can you help?

Thank you for your comments. I recently received some similar requests to yours. I have some Live videos from the TV programs. Unfortunately, they are all copies. So if I make a copy of the copy, the quality would be more worse. I have been thinking about how I can help you. Then, I have a plan to make a new page where you could register your needs and could exchange GK stuffs to other fans. If I set up, I will let you know. One moment please! -C.U.- (Oct 11)

From: Todd Petrovic (tpetrock@cadserver.ssc.cc.il.us) Wed, 08 Oct 1997 14:57:52:

Konnichiwa Utsunomiya-san!!

It's Misty Callahan again and I just would like to thank you for providing a fan like me with a fantastic outlet!! It is so nice to be able to talk abou the Gipsy Kings and not have my friends look at me like I'm crazy and call me an "otaku-chan" (? on spelling). Which leads me to my point, all I have are 9 CD's (Compas, Tierra Gitana, Este Mundo, Live!, Love and Librte, Mosaique, Gipsy Kings and Allegria. I own two concert t-shirts and one cap from the '97 tour and I own Fuego. Now I'm looking for any t.v. performances and/or t.v. interviews. Do you Know where I may be able to find such things? I don't have much in the way of money, but I can sure draw a hell of a mean-lookin' chibi of the band! No rush. When you have time would you e-mail me with the info?

Thanks so much!
The eternal GK fan, Misty Callahan

From: Mazzi (mazzi@saclantc.nato.int) Wed, 24 Sep 1997 22:57:32:

Chieko,

Nice page...I have been struggling to find the lyrics to Amor Gitano for awhile...finally. It's truly an amazing ballad.....
�@�@Thanks,
�@�@M. Mazzi

From: Schimenti (artshi@conch.net) Sun, 21 Sep 1997 20:45:27:

Subject: urgent! WE LOVE YOU, GIPSY KINGS AND WE WANT TO SEE YOU!!

Dear Friends!!
URGENT ! URGENT!
We missed the shows ... all of them. My husband and I love the GIPSY KING. The music and the lyrics are wonderful. Please, could you e-mail us the next shows in United States or Italy.
Thanks,

Ludy and Bob Schimenti

From: BENOIT LAROCHE (laroche@cedep.com) Sun, 21 Sep 1997 11:33:46:

Bonjour !

je suis une nouvelle fan des Gipsy Kings... et je vous adore! Je viens de Montr��l, Canada et j'ai d��ouvert le groupe lors d'un r��ent voyage en Europe. A mon retour ��la maison, j'ai achet�?de vos disques... La musique, le rythme, tout est g��ial. Toutefois, je ne comprends pas beaucoup l'espagnol et je me demandais s'il existe un site comportant les paroles des chansons. J'ai cherch�?��Montr��l dans les librairies et les discocentres, mais je n'ai rien trouv�?��ma grande d��eption.

Merci beaucoup ��l'avance et n'arr��ez jamais votre musique magique !

Annick xxx

• English

  Hello!

  I am a new fan of the Gipsy Kings... and I adore you! I come from Montreal, Canada and I discovered the group while on a recent trip to Europe. Upon my return home, I bought your CDs... The music, the rhythm, everything is genious. However, I don't understand Spanish very much and I wondered if there exists a site that has the words to the songs. I looked in Montreal in the book stores and record stores but I didn't find anything which was a big disappointment. Thank you in advance and don't ever stop your magic music.

  Annick

  (Many thanks to Rennie Selvaggio for translating the French message into English and making a response to him in French for me. -C.U.-) (0ct 6)
  

From Benardine De Britto (debritto@mbox4.singnet.com.sg) Wed, 17 Sep 1997 23:32:05:

Hi Chie,

Do you mind telling me when and how did this website come about? I'm about a week old at this page and would like to know how long and how much stuff I've missed out....Also which part of the world are you, Rennie, etc at?

Thanks
BENARDINE
Singapore

I live in Japan. The first "Bamboleo" page was maintained by Doug Mitcheson in the UK. I started maintaining my "Bamboleo" page a year and four months ago when he left from his college and he closed his page. He told me "Bamboleo will die" and I felt so sad because I loved it so much, and so I took over "Bamboleo" after all. This is just my personal page and I have been maintaining it by myself, of course. I have some best friends who are also the fuge GK fans, like Rennie in the US. He has been translating the lyrics into English for me. I really appreciate his kindness and efforts. Thank you. -C.U.- (Oct 6)

From Benardine De Britto (debritto@mbox4.singnet.com.sg) Thu, 11 Sep 1997 20:51:56:

Dear Chie

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH........for the translation of Amor Gitano....I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight....Yes, Canut can be so difficult to figure out but he does have a beautiful and soothing voice! By the way if you ever hear of GKs coming to Asia again DOOOOO let me know. I missed them when they first came to Singapore....I only realized when I saw them on T.V. on the news that night.....It was really upsetting....so be sure to alert me if you smell something, okay...

Gracias once again for your effort in translating this loooong and tedious song...it is most appreciated.

BENARDINE

From (Moijill@aol.com) Wed, 27 Aug 1997 08:14:55:

Thanks again for your amazing response to my request. These lyrics are a life-saver! And once again let me know if you will be in the NY area Sept. 9th -- to see the GKs in person...

Gracias - Merci - Grazie - Danke!

From (Kblumen917@aol.com) Fri, 11 Jul 1997 21:12:25:

Subject: gipsy kings video - Tierra Gitana - PBS

Hello All!!!

Thanks so much for providing these webpages. It is a really great thing to share information, ideas, songs, impressions, and emotions. The translations were greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!

Anyway - I had tapped this documenary on PBS, but my husband accidently tapped over it. Oh the pain! But - there is hope. All you have to do is call your local PBS station and order it from them and/or make a copy. Good luck!!!

Kelly B Memphis

From Bob Bish (bish@azstarnet.com) Sat, 28 Jun 1997 01:04:44:

CD Teleshop, (I think it's in the Netherlands) lists the Gipsy Kings "Compass" on CD, cassette and vinyl with a release date of 6/30/97.

The GKs have changed our lives dramatically. If it hadn't been for them, we wouldn't have travelled to Seattle when we did and, to make a long story short, wouldn't now own a piece of paradise - a waterfront cabin on Puget Sound about 60 miles north of Seattle. We'll be spending many marvelous summers there.

...Bob & Lauren.

From (JPet1234@aol.com) Sat, 28 Jun 1997 19:07:49:

What an outstanding web page!! I'm adding it to my favorite places and will visit often. Good job.

From Fernando Olmos (folmos@rmit.EDU.AU) Fri, 27 Jun 97 15:11:00:

Hi Chieko,

Please put this message in your latest discussion list and in your related LINKS section. Gracias mi amor.....

"Hi everyone.....I have just started a flamenco home page here at http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/~olmos/fjohmpge.htm. Please check it out. It's not really GK related (as yet), but I am using it to promote local and national flamenco here in Australia as there is no such thing yet for it in the internet. Of course if GK's do ever come to Australia then you'd be sure to find out the latest right here. Thanks and keep bailando amigos....."

From jorge Alejandro Aguilar (jaguilar@mipos2.intel.com) Sun, 22 Jun 1997 19:38:03:

Hi Chieko,

Your GK page is just outstanding. I think it's great to let other people know one's experiences with this group. I just saw them at the Greek Theater in Berkeley and they were absolutely amazing.

The thing though is, they played a lot of songs that I hadn't even heard (not even from their older CDs like Allegria). All of them were great, and some I would even say better than most of their material! So I was wondering, are they planning a new CD soon? I assume Tierra Gitana/Estrellas is the latest so far, which came out last March...

Alex
San Francisco, CA

PS. The translations are really great to appreciate the songs more. I hope soon you'll have the entire discography :)

From Juliet Batalon (julietewa@webtv.net) Fri, 20 Jun 1997 22:38:45:

Hi Chie:

Me again... I meant to ask if you've seen the new video of the GK... its called Gipsy Kings Live at the Wolf Trap.. this is the Wolf Trap concert footage of the Tierra Gitana tour... some of the songs are part of the Tierra Gitana video.. it was shown on PBS in the US... but its a NHK production... i checked with the stores here but they haven't been able to get a hold of any info as to whether it was going to sold to the public... I have a copy that I taped off the tv... could you let me know if the tapes are being sold in Japan

Mahalo
Just Me Juliet

From Junichi Shindo (PLTpjt_ShindoJunichi/plt_pjt@ompel.rik.hitachizosen.co.jp) Fri, 20 Jun 97 09:57:59:

Hello.

Thank you for your fantastic home page. My name is Junichi Shindo from Osaka.

I have been a fan of GK just since last December 1996. But now I am deeply interested in their music. About 10 years ago, I bought a Manitas de Plata's CD "Juerga!" and only a few month ago I read again a liner notes of it and, by chance, I found that Manitas and Jose were the father generation of GK members because of their family names. This is a reason of my enthusiasm begins.

I have checked your GK Collection Related CDs and found several albums I have are missing from your collection. .................

List of missing albums are

�@�@�@�@Manitas de Plata
�@�@�@�@-------Juerga!(1963)
�@�@�@�@-------Gypsy Flamenco(1963)
�@�@�@�@-------Libre Como El Viento(1974-1975)
�@�@�@�@-------et Los Plateros(1975)
�@�@�@�@-------Feria Gitane (1967-1986) (probably this is the same as "Gold Collection")
�@�@�@�@( ) recorded year

I also have GK CDs "Allegria(1982)" and "Luna de Fuego(1983)" Europe version. For your information, my CD collection of GK is almost complete except some of "Tracks" and I bought most of these in middle east countries where GK boom is going on as well.

Best regards,

shindoj@omrik.rik.hitachizosen.co.jp

From Edgardo (axd192@psu.edu) Mon, 16 Jun 1997 21:05:12:

Hola Chieko!

I hope everything is going well for you. Please, excuse me I did not write you before, I am junior student of engineering at Pennsylvania State University and during summer classes my time is a little limited due to my assignments and projects, I apologize.

I think your home-page of the GK is simply fantastic...THE BEST!!!. Actually, most of my little free time during the last weeks I have been just looking at it and is incredible the so detailed and well organized information I have been able to find in it; MIL GRACIANS CON MUCHO CORAZON!!!! = One thousand thanks with a lot of hard!!! ( translation of Spanish as a gypsy would say it ).

.....................

You know, until I found your web-side of GK I though I was one of the few people who feel that way when listening to their cd's. When I was a teenager ( I am 25 now) my father use to invite me to the beach for "fishing" with him and his friends. I used to go with him but as I grow older I started to decline those invitations because my stupid teenager mind used to think:" What could I possibly do between a bunch of adults drinking wind, singing and plying guitars during the whole night?.....after all, I never have been a good fisherman like my father or his friend." Is now when I came to realize what those afternoon, night and next morning were about, they were gypsy nights!. Since I live in the middle of nowhere (State College, PA) the GK are the only who reminds me of those nights and I still lament not accepting many of the my father's invitations to go "fishing".

Anyway!...I also used to play the guitar, I learn a little from watching my father's friends and from one of my brothers to whom I used to call "Tonino" when we play gypsy music. Between my favorite GK songs are:

Tu Quieres Volver ( Yuo Want To Return), I am singing a lot this one now...any idea why?

Un Amor ( Once In A Love ) , this is my personal translation of the title of this song in order to give it the same congnotation that has in Spanish in accordance with the contest of the song. Literal translation would be "A love".

Quiero Saber ( I Want To Know), simply beautiful!P> Triste Pena ( Sad Sorrow) , Amor D'Un Dia ( A Day's Love ), No Volvere ( I Will Not Comeback ), Mujer ( Woman ), When I am depress...

Baboleo , Nina Morena ( Dark Girl ), To cheer me up after getting a not very good grade in one of my engineering classes!

Calaverada ( No traslation ), I die every time I here this one!

Mi Vida ( My Darling ), mmmmm!.....I fill so identify with this one!. this is another personal translation of the title of the song in order to give it the same connotation that has in Spanish in accordance with the contest of the song. Literal translation would be "My Life".

No Vivire( I Could Not Live ) , Quedate Aqui ( Stay With Me ) , for any occasion...

What are your favorite GK songs?....Why?

By the way, when I look at you collection I noted that you do not have the album "GRAVITY "of Jesse Cook, don't you know him? Or if you do, don't you like him? , I think he is a very good performer. There is another gypsy performer, already dead, that perhaps you never have heard about, his name is Camar�� Del Rio, this man is a gypsy in his purest expression; I do not like all of his songs but some of them are very nice...perhaps you will have the opportunity to listen to him same day. I also noted the translation of some of the song are not precisely as I here them in my cd's and they are translated almost literally to English ( I have all the cd's released in the US ), is this because there are differences between the us and the Japanese version ?.

One of my friends told me he sow a biographical video of the GK in the Discovery o Learning channel some weeks ago and when I ask him if he recorded a least a piece of it he told me " What for? "........I was thiiiiiiiiis close to kill him!. I am planing to assist to one of their concert with this friend of my on September at the Radio Music Hall in NY so he cans realize why he should record at lest a little of that video. I like All of their songs, they are the only band that have this effect on my person Well...in order for me never forget where I can from I decide to buy a guitar as soon as my economical situation get better and then...well just god knows!. Thanks for sending me an E-mail, I really appreciate it! And accept again my apologize because of my late respond to your e-mail. Please, keep always this great job, people like me are what we are because of the enthusiasm and dedication of people like you.

Siempre con mucho corazon,
�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@Edgardo

State college, PA

From Juliet Batalon (julietewa@webtv.net) Mon, 16 Jun 1997 19:50:57:

Aloha Chie:

Thanks for the info on the Gipsy Kings. I''ve been listiening to their music for the last eight years or so. Needless to say it was extremely difficult getting any type of information on the group or even the type of music that they played back then. Their music was a stepping stone to oll other types of music for me. I'll never forget the first time I listened to the CD of Jose Reyes et Los Reyes. When I heard Jose Reyes sing Gitano Poete, I knew then and there that I had to actually see this group live. If the Gipsy Kings could replicate even a mere smidgen of what their father (uncle) had expressed through a simple recording, I couldn't imagine what the concert would be like. (Although I would have given everything I own to be given the opportunity to see and hear Jose Reyes live in concert or even better yet, just jamming with his family, unfortunately, he is gone and his legacy lives on with his family) Anyway, I finally got to see the Gipsy Kings in concert last September in Las Vegas at the Joint. I had fifth row seats towards the right side of center stage. Where were you? I had an absolutel blast!! It was worth the trip from Hawaii!!!! My family, friends and coworkers thought I was crazy going to Vegas just for a concert. But hey, you've gottta do what you gotta do....

According to Bjorn Nordlof (bjorn.nordlof@kungalv.mail.telia.com):

Yes, I believe the group Gitano Boys is related to the Gipsy Kings. Two of the members are George Reyes and Mario Reyes. I have seen this guy George Reyes perform with the Gipsy Kings, in a program that was shown in the french Channel 5. I believe he is the lead singer of the Gitano Boys and his voice is almost identical with Nicholas Reyes. Mario Reyes is the solo guitarist I think. Their first album is called " Ritmo De Hoy " and was released in 1992. It is pretty good. But their second album " Quiere me " is outstanding. I love every track on this album. It was released in 1993. I don't know if they have done more albums but I really hope so. They are just as good as the Gipsy Kings.

If you don't have these albums, I suggest you run out and buy them right now!

Bjorn Nordlof, Sweden

From Edgardo R. Del Rosario (axd192@psu.edu) Mon, 12 May 1997 23:14:44:

My name is Edgardo, I think this this web-page is simply fantastic!!!

I am just E-mail you to let you know that you have another friend at the other side of the screen willing to help you in what I can. I already send you the translation of Quiero Saber(I Want To Know) and I am will be working on another during the following weeks;I will E-mail them to you as soon as I can.

As soon as you E-mail me I will let you know a litle bit more about myself.

Please, keep Working on this web-page. your work is really appreciate!

From Bjorn Nordlof (bjorn.nordlof@kungalv.mail.telia.com) Thu, 08 May 1997 13:33:16:

Hi Chieco,

I'd be most grateful if you could put this letter somewere on your website.

I'm looking for other Gipsy Kings fans and guitarists out there to communicate with. So if there are any who is interested in this, they can write me at (bjorn.nordlof@kungalv.mail.telia.com). By the way, here is another gipsy related group:

GIPSY VAGABONDS

Albums: Gipsy Vagabonds vol1 (1991)
�@�@�@�@ Ole (1992)
�@�@�@�@ Viva (1995)
If you are interested in other gipsy related things, you just write me!

Bjorn, Sweden

From Natasha Tokowicz (nxt6@psu.edu) Wed, 07 May 1997 20:37:02:

Thanks for the lyrics and the fast reply! I also wanted to mention that you might want to check out another favorite band of mine, Viva Quetzal! They have a web page (which I designed) at http://www.crocker.com/~eljibaro/quetzal.html We will be moving it soon to its own location--right now it is on one of the member's personal wab space. There are audio files available there. Let me know what you think!

Thanks again,
Natasha

From Ulis R. Fleming (ulis@ix.netcom.com) Sun, 4 May 1997 09:38:47:

Though not music related, a very interesting story. Check it out:

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/03/pope.gypsies.ap/index.html

From Bjorn Nordlof (bjorn.nordlof@kungalv.mail.telia.com) Mon, 28 Apr 1997 22:43:34:

Hi Chieko,

Thanks for your letter! I am a guy from Sweden and a huge Gipsy Kings fan. I first heard them about seven years ago and I started playing flamencoguitar after that. When I was surfing on the net, I found your website and I think it is great. I wrote to Kelly Wing in U.S.A. and we have a great conversation going on about the Gipsy Kings. ............

Keep in touch.

Bjorn Nordlof, Sweden

From Martin (mbasis@interlog.com) Mon, 28 Apr 1997 10:37:18:

-- My name is rich and I'm from Toronto Canada. I've loved Spanish music for years now but I don't speak the language and find it hard to really know what albums are really worth having, could you give me some advice?

From Adam Garner (adam.k.garner@vanderbilt.edu) Fri, 11 Apr 1997 09:43:51 -0400:

Just wanted to thank you for all of the lyrics up on your page. It's a really good sight, and easy to get around and find what you want.
I just got "Tierra Gitana", and although more or less fluent in Spanish, I found it difficult to follow some of the lyrics. Now, I have them...pretty cool. Thanks again.

Adam