Roots (Gipsy Kings album)

Roots is the eleventh studio album by the French Rumba Catalana band Gipsy Kings, which was released in 2004 in Europe, USA, and Japan.[3] Both the Europe and US release are identical and have 16 tracks while the Japanese version have two bonus tracks: "Canut Fandango" and "Mi Novia".

Roots
Studio album by Gipsy Kings
Released	16 March 2004
Recorded	June 9–26, 2003, using Le Voyageur Il mobile studio, at Le Mas de Gourgoubès, St.-André-de-Buèges, France.
Genre	Flamenco
Length	57:25
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Gildas Boclé, Craig Street
Gipsy Kings chronology
Somos Gitanos (2001) Roots (2004) Pasajero (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Aven, Aven"	4:37
2.	"Legende"	4:12
3.	"Fandango [Patchai]"	1:29
4.	"Bolerias" (Instrumental)	4:36
5.	"Rhythmic"	4:10
6.	"Como Siento Yo"	3:21
7.	"Amigo"	3:45
8.	"Tarantas" (Instrumental)	2:58
9.	"Fandango [Nicolas]"	2:40
10.	"Boogie"	3:23
11.	"Nuages" (Instrumental)	3:08
12.	"Como Ayer"	3:24
13.	"Soledad"	5:57
14.	"Tampa" (Instrumental)	3:07
15.	"Hermanos"	3:05
16.	"Petite Noya" (Live)	3:40

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
17.	"Canut Fandango"	1:58
18.	"Mi Novia"	3:19

Personnel

• Paco Baliardo - guitar (1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16), hand clapping (4, 16), flamenco guitar (5)
• Diego Baliardo - hand clapping (5), guitar (8, 16), vocals (16)
• Mikail Baliardo - cajon (4)
• Tonino Baliardo - lead guitar (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16), guitar (15), hand clapping (16)
• Cyro Baptista - percussion (1, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 16), washboard (7, 10), shaker (15)
• Greg Cohen - double bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16), arco (2)
• Garth Hudson - accordion (2, 16)
• Bachir Mokari - derbouka (15)
• Andre Reyes – guitar (1, 7, 13, 16), vocals (1, 12, 13, 16), hand clapping (4, 5), backing vocals (6, 10)
• François "Canut" Reyes - guitar (1), lead vocal (2, 7, 13)
• Georges "Baule" Reyes -
• Nicholas Reyes – lead vocal (1, 5, 6, 10, 12), hand clapping (4, 5), guitar (5, 6, 9, 12), vocal (9)
• Pablo (Paul) Reyes - guitar (1, 5, 7, 10, 15, 16), hand clapping (5)
• Patchai Reyes - vocals (3, 15, 16), guitar (3, 15)
• Yakouba Sissoko - kora (14)
• Titi - hand clapping (16)

References

1. Monger, James Christopher. "Gipsy Kings - Roots". AllMusic.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
3. "Roots". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.