Kings may refer to:

• Monarchs: The Sovereign Heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings
• One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
  • The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts
  • The Shahnama, an 11th century epic Persian poem
  • The Morgan Bible, a French medieval picture Bible
  • The Pararaton, a 16th century Javanese history of southeast Asia
• Kings (game), a popular drinking game also known as King's Cup
• Kings (electoral district), a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
• Kings (handball), also known as "Chinese handball"
• Kings Family Restaurants, a chain of restaurants located in Pennsylvania and Ohio
• Kings (film), a 2007 Irish language film by Tom Collins
• "Kings" (song), a song by rock group Steely Dan on the album Can't Buy a Thrill
• Kings Super Markets, a chain supermarket in northern New Jersey
• The Kings, a Canadian rock band formed in 1977.
• Kings of Leon, an American rock group
• Kings (Australian TV series), an Australian TV series
• Kings (American TV series), an American TV series on NBC
• King's Favourites, a brand of cigarettes
• King's Discount Stores, a chain of stores in the USA

In amusement parks[link]

• Kings Dominion, an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia
• Kings Island, an amusement park in Mason, Ohio

In geography[link]

• Kings Bay (disambiguation), the name of several bays
• Kings County (disambiguation)
  • Kings County, New York, more commonly known as Brooklyn
  • King County, Washington
• Kings, Coles County, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois
• Kings, Ogle County, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois

Electoral districts[link]

• King's (New Brunswick electoral district) (1867–1903)
• King's (Prince Edward Island electoral district) (1892–1966)
• Kings (electoral district), Nova Scotia (1867–1924)

In sports[link]

• Barangay Ginebra Kings, a Philippine basketball team
• Chennai Super Kings, an Indian Premier League team based in Chennai, India
• Chittagong Kings, a Bangladesh Premier League team based in Chittagong, Bangladesh
• Cincinnati Kings, a USL Premier Development League soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Eastern Province Kings, a provincial rugby union team based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
• Kings XI Punjab, an Indian Premier League team based in Mohali, India
• Kings of Wrestling (TNA) or Kings of Professional Wrestling
• Los Angeles Kings, an NHL team based in Los Angeles, California
• Sacramento Kings, an NBA team based in Sacramento, California
• Southern Kings, a proposed Super Rugby team based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
• Sydney Kings, an NBL team based in Sydney, New South Wales
• Ledley King, an english football player. Currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur FC

In education:

• University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia
• King's University College (Edmonton) in Edmonton, Alberta
• King's University College (University of Western Ontario), a campus of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario
• King's College London, a constituent college of the University of London
• King's College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge
• King's College School, a leading Eton Group school founded by King George IV
• King's College, Guildford, an International Baccalaureate school
• King's College (Taunton), a private boarding secondary school in Taunton, Somerset
• King's College, Newcastle, a former college of Durham University, which left to form Newcastle University
• King's College Hospital, a hospital in the London Borough of Southwark
• King's College, Aberdeen, the oldest part of the University of Aberdeen
• King College in Bristol, Tennessee
• King's College (North Carolina) in Charlotte, North Carolina
• King's College (Pennsylvania) in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
• The King's College (California) in Los Angeles
• The King's College (New York) in New York City
• King's College (Thailand), Sampran, Nakonprathom
• King's College (Hong Kong), in Sai Wan
• King's College Budo, in Wakiso district, Uganda
• King's College, Lagos, Nigeria
• Kings College, Madrid
• King's College, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
• King's College, Auckland, New Zealand
• King's College, Christchurch, New Zealand
• King's College, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
• Kings International College, a secondary school in Camberley, Surrey
• The King's School, Parramatta, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
• The King's School, Sydney, closed in 1832, was located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• King's School (Auckland), Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand
• King's Schools, a private Christian school in North Seattle, United States
• King's School, Bruton, Somerset
• King's School Ottery St. Mary, Devon
• The King's School, Basingstoke, Hampshire
• The King's School, Grantham, Lincolnshire
• The King's School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
• The King's School, Macclesfield, Cheshire
• The King's School, Nottingham
• The King's School, Plymouth
• The King's School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
• The King's School, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear
• The King's School, Witney, Oxfordshire
• The King's C.E. School, Wolverhampton
• Kings' School, Winchester, Hampshire
• King's School Senior, Fair Oak, Hampshire
• Kings School of English, a group of private English Language Schools
• "The King's School" most often refers to one of the seven schools established, or re-endowed and renamed, by King Henry VIII in 1541 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, to pray for his soul:
  • The King's School, Canterbury
  • The King's School, Chester
  • The King's School, Ely
  • The King's School, Gloucester
  • The King's School, Peterborough
  • The King's School, Rochester
  • The King's School, Worcester

Formerly known as King's College:

• Columbia University was known as King's College in the colonial-era
• University of Toronto was known as King's College from 1843 to 1850
• University of New Brunswick was originally named King's College
• Oriel College, Oxford was known as King's College from about 1326 to 1526

See also[link]

• King (disambiguation)

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Gipsy Kings
The band playing live
Background information
Origin	Arles, Provence, France
Genres	rumba flamenca, pop
Years active	1978–present
Labels	Elektra Records Nonesuch Records Columbia/SME Records
Website	http://www.gipsykings.com/
Members
Nicolas Reyes Paul Reyes Canut Reyes Patchai Reyes Andre Reyes Diego Baliardo Paco Baliardo Tonino Baliardo
Past members
Chico Bouchikhi Jorge Trasante

The Gipsy Kings are a group of musicians from Arles and Montpellier, who perform in Spanish with an Andalucían accent. Although group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos, Spanish Romani people who fled Catalonia during the 1930s Spanish Civil War. Chico Bouchikhi is of Moroccan and Algerian descent. They are known for bringing rumba catalana, a pop-oriented music distantly derived from traditional flamenco music, to worldwide audiences. The group originally called itself Los Reyes.

Their music has a particular rumba flamenca style, with pop influences; many songs of the Gipsy Kings fit social dances, such as salsa and rumba. Their music has been described as a place where "Spanish flamenco and Romani rhapsody meet salsa funk".^[1]

Background[link]

The Gipsy Kings are from France and are largely responsible for bringing the sounds of progressive pop-oriented flamenco to the world. The band started out in Arles, a town in southern France, during the 1970s, when brothers Nicolas and Andre Reyes, the sons of renowned flamenco artist Jose Reyes, teamed up with their cousins Jacques, Maurice, and Tonino Baliardo, who played with Manitas de Plata. Manitas de Plata and Jose Reyes were a 2-man group that started the entire revelation of Gypsy Rumba, but mostly Jose, who was a famous singer, when he departed Manitas and started a band of his own made up of his children which he called "Los Reyes". Los Reyes would later become "Gipsy Kings".

Los Reyes started out as a gypsy band. They traveled around France, playing at weddings, festivals, and in the streets. Because they lived so much like gypsies, the band adopted the name The Gipsy Kings. Later, they were hired to add color to posh parties in St. Tropez. But popularity did not come to Los Reyes quickly, and their first two albums attracted little notice. At this point, the Gipsies played traditional flamenco punctuated by Baliardo's precise guitar playing and Nicolas Reyes' exceptional voice.

Though they had devoted fans, the Gipsy Kings then had yet to gain wider recognition. That was until 1986, when they met producer Claude Martinez, who could see that the Kings had the makings of a world-class band.

The three left-handed guitarists in the Gipsy Kings' line-up play guitars that are strung for a right-hander, playing them upside-down. These left-handed performers focus on delivering the strong underpinning rhythms while the more complex leads are performed by the right-handed and conventionally styled Baliardo.^{[citation needed]}

Career[link]

They became popular with their self-titled first album, Gipsy Kings, which included the songs "Djobi Djoba" ^[2], "Bamboleo" ^[3] and the romantic ballad "Un Amor". The song "Volare" on their fourth album Mosaïque is a rumba version of Domenico Modugno's Italian hit "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu". The Gipsy Kings were popular in Africa and throughout Europe, as well as in the Middle East.

In 1989, Gipsy Kings was released in the United States, and it spent 40 weeks on the charts, one of few Spanish language albums to do so. They covered "I've Got No Strings" on the 1991 Disney video and compilation album Simply Mad About the Mouse. Their cover version of "Hotel California" is an example of fast flamenco guitar leads and rhythmic strumming (this version was featured in the Coen Brothers' movie The Big Lebowski, as well on the HBO series Entourage). The 2010 film Toy Story 3 featured a version of "You've Got a Friend in Me" performed and recorded by the Gipsy Kings; the Spanish release featured the Spanish version, titled "Hay un Amigo en Mi" and played in a flamenco style.

The Gipsy Kings will plan to release their seventh album, entitled The GK S.A.R.L. Apartments in 2015.

Members[link]

Gipsy Kings are members of two related families: the Reyes (Kings in Spanish) and the Baliardos. Nicolas, Canut, Paul, Andre and Patchai Reyes are sons of the flamenco singer Jose Reyes. The Gipsy Kings are:

• Nicolas Reyes: lead vocals, guitar
• Paul Reyes: backup vocals, guitar
• François "Canut" Reyes: backup vocals, guitar
• Patchai Reyes: backup vocals, guitar
• André Reyes: backup vocals, guitar
• Diego Baliardo: guitar
• Paco Baliardo: guitar
• Tonino Baliardo: lead guitar

Jahloul Chico Bouchikhi was also a member of the Gipsy Kings, but quit after the album Mosaïque and the tour supporting it. He had issues with the album's producers, which the other band members did not back. Bouchikhi, a co-founder of the band, lost the Gipsy Kings trademark. (He claims to have registered it after coming up with the name.) He founded a band of his own called "Chico and the Gypsies".

Discography[link]

• Allegria (1982)
• Luna de Fuego (1983)
• Gipsy Kings (1988)
• Mosaïque (1989)
• Allegria (US Version) (1990)
• Este Mundo (1991)
• Live (1992)
• Love and Liberté (1993)
• Greatest Hits (1994)
• The Best of the Gipsy Kings (1995)
• Estrellas (Non-US Version of Tierra Gitana) (1995)
• Tierra Gitana (1996)
• Compas (1997)
• Cantos de Amor (1998)
• ¡Volaré! The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings (1999, re-released in 2000)
• Somos Gitanos (2001)
• Roots (2004)
• Pasajero (2006)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Homepage
• Gipsy Kings Official Youtube Channel
• Gipsy Kings Discography
• The Gipsy Kings' biography and discography
• Gipsy Kings info, concerts and more
• Biography/Miscellanious
• Song lyrics
• The Gipsy Kings at Allmusic