THE GYPSY QUEENS & KINGS

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• Aurelia Sandu (Romania) (dance)
• Esma Redzepova (Macedonia) (vocals)
• Florentina Sandu (Romania) (vocals)
• Jony Iliev (Bulgaria) (vocals)
• Kaloome (France) (guitars, percussion, vocals)
• Ljiljana Buttler (Serbia) (vocals)
• Mahala Rai Banda (Romania) (brass)
• Mitsou (Hungary) (vocals)
• Tanzica Ionita (Romania) (dance)

• country:
  Romania
• region:
  Balkan
• style(s):
  Gypsy Rumba
• label:
  Asphalt Tango Records GmbH
• type:
  Band
• gender:
  male, female
• instrumentation:
  instrumental, vocal
• artist submitted by:
  Asphalt Tango Records GmbH

The Legendary Gypsy Queens & Kings featuring Romanian brass demons of Fanfare Ciocarlia has enjoyed exceptional success around the world over the past three years; this included a sold out concert at the Barbican in 2007 which made history The Independent wrote: "...just one verse was enough to make this the concert of the year."
The Gypsy Queens & Kings 2009 still features Macedonian Gypsy Queen Esma Redzepova, Bulgarian Mahala rocker Jony Iliev, young Romanian singer and Taraf De Haidouks' Nicolae Neacsus granddaughter Florentina Sandu, as well as acclaimed French rumba Gitano group Kaloome.
Romanias Gypsy brass band Mahala Rai Banda will be performing new material especially created for this show.
Gypsy Queens & Kings 2009 concert offers powerful visual, musical flamboyance and gives the audience an extraordinary and unique experience of the soul of Gypsy music.

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