Ciganos d'Ouro

Line up

Francisco Montoya (Lead Guitar)
Gustavo Roriz (Bass)
Jaume Pradas (Vocals & Drums)
João Falcato (Keyboards)
José Pato (Lead Vocal & Guitar)
Sebastian Sheriff (Percussion )
Sérgio Silva (Vocals & Guitar)

country:
Portugal
region:
Lisboa
style(s):
Flamenco Gypsy
label:
not signed
type:
Band
instrumentation:
instrumental, vocal
artist submitted by:
G. Produções Culturais, Lda.

" A great show full of joy and colour of a unique culture "

BIOGRAPHY

Ciganos d'Ouro was formed in 1994, by the brothers Jose Pato and Sergio Silva.
The band originally performed only at cultural events of the Portuguese Roma community.
Since 1995, the formation of the band was enlarged, due to the cooperation of the guitarist Pedro Joia, who assumed the musical direction of the band.
In 1996, the album "La Casa" is released and their work becomes known in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands and other countries through their participation in international gipsy music festivals while simultaneously reaching out to new public outside this community. .
As a result of the new connection with the guitarist Francisco Montoya, a new album, "Libertad", is released.
The band doesn't stop and the result of that energy appears in 2001, with one more album named "Maktoub", the Arabic word for destiny that describes the erratic way of life of the gipsy people.

In 2007, Ciganos d'Ouro enriched the New-Colours catalogue that added their style to the editions of "Mornas de Sempre", "Coladeras de Sempre", "Kuduro" and "Bahia do Brasil".
"Sal" is the opening theme and gives name to the CD that includes 9 songs and an instrumental theme authored by guitarist Francisco Montoya.

PRESS

World Roma Festival KHAMORO 2002
Dear organizers of the Khamoro Festival,
We would like to thank you for organizing a terrific series of concerts. We just saw the " Na plny pecky" show on TV, which reminded us of the amazing atmosphere at the concerts. Our visiting of the first concert of the festival, the Ciganos D'Ouro, was not planned, but we were so intrigued by it, that we attended all the other concerts during the festival. We are still filled with great memories and would like to thank you again. If possible, we would like to put in a good word for another invitation of the "Golden Gypsies" from Portugal for future festivals.
Tereza, Honza, Jirka

The Khamoro, or world gypsy festival, has brought some of the finest gypsy performers in the world here, from the violin pyrotechnics of the Russian band Gypsy Lorka, to the flamenco-on-speed guitars of the Portuguese Ciganos d'Ouro.
Independent, The ( London ), May 22, 2002 by Justin Huggler in Prague

DISCOGRAPHY

CD "La Casa" Movieplay 1996
CD "Libertad" Movieplay 1999
CD "Maktoub" Farol 2001
CD "Sal" New Colours 2007