Music has always been a cornerstone of Gypsy culture.
A thousand-year-old tradition that over time has maintained its influences, updating itself year after year with various styles: Gypsy jazz manouche, flamenco, ethnic Balkan, and even punk rock.
The greatest Gypsy jazz manouche artist is undoubtedly Django Reinhard. Despite a severe accident to his left hand when his family's caravan was consumed by fire, Django developed a revolutionary and utterly unique guitar technique.
He was the first Gypsy to experience the glory reserved for the most popular musicians: his highly original style, acclaimed as brilliant and innovative, actually developed from a life immersed among the greatest figures of the popular tradition and was influenced by his vast knowledge of classical music.
Sergio Corbucci named the main character of his eponymous film Django, precisely as a tribute to the musician, of whom he was a great fan.
Following in the footsteps of the Gypsy hero, numerous groups were formed, most notably the Gipsy Kings. The members of the group are of Andalusian origin, but their two Gypsy families left the country during the Spanish Civil War to settle in Provence.
Their music style is a fusion of rumba flamenca, traditional flamenco, and pop music, achieving enormous success in the eighties with the song Bamboléo, from their third album titled Gipsy Kings.
