Discovered by Bridget Bardot busking on the streets of St. Tropez, a dirt poor gypsy family from Montpellier become a global music phenomena.
Tonino Baliardo is the founder and leader of Gipsy Kings, but above all he is a guitar virtuoso and a composer recognized worldwide. He composed and produced the greatest hits of the group such as “Bamboleo” or “Djobi Djoba”.
Undisputed masters of gypsy music, the group has sold over 20 million albums worldwide and has been awarded numerous gold, platinum and diamond discs, a music victory in 1990 and a Grammy Award in 2013 for the album “Savor Flamenco”. He also collaborated on the film “The Big Lebowski” by remixing “Hotel California”, and on “Toy Story III”, the Disney Pixar animated film with “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”.
