Manitas de Plata, gitan gypsy rhumba & flamenco guitarist, France

Europe, France, Camargue, Saintes Maries de la Mer, Montpellier. Manitas de Plata, the famous and celebrated, gitan gypsy rhumba & flamenco guitarist. He grew up in Arles in the mid 20th Century and rose to fame, playing guitar with the gitan gypsy singer Jose Reyes. They travelled the world playing even in Carnegie Hall, and were patronized by the likes of Picasso, Dali, Cocteau and Bardot. The sons of the Reyes and Balliardo now make up the 'Gypsy Kings' group.

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Europe, France, Camargue, Saintes Maries de la Mer, Montpellier. Manitas de Plata, the famous and celebrated, gitan gypsy rhumba & flamenco guitarist. He grew up in Arles in the mid 20th Century and rose to fame, playing guitar with the gitan gypsy singer Jose Reyes. They travelled the world playing even in Carnegie Hall, and were patronized by the likes of Picasso, Dali, Cocteau and Bardot. The sons of the Reyes and Balliardo now make up the 'Gypsy Kings' group.