BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130520T155622CEST-4834lUicw6@www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco DTSTAMP:20130520T130522Z DESCRIPTION:\nYoshi&rsquo\;s is excited to welcome Cedric Leonardi and Mari o Reyes and the Gypsy Allstars for a vibrant and passionate evening of Ind o&ndash\;Gypsy fusion as Gipsy Kings rumba meets Indian Alap. The South Fr ance gypsies meet San Francisco&lsquo\;s premier jazz venue and neither wi ll be the same again! The evening will also include some of the finest LA based musicians from Cuba\, Spain and India and will see Flamenco&rsquo\;s foremost \; modern stars -- Manuel Gutierrez and Arelen Hurtado -- we ave their flamenco magic into the music.\nTHE GIPSY KINGS JOIN ALL-STARS P ROJECT TO RETURN TO INDIA\nThe Gipsy Kings emerged out of the South of Fra nce in the early '80s when the Reyes and Baliardos families set the world on fire with their infectious and sensual rhythms: sounds that were origin al and breathtaking.\nWe have been dancing to their Gypsy beats ever since . Songs like Djobi Djoba and Bamboleo are forever etched into our minds as quintessential feel good music.\n\nA recent all-star collaboration in the India sub-continent featuring \; Gipsy Kings&rsquo\; Mario Reyes and Georges Reyes\, has spawned a new \; project called the Gypsy Allstars which will explore the origins of gypsy culture in Rajasthan\, India and see the gypsies return to India for a Discovery Channel special\, merging Indian and Gypsy rhythms.\n\nThe Gypsy Allstars\, have \; been hand pi cked by Cedric Leonardi\, who grew up with the Gipsy Kings and their famil ies in Montpellier&rsquo\;s &lsquo\;la cite gely&rsquo\; and as their  \; drummer\, \; had the privilege of performing with them. The Gypsy A llStar lineup will see the gypsies joining forces \; with local \; Indian \; musicians to add an exciting fusion sound of Gipsy King&rsq uo\;s favorites and exotic-blended indo-gypsy music.\n\nIn preparation for the return to India in 2013\, Ced Leonardi and Mario Reyes are preparing new material and re-imagine the existing music\, working with the cream of LA based musicians to bring the new project alive.\nIncluded in the Gypsy Allstars project are Cuban virtuoso bassist Carlitos de Puerto\, Zakir Hu ssein tabla prodigy Salar Nader and one of the world&rsquo\;s greatest fla menco performers Manuel Gutierrez. Indian songbird Mala Ganguly joins Mari o Reyes on vocals and Alam Khan\, the son of the great Ali Akbar Khan\, is featured on sarode.\n\nABOUT CEDRIC LEONARDI\nThe 41-year-old Frenchman f rom Montpellier -- a coastal town in the Camargue\, south of France -- Ced ric remembers strolling through the Gypsy barrio\, &lsquo\;la cite gely\,& rsquo\; which his home overlooked\, soaking up Gypsy culture. \; &ldqu o\;They heard me and I heard them\,&rdquo\; he recalls. Over the past 25 y ears\, Cedric&rsquo\;s passion for drumming has seen him explore everythin g from Irish folk to the vibrant Latin music of Brazil and Cuba\, through the Caribbean and Spain: Flamenco\, European pop\, Sufi rhythms\, rock and jazz.\n\nTouring with various world-renowned international artists\, Cedr ic highlights his life with the Gypsy Kings\, and the quintessential &ldqu o\;joie de vivre&ldquo\; of the music and the close family atmosphere\, wh ich combine all the things he loves most. The Allstar project offers Ced t he opportunity to pay homage to the amazing Gipsy Kings legacy and create a new future and audience for the music.\n\nABOUT MARIO REYES\nPart of the extraordinarily talented Gipsy Kings dynasty\, Mario is cousin of Gipsy K ings founder Nicholas Reyes. \; Aside from Gipsy Kings which launched him\, Mario enjoys a vibrant solo career which has seen him experiment wit h Sufi and Arabic musical traditions and performing with some of the world &rsquo\;s most renowned musicians\, including Andrea Boccelli and Sting. H e highlights his performance before the late Pope John Paul II and playing with the Gipsy Kings before 15\,000 people in the Red Square Moscow as tw o of his ultimate career highlights.\nABOUT GEORGE REYES \nAs the son of G ypsy Kings founder Nicholas Reyes\, George carries the Gypsy Kings legacy and shares his exquisite musical heritage on and off stage with his famous father. A highly accomplished guitarist and \;vocalist in the gypsy t radition\, George delivers his gifts with love and wit. He brings the rich ness of Gypsy culture \; and delivers the Gipsy Kings pedigree to the Allstar project.\nGypsy AllStar's website\nGypsy AllStar's facebook DTSTART:20130324T200000 DTEND:20130324T220000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:San Francisco SUMMARY:THE GYPSY ALLSTARS feat. The Gipsy Kings Family - 7pm SOLD OUT!!! END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR