Publicity for two generations of French Gitan musicians takes a particular theme this year. It was thirty years ago that the single "Bamboleo" became a hit record and catapulted the Gipsy Kings into wealth, international tours, and fame. The musicians who were part of the group then -- roughly eight or nine men, some of whom came and went, some of whom were constant -- will observe, during 2017, a number of commemorative, anniversary reunions in public.

Jahloul "Chico" Bouchikhi, who has composer and copyright co-credits on "Bamboleo" and, very likely, will live in comfort and ease on some of its royalties for the rest of his life, has scheduled one such reunion. It will be in Paris, as a headliner concert spectacle, at "l'Olympia"; and the promotion says that Chico, with his current musical group, will be joined by three brothers-in-law: the oldest, Pablo Reyes, with two other siblings, Patchai and Canut. All very telling, in light of the break-up in the last five years: it is these brothers Reyes who were released from the big Gipsy Kings tours, some less politely than others, while their younger brother Nicolas Reyes continued as THE lead vocalist of the Official Gipsy Kings, and, significantly, replaced his brothers with his grown children and his nephews.

So the older brothers Reyes will reunite with Chico Bouchikhi in Paris for this concert in early June 2017.