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 in the Best World Music category 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?. Most recently Tonino was awarded a platinum record for his duet with Takagi Ketra and a triple platinum record with ?Ingobernable? in a duet with Tangana. Family and transmission are essential values in the eyes of Tonino who has been accompanied by his two sons Mikaël and Cosso Baliardo since 2014.
