Djobi Djoba

"Djobi, Djoba"
Single by Gipsy Kings
from the album Gipsy Kings
Released	1987 (1987)
Genre	Catalan rumba, flamenco
Length	3:27
Songwriter(s)	Gipsy Kings, Los Reyes
Gipsy Kings singles chronology
"Djobi, Djoba" (1987) "Bamboléo" (1987)

"Djobi, Djoba" is a hit song by the Gipsy Kings, a French-Calé rumba flamenca band. It was initially released in 1982 as an acoustic version on their debut album Allegria. In 1987, the song was re-recorded and released as a single. This version is from their self-titled third album. Along with other hits from the same album such as "Bamboléo" and "Un Amor", "Djobi Djoba" helped rocket the Gipsy Kings to European popularity, before they gained popularity in America in 1989.

The song is very similar to an earlier song by El Príncipe Gitano titled "Obí obá".

Charts

Chart performance for "Djobi Djoba"

Chart (1987–1988)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[1]	15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2]	12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3]	34

References

1. "Gipsy Kings – Djobi djoba" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
2. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Gipsy Kings" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
3. "Gipsy Kings – Djobi djoba" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

External links

• The Gipsy Kings discography, news (Music City)