by Thom Owens
Cantos de Amor is a lovely collection of love ballads, both original and traditional, as performed by the Gipsy Kings. Even though they have performed love songs throughout the years (in fact, they have been collected on a love song compilation), the band has never before devoted themselves to simply love songs -- they've barely done a concept album, actually -- and the results are terrific. It's a focused, consistent album that is warm, seductive, and romantic, delivering everything that longtime followers could want from a record called Cantos de Amor.