Radio Tarifa
This roots ensemble was formed in Madrid, Spain, in 1992, by Rafael "Fain' S nchez Due¤as (b. 12 November 1951, Spain; percussion), Benjam¡n Escoriza (b. 20 December 1953, Spain; vocals) and Vincent Molino Cook (b. 1 October 1958, France; flute). Due¤as and Cook had been playing a mixture of flamenco, Arabic and medieval music as Ars Antiqua Musicalis since the early 80s. Following a trip to Morocco, Radio Tarifa was formed to explore further these Spanish and North African musical styles. The trio recorded Rumba Argelina, in Due¤as" one-track home studio, overdubbing a diverse range of instruments, including Spanish guitar, bagpipes, bazouki accordion and Arabic flute, to obtain a truly multicultural sound. Intended as a document of the trio's musical research and explorations, Rumba Argelina was released on the tiny local Sin Fin label in 1993, by which time Due¤as had moved to Germany to work as a architect (all three members of the band still had day jobs at this point). On his return to Spain a year later, Due¤as put together the full eight-piece line-up of Radio Tarifa to perform live concerts following much interest in the album's haunting and understated sound. Rumba Argelina was released internationally in 1996 following a demand created by the enthusiasm of world music writers and DJs. The band, comprising Sebastian Rubio Caballero (b. 26 January 1964, Spain; percussion), Juan Ramiro Amusategui Prado (b. 26 July 1963, Spain; guitars), Pedro Pablo Oteo Aguilar (b. 18 March 1966, Spain; bass), El Wafir Shaikheldin Gibril (b. 4 April 1964, Sudan; percussion), and Jaime Muela Quesada (b. 3 February 1957, Spain; flute/saxophone), toured across Europe and Japan in the same year to promote the album. Their live concerts featured a flamenco dancer performing with the band. Their sound was fuller and livelier than on their debut album and this was reflected in Temporal, the follow-up, which took the basic formula of Rumba Argelina a stage further by adding Sephardic Jewish and seventh-century French music to the Spanish-Arabic fusion. Following a tour to promote Temporal, Gibril left the band in December 1997 and was replaced by Eduardo Laguillo Menendez.
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Albums
- (2007) Rumba Argelina
- (2007) Temporal
- (2004) Fiebre
- (1998) Temporal
- (1997) Rumba Argelina
Top Tracks
- Rumba Argelina
- Bulerias Turcas
- Cancion Sefardi
- El Mandil De Carolina
- La Tarara
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