Radio Tarifa
Radio Tarifa was a Spanish
History
Both Fain Dueñas (percussion, Spain) and Vincent Molino (flute, France) were students of Moroccan multi-instrumentalist and composer Tarik Banzi of the
Their first album, Rumba Argelina, was recorded in 1993 and became a success in Europe when it was released in 1996, and again, when it was re-issued (through association with Nonesuch Records) in America in 1997. The critical and financial success of that disc made it possible to put together a full-fledged touring band which played in 17 European countries, as well as in Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Palestine, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Canada and the United States".[2]
After 14 years of intense musical activity, the band announced they would take an indefinite break; their farewell concert was performed in Barcelona on 11 November 2006.[2] - On 9 March 2012, singer Benjamin Escoriza died at the age of 58.[4]
Discography
- Rumba Argelina (1993)
- Temporal (1996)
- Cruzando el río (2000)
- Fiebre (2003) (live at the 2002 Toronto Small World Music Festival)
- Live 25 July 2004 - Ramallah, Palestine
Personnel
- Benjamin Escoriza - vocals
- Fain Sanchez Dueñas - darbuka, percussion, backing vocals
- Vincent Molino - ney, crumhorn, poitou oboe
Guests
- Jaime Muela - flute, soprano saxophone
- Pedro Esparza - soprano saxophone
- Amir-John Haddad - oud, backing vocals
- Wafir Sh. Gibril - accordion
- Ramiro Amusategui - bouzouki
- Jorge Gomez - flamenco guitar, electric guitar
- Sebastian Rubio - pandereta, bongos
- David Purdye - electric bass, backing vocals
- Peter Oteo - electric bass
- Javier Paxarino - flutes, wind instruments
External links
References
- ^ Liner notes to Cruzando el Rio
- ^ a b c Radio Tarifa website http://www.radiotarifa.com Archived 2005-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Liner notes to Fiebre
- ^ Benjamín Escoriza obituary, Robin Denselow, The Guardian, 14. March 2012