Radio Tarifa, Rumba Argelina - 55m 56s

Tracks & Durations

1. Rumba Argelina	3:36
2. Oye China	7:16
3. Lamma Bada	3:33
4. Manana	3:40
5. La canal	4:42
6. El baile de la bola	2:51
7. Soledad	4:18
8. La mosca	2:39
9. Tangos del Agujero	3:16
10. Nu alrest	7:12
11. La pastora	3:06
12. Ronda de Sanabria	3:22
13. Bulerias Turcas	3:12
14. Nina	3:05

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Review

Authenticity is a tricky construct in pop music. In Rumba Argelina, guitarist and composer Fain Dueñas, wind player Vincent Molino, and vocalist Benjamin Escoriza, the core of the Spanish group Radio Tarifa, blend traditional North African music, flamenco, and a dash of rhythms from the New World, most notably Cuba, with a contemporary pop sensibility. The results sound surprisingly organic--even when some of the mixes take disorienting turns. "Oye China" suggests a son or guajira--until an accordion and a mysterious wind instrument (bansuri?) come in. When the song turns again, however, it evokes a vallenato. "Soledad" alludes to flamenco but also to Brian Eno. Then again, as Dueñas & Co. define it, this is border music, the music of an imaginary radio station in Tarifa, the southernmost point in Spain. What it suggests depends on your point of reference--but leave that for musicologists. Most important, Rumba Argelina is a delightful, rich, sensual experience, armchair traveling at its best. --Fernando Gonzalez

Other Versions

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Rumba Argelina

Tracks: 14, Disk length: 55m 57s (+0m 1s)

Rumba Argelina

Tracks: 14, Disk length: 55m 59s (+0m 3s)

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