RADIO TARIFA "Temporal" World Circuit/Nonesuch

From: The Washington Post | Date: October 16, 1998| Author: Mark Jenkins | Copyright information

When Dead Can Dance singer Lisa Gerrard first moved from Australia to Barcelona, she was seeking a piece of the rich musical birthright that belongs to Radio Tarifa. This Spanish group reconnects traditional Andalucian, Castilian and Galician music with its Arab, Sephardic and medieval European origins. Although many of the tunes on the band's "Temporal" are flamenco, they incorporate North African rhythms, melodies and timbres.

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