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This, the third disc from Spain's leading roots ensemble, features a mixture of old and new. It continues to offer up the group's time-machine stew of delectable bits and pieces of Spanish musical history. It still uses an extraordinary collection of instruments, modern and medieval, Spanish and Moslem. What's new is the album's foray into Japanese music, "Gujo Bushi," and the occasional use of electric guitar. Though it's harder to pin down, the group seems to have dug deeper into music of the modern Spanish countryside. This new -- or newly deepened -- exploration of folk music results in two of the album's most intriguing tunes: First is "Ramo Verde," a Castillian folk song with great atmosphere, featuring a woman vocalist for the first time in the group's history. Second is the title track, which is a primitive tango and which most lamentably ends just when it's getting going. The brevity of the songs is a serious concern on "Cruzando el Rio": The 11 tracks total just 36 minutes, allowing too little time for development and no time for the epic grandeur of "Nu Alrest" off of the group's first album, Rumba Argelina. Still, this group never fails to be interesting. ~ Kurt Keefner
Additional personnel includes: Merche Trujillo (vocals, pipes); Juncal Fernandez, Cristina Codoy (vocals); Joaquin Ruiz (percussion); Caridad Alcazar Gutierrez, Cristina Codoy, Gema Quesada (background vocals).
Includes liner notes by Charlie Gillett.
Recording information: Local No. 5.
Arranger: Fain S. Duenas.
Radio Tarifa: Benjamin Escoriza (vocals); Fain S. Duenas (guitar, strings, bass, percussion); Vincent Molino (winds, keyboards).
Q (5/01, pp.116,118) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A frothing fusion of flamenco and Arabic rhythms and sounds...blending an even more heady mix of folkloric traditions....Dazzling stuff."
JazzTimes (10/01, p.87) - "...A musical experience at once immediate and impressionistic..."
Mojo (Publisher) (4/01, pp.112-3) - "...Recommended equally for fans of spaghetti westerns and belly-dancing..." Cruzando El Rio Music | List Price | $18.97 (You save $3.32) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, World CDs, International, Latin, Spanish, African, Flamenco, Cuban | | Label | Nonesuch | | Orig Year | 2001 | | All Time Sales Rank |  74048  | | CD Universe Part number | 1672102 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 17, 2001 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Radio Tarifa | | Engineer | Radio Tarifa; Carlos Martos | | Personnel | Fain S. Duenas - guitar, strings, bass, percussion
Benjamin Escoriza - vocals
Vincent Molino - winds, keyboards
Also: Caridad Alcazar Gutierrez, Cristina Codoy, Gema Quesada, Juncal Fernandez, Merche Trujillo, Joaqufn Ruiz |
Radio Tarifa Cruzando El Rio Songs Cruzando El Rio Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   It Just Gets Better
I'm not purchased anything from Radio Tariffa is quite a while. I listened to what I had, but for some reason didn't check to see if there were further releases.
But I finally did and ordered this. It is more complex than the former releases. It's got more parts and a nice variety of cuts. It's nice to see that the group is still interested in new things as they could coast on for a long time since they fill a niche few do.
Tr it; you'll like it.
Submitted by morgantrike (Wharton, TX, USA) 
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 Perfect fusion - you can't see the join
Tarifa boldly take any influence they see fit and meld into their own breathtaking sound. Whilst primarily driven by traditional Spanish Flamenco sounds and a heady infusion of North African zip, they aren't afraid to experiment, and the end result is extraordinary.
And do not miss this band live - they are simply brilliant, possibly the best live band I have had the privilege to see. I recently saw them in Newcastle and they tore the house down - musicianship of a calibre that defies description, coupled with an intensity and passion that overwhelms. In some ways, a great rock and roll band! Do not miss!
Submitted by Simon (England)
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good.
If you're into flamenco music in any way, this will be a nice addition to your collection. A bit of flamenco mixed with arabic sounds. Original!
Good indeed. actually, very good.
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