| Temporal | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Label | World Circuit [1] Nonesuch [2] | |||
| Producer | Fain Dueñas, Vincent Molino | |||
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Temporal is the second album by the Spanish band Radio Tarifa, released internationally in 1997. [3] [4] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [5]
The album was produced by Fain Dueñas and Vincent Molino; Dueñas was also the musical director. [6] [7] Temporal incorporates more flamenco elements into the band's sound. [8] Radio Tarifa used such instruments as the darbuka, oud, crumhorn, and ney. [9] [10] Studio musicians backed Radio Tarifa's three main members. [11]
"El Mandil de Carolina" is a traditional Castilian and Galician composition. [6]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [13] |
| MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide |  [6] |
The Washington Post wrote that "as is demonstrated by such pieces as the flamenco 'Solea' or 'Conductus', a 12th-century processional, Radio Tarifa also moves assuredly from the cafe to the cathedral." [14] The Guardian determined that "it's postmodern early music, for want of a funkier phrase, poised, surprising, inspiring, throbbing with percussion and sweeping the listener with Arabic instrumentation and Andalucian voices." [15]
Guitar Player concluded that "scholars and romantics alike will be seduced by their soulful vocals, explosive percussion, and superb fretwork." [16] The Globe and Mail deemed Temporal "a wonderful combination of Mediterranean styles." [17] The St. Paul Pioneer Press called it "a dizzy, danceable stew of Afro-Latin rhythms." [18]
AllMusic noted that "the ensemble concentrates on traditional material from Iberia, with pieces culled from Galician, Andalucian, Castilian, and Flamenco culture." [12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "La Tarara" | |
| 2. | "Las Cuevas" | |
| 3. | "Canción Sefardí" | |
| 4. | "Baile de Almut" | |
| 5. | "Soleá" | |
| 6. | "Tangos de la Condición" | |
| 7. | "Conductus" | |
| 8. | "Temporal" | |
| 9. | "El Mandil de Carolina" | |
| 10. | "Vestido de Flores" |
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