Temporal (Radio Tarifa album)

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]

Temporal
Studio album by
Radio Tarifa
Released1997
LabelWorld Circuit[1]
Nonesuch[2]
ProducerFain Dueñas, Vincent Molino
Radio Tarifa chronology
Rumba Argelina
(1993)		 Temporal
(1997)		 Cruzando el Río
(2001)

Production

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]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
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" 

References
  1. Baskett, Simon; Brown, Jules; Dubin, Marc Stephen (June 11, 2004). "The Rough Guide to Spain". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  2. "Radio Tarifa Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. Breen, Joe (23 Jan 1998). "Radio Tarifa: 'Temporal'". SOUND & VISION. The Irish Times. p. 14.
  4. Moreira, Mario (8 Nov 1997). "Jazz y Mass". Gente. Reforma. p. 6.
  5. Boytano, Larry (October 15, 1998). "Night & Day". Miami New Times.
  6. MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. pp. 625–626.
  7. Torres, Richard (10 May 1998). "SONIDOS LATINOS". Newsday. p. D27.
  8. Feist, Daniel (23 May 1998). "Radio Tarifa Temporal". The Gazette. p. C11.
  9. Chapman, Geoff (13 June 1998). "RADIO TARIFA Temporal". ENTERTAINMENT. Toronto Star. p. 1.
  10. McDonald, Graham (November 23, 1997). "Temporal – Radio Tarifa". The Canberra Times.
  11. Gonzalez, Fernando (October 16, 1998). "RADIO TARIFA: THIS BAND WENT DOWN TO THE CROSSROADS". Miami Herald. p. 26G.
  12. "Radio Tarifa Temporal Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  13. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. pp. 735–736.
  14. "RADIO TARIFA 'TEMPORAL'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  15. Glanvill, Rick (24 Oct 1997). "Radio Tarifa Temporal". Friday. The Guardian. p. 30.
  16. Gore, Joe (Aug 1998). "Temporal". Guitar Player. 32 (8): 112.
  17. Robbins, Li (3 Oct 1998). "TEMPORAL". The Globe and Mail. p. C15.
  18. Walsh, Jim (October 30, 1998). "Mining an altogether different Spanish music vein...". St. Paul Pioneer Press. p. 10C.
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