#2500: New Music from Spain

Mainly new music from Spain fills this New Sounds program. Listen to the flamenco blend of the unconventional cross-pollinators, Son de la Frontera. Their pounding flamenco footsteps over thundering guitars toes the line of Spanish-based traditions, and mixes in beats and melodies from Cuba, Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela. Also, there’s electroacoustic music from self-confessed musical alchemists Radio Tarifa. This trio draws from a wide variety of folkloric traditions: Castillian, Andalusian, Japanese, with diversions to Renaissance music just to keep you guessing. Plus, the “terrifyingly good technique” of Juan Martin (according to the Spanish paper El Mundo) as showcased in some medieval-inspired flamenco. And much more.

PROGRAM #2500 New Music from Spain (aired Thurs. 1/19/06)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Son de la Frontera	Son de la Frontera	Como El Agua Entre las Piedras [5:00]	World Village 468059** www.worldvillagemusic.com *
Martires del Compas	No Papeles (No Papers)	Chu Lailo La Leilo [5:00]	World Village #468045 www.worldvillagemusic.com *
Son de la Frontera	Son de la Frontera	Buleria del Corazon [6:30]	See above.
Juan Martin	Musica Alhambra	The Passion of the Lament [9:30]	FlamencoVision #04 www.flamencovision.com*
Radio Tarifa	Temporal	La Tarara [3:30]	Nonesuch #79499** www.nonesuch.com*
Rafael Jiminex	Cante Gitano	Malaguena A Enrique El Mellizo [3:00]	Celestial Harmonies #13112 ** www.harmonies.com*
Javier Paxarino	Pangea	Qumran [6:00]	Musica Sin-Fin #004 Paxarino’s site is: www.ctv.es/USERS/rpacha e-mail him
Luis Paniagua	Planeo	Revelacion [6:00]	Radio Nacional de Espana #RNE 640025 His site is www.luispaniagua.com Check for availablility by e-mailing luispaniagua@luispaniagua.com
Suso Saiz	Simbolos	Sal de Luna [3:00]	Slow Food #9S-0416 Out of print.

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