Benjamin Escoriza (RADIO TARIFA) 6th Feb @ Button Factory

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**‘SABOR offensive presents**

Benjamin Escoriza (Radio Tarifa)
Gautama del Campo & friends

Button Factory. Temple Bar. Dublin
6th of February 2009

Produced by Armada Events with support of the Instituto Cervantes of Dublin

‘Sabor offensive’ is Flamenco, Fusion, Reggae, Jazz, Funk, Gypsy, Latin, Hiphop and passion
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Benjamin Escoriza, front man of the most important Spanish ‘World Music’ band, Radio Tarifa, will perform at the Button Factory in February the 6th.
The superb flamenco singer will be accompanied by former Radio Tarifa musicians and saxophonist Gautama del Campo. They propose an exotic musical journey blending flamenco, jazz, gypsy, classical, rock and Arabic resonances.


RADIO TARIFA closed its farewell world tour in 2006 at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. Since then, their members have pursued different projects while still performing together occasionally. The charismatic front man of this flamenco-fusion cult band, Benjamin Escoriza (Seville), will bring to Dublin his compulsively smoky voice and expertise of flamenco. Accompanied by flamenco-jazz fusionist and amazing saxophone player Gautama del Campo (Madrid) and very special guests it promises to be a passionate show dominated by exotic and Southern sounds.
This performance will bring back the memories of the great hits that made Radio Tarifa a band of cult in the 1990’ and early 2000’ in the world music scene and Spain…Songs like Rumba Argelina, Fiebre, Cruzando el rio, La Tarara, will share stage with latest Benjamin’s recording, the also acclaimed ‘Alevanta’ (2007).
Scoriza’s latest project embodies a continuation of Radio Tarifa’s work, in which Moorish, Sephardic, Medieval and contemporary North African styles blend around a predominant flamenco flavor.
Radio Tarifa performed in Ireland for the last time in 2005 as part of ‘A Continent Undivided’ festival in Cork which successfully celebrated European music diversity.
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QUOTES

“Radio Tarifa are the perfect aural advertisement for how the cross-fertilisation of different cultures can produce a wonderful harmony.” Irish Examiner
“They proposed a new voyage into Iberian music with diversions to Renaissance and traditional Japanese music, to spectacular acclaim” BBC
"They damn near ignite, pouring their souls into the set" Mojo Magazine
“(Radio Tarifa) …will continue to be a essential listening as long as there is such a thing as music.” Rootsworld
“…the feelgood vibes of Radio Tarifa, a group of Andalusia based musicians who explore the musical place where electric guitar meets flamenco and Africa meets Europe.” Irish Times

“Rumba Argelina one of the most important world music albums of the 1990s." All Music Guide
“It's not surprising that the band's spirit lives on here (Alevanta), but there is a change of emphasis, flamenco now dominates” The Guardian
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Support Band: Que pezon! (Dublin, Ireland)
Venue: The Button Factory, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Date & Time: 6th of February 2009. 8pm – 11pm
Tickets:
 Tickets in advance: €19 + (booking fee)
 Tickets at door: €25
 Tickets seated balcony: €28 + (Booking Fee). Exclusively from Ticketmaster.

Tickets on sale at:
 Spindizzy Records, George Street Arcade Market, (Dublin) +353 (0)1 671 1711
 Ticketmaster.ie (Nationwide) + 353 (0)1 677 9647
 Tickets.ie (Nationwide) +353 (0)86 393 5895



LINKS:

http://www.myspace.com/radiotarifaworldcircuit

http://www.myspace.com/benjaminescoriza

http://www.myspace.com/gautamadelcampo

http://www.myspace.com/armadadub

VIDEO

Benjamin Escoriza: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nqR1oBvUS7Y
Benjamin Escoriza: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iryjDWn1R ... re=related
Radio Tarifa: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5r0Saqy2LDI