Although Radio Tarifa was known for its live bands, there were actually three of us developing the ideas in the studio: Benjamín Escoriza as singer and lyricist; wind player Vincent Molino and me as director, arranger, producer, and guitarist and percussionist; 

The album “La Noche” was completed over three years, in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Many of the tracks were recorded in my small home studio in Hamburg.
We didn't have a record label back then, and working alone and without rushing worked out very well.
Vincent recorded the wind instruments in Madrid and sent them to me online.

We were able to recover an old recording of Benjamín Escoriza's voice from 2003, singing the title track of the album: "La Noche."

Vincent also contributed several recordings:
Two of his own compositions, one with Blanca Paloma's voice, "La niña del almendro viejo" (The Girl from the Old Almond Tree), and another with his own voice, "Songe obscur" (Obscur Song). He also included a medieval polyphony by Francesco Landini, "Quel sol che raggia," also sung by Blanca Paloma.

Juanmi Cabral, a musician from the group "La Banda Morisca," gave us one of his songs, "Samai Sintigo," a soleá sung and arranged by him over a 10 x 8 Arabic rhythm, Samai Zaqil.

José González, a flamenco singer from Conil, had worked for ten years as a teacher in Athens, where he had collected and translated two traditional Greek songs that he sings on the album: "Sabah" and "Ay ojos negros."

Javi Castrillón, a flamenco singer from Vejer, contributes his flamenco singing to three songs: "Me preguntas," "Tarantos," and "Soleá del desamor."

Eliseo Parra, a traditional singer from Valladolid, sings some Castilian and Extremaduran verses in "Picaba en vano."

Mizuki Wildenhahn, from Hamburg, sings a Japanese folk song about the cherry blossom, "Sakura."

Aida Brandes-Hargrove shares with me the creation of an instrumental piece, “Digiphony”

I sing one of my songs: “Luz”

There are nine singers in total on this album. A luxury for me as a producer.

And finally, we were fortunate enough to be signed by Gilles Fruchaux to his Buda Musique record label, where his love for music is palpable.

Faín S. Dueñas

1- LA NOCHE

Música: Faín S.Dueñas / Vincent Molino
Letra: Benjamín Escoriza
Benjamín Escoriza: Voz
Faín S. Dueñas: Guit eléctrica,Casio VL-Tone, Bajo, Percusiones 
Vincent Molino: Teclados
Aziz Zahriou: Violines

2- ME PREGUNTAS

Música y Letra: Popular
Javier Castrillón: Voz
Faín S. Dueñas: Guitarras, Bajo, Percusiones

3- TARANTOS

Música: Popular, Faín S. Dueñas
Letra: Popular
Javier Castrillón: Voz
Faín S. Dueñas: Guitarras, Bajo, Órgano
Vincent Molino: Oboe

4- PICABA EN VANO

Música y Letra:  Popular
Eliseo Parra: Voz
Faín S.Dueñas: Guitarras, Percusiones, Órgano

5- LUZ

Música y Letra:  Faín S.Dueñas 
Faín S. Dueñas: Voz, Guitarras, Guitarra Reverse, Guimbri, Percusiones

6- LA NIÑA DEL ALMENDRO VIEJO

Música: Vincent Molino, Tradicional Bretaña
Letra: Vincent Molino. Miguel Hernández
Blanca Paloma: Voz, Coros
Vincent Molino: Piano
Hames Bitar: Ud
Jouad Ibiks: Violin, Viola
Wafir Sheik: Violin, Acordeón
Faín S. Dueñas:  Banjo, Percusiones
Jose Juan Martinez: Bajo

7- AY OJOS NEGROS

Música y Letra: Trad. Grecia
Jose González: Voz
Chris White: Cellos
Faín S. Dueñas: Guitarra

8- SABAH

Música y Letra: Trad. Grecia
Jose González: Voz
Faín S. Dueñas: Guitarras, Guimbri, Percusiones
Vincent Molino: Argul, Nay, Flauta, Gaita

9- SOLEA DEL DESAMOR

Música y Letra:  Popular
Javier Castrillón: Voz
Faín S. Dueñas: Guitarras, Banjo, Buzuki, Bajo, Percusiones, Palmas
Vincent Molino: Nay

10- QUEL SOL CHE RAGGIA

Música:  Francesco Landini
Blanca Paloma: Voz
Vincent Molino: Vientos (Bawu, Cromorno, Flautas), Teclados
Faín S. Dueñas: Guitarra
Merche Trujillo: Gaita

11- SAMAI SINTIGO

Música y Letra: Juan Miguel Cabral, Tradicional
Juan Miguel Cabral: Voz, Guitarras, Bajo e., Guimbri (Juanbri)
Vincent Molino: Nay
Faín S. Dueñas: Percusiones

12- SAKURA

Música y Letra: Trad. Japón
Mizuki Wildenhahn: Voz
Faín S. Dueñas: Koto, Banjo, Guitarras, Guitarra Reverse

13- SONGE OBSCUR

Música: Vincent Molino
Letra: Pierre Molino, Blaise Cendrars, Paul Verlaine
Vincent Molino: Voz, Nay, Cromorno, Piano, Bajo
Faín S. Dueñas: Banjo, Guitarras, Percusiones,
Ramiro Amusategui: Ud

14- DIGIFONÍA

Música: Faín S. Dueñas, Aida Brandes-Hargrove
Fain S. Dueñas: Casio VL-Tone
Aida Brandes-Hargrove: Pianos, Percusiones, Cellos, Strings, Pad Thai

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TODOS ARREGLOS:    FAÍN SÁNCHEZ DUEÑAS
Excepto:   
“La Niña del Almendro Viejo” y “Songe Obscur”: VINCENT MOLINO y FAÍN S. DUEÑAS
“Samai Sintigo”:  JUAN MIGUEL CABRAL y FAIN S. DUEÑAS
“Digifonía”: FAIN S: DUEÑAS y AIDA BRANDES-HARGROVE

PRODUCCIÒN Y DIRECCIÒN MUSICAL: FAÍN SÁNCHEZ DUEÑAS

NOV 2024

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Acknowledgments and thanks:

To all those involved in this work.
To Jose González for collecting and translating "Ay ojos negros" and "Sabah" in Greek.
To Juanmi Cabral for generously providing us with his song "Samai Sintigo."

To the family of Benjamin Escoriza (Paloma, Benjamín, and Alejandro) for allowing us to include the song "La Noche" in this work. This song is also our tribute to his art and memory.