Taraba

from Land of Light, Around the Bay in a Boat by Howard Haigh

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“Taraba”. This word has already been explained and now we have an entire movement named after it. After the introduction the text is literally welcoming the listeners: “Hola, venvenido” (Sp: Hello, welcome). This is the only movement where I come anywhere near actually telling you much about the history of the subject in a formal way. The words refer to the various races and cultures that have gone into making Andalucia (and Spain as a whole, although that would need the inclusion of many races and cultures omitted here).
There are references to the Phoenicians, the Moors, the Gipsies, and the tourists! There isn’t much about the Romans although I do use the original Roman name for Malaga (which was Malaka; not actually much different. Means something else entirely in Greek).

lyrics

Taraba
Hola, bienvenido
Shalom, ma shlomkha
Salamu Elaykum, Ojala

Andalucia - misteriosa, entre alegria y dolor
Una mezcla de sangre y vino
Moor, Christian, Sephardi

Con arena de los Fenicios
La tierra de las Palmas moro
Convivencia, anda, vamo
Fela manju, Fela mangum
La Bruja, La Debla
Duende Ojala

Dame agua

Tres morillas me enamoran
Fatima, Asha, Settenah Mariam

credits

from Land of Light, Around the Bay in a Boat, released July 15, 2005
Composed by Howard Haigh
Performed by The Hertfordshire Chorus, Howard Haigh & Lava, & conductor David Temple

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Howard Haigh Lancaster, UK

Primarily Guitarist, composer, plus mandolin, harmonica, percussion, various other instruments at a basic but useable level.
also enjoys creating visual work including all the images used here.
Performances worldwide have included Royal Albert Hall, South Bank halls, Barbican Hall. for HM The Queen, BBC TV and Radio, and many more.

Contact: howardhaigh@gmail.com ... more