Men Music | Finis Africae – A Last Discovery

A Last Discovery – The Essential Recordings 1984-2001

“Finis Africæ (Or Finis Africae)”. Words Redolent Of Mystery And Myth,Of Europe Looking Out To New Lands, New Worlds, New Times.

And So It Iswith “A Last Discovery”, The Work Of Spaniard Juan Alberto Arteche Gueland His Musical Co-Adventurers, Recorded Between 1984 And 2001. After 15Years Of Musical Success In Spain With His Band Nuestro Pequeño Mundo,Arteche Was Ready To Experiment With New Ideas, And With The Purchase Ofa Four-Track Reel-To-Reel Recorder He Did So, Exploring Imaginaryglobal Music-Worlds With A Core Of Like-Minded Explorers. The Group,Dubbed “Finis Africæ” By Jaa After Reading Umberto Eco’S “The Name Ofthe Rose”, Where The Term Refers To Forbidden Books And Hiddenknowledge, Released Seven Recordings Over An Eighteen-Year Period, Thebest Of Which Are Compiled Here.

Finis Afriae Was Part Of The “New Wave” Of Spanish Music Which Graduallyemerged After The End Of The Francoist Regime. Using Modern Electricinstruments And Traditional Acoustic Instruments From Many Culturesblended Together Via Studio Alchemy, A Magic Which Grew Even Strongerwith The Acquisition Of A Sixteen-Track Recorder After Their Secondrelease, Finis Africæ Created An Outward-Looking Musical Multiverse, Anunclassifiable Amalgam Encompassing Elements Of Folk Traditions From Allover The World, Skillfully And Lovingly Shaped Into An Inclusivepan-Global Whole. Deeply Influenced By African Music, The Group’Sreverberant, Organic Minimal Funk Will Appeal To Djs As Well As All Whoyearn For The Loving Warmth That Comes With The Embrace Of Globalpossibilities.

With Liner Notes In Spanish, English And Japanese By Jaa, “A Lastdiscovery” Is Available On Double Vinyl (With Two Bonus Tracks).This Is The First Release By Finis Africae Outside Of Their Nativespain. Come Take A Retrospective Journey Of Discovery.

New Worlds Await.

Text By: Em Records (Japan)

Tracklisting:

A1 Radio Tarifa (Tarifa Radio) 5:00
A2 Zoo Zulu (Zulu Zoo) 4:36
A3 Triciclos En La Chopera (La Chopera Tricycles) 3:22
A4 Pirulo, Cambia Cromos (Pirulo Exchange Trading Cards) 3:55
A5 Segundos, Segundos, Segundos (Seconds Seconds Seconds) 3:40
A6 Luna (Moon) 3:04
B1 Los Pobres Del Mundo Tocan El Bombo (Poor People Of The World Play The Bass Drum) 3:50
B2 El Abrazo De La Selva (The Jungle Hug) 4:45
B3 Los Colores De Mis Botas (The Colors Of My Boots) 3:55
B4 Juana Y Rosalía (Juana And Rosalia) 2:16
B5 Hybla (Hybla) 5:37
C1 Suite Amazónica (Amazonian Suite) 5:28
C2 Dança Do Corpo (Dance Of Body) 5:14
C3 Remontando El Purus (Going Up The Purus River) 7:56
C4 Hassell, El Oso Hormiguero (Hassell The Anteater) 2:03
D1 El Baile De Sara (Sara’S Dance)
D2 Masai Mara (Mara Masai)
D3 Bahía De Los Genoveses (The Bay Of Genoa) 9:19