These jaleos reflect the bank (of the Guadalquivir River, along its course through Córdoba), which I lived so nearby to and where I crossed for so many years in my comings and goings to the Conservatory of Córdoba. The entire group takes part in it and when composing it, I basically went with the flow of inspiration.

Here I resume songs from the tangos I did on ‘La Leyenda’ and which were never performed live, except in playback for the Compañía Andaluza de Danza (Andalusian Dance Company) or the Ballet Nacional de España (Spanish National Ballet). There are different climates and sensations on the track; the percussions and sax have a lot to do with it.

Taranta dedicated to Manuel Celestino Cobos, who I didn’t meet personally, but I did get to know her cantes through Luis de Córdoba. She used to sing ‘Te llaman la Totanera’, a lovely taranta which I’ve never forgotten. I wanted to display something a little like that precious-style song on this track.

It has two really different parts. The first one, evoking the fragrance of Córdoba in May; and the second one, the festive side this month brings to my city.

It starts off with a prelude, here I add music to an excerpt from the poem ‘Calle vacía’ by my admired, extraordinary poet Félix Grande. It then follows the beat, with a traditional falseta structure, concluding with soleá apolá lyrics and baile.

It’s a concert-finishing rumba with three defined moments. The introduction pays tribute to John McLaughlin. The display and development of the song and the ending have wheels of improvisation and a main motif joining those wheels.