Who says social studies can’t be fun? The musical group Radio Tarifa, which will perform at the Wexner Center for the Arts tonight at 8, will take the audience on a moving, musical journey combining Spanish and North African musical melodies.The group took their name from the southernmost point on mainland Europe. It’s a tiny seaport called Cape Tarifa located in Spain on the coast of the Straight of Gibraltar. They say their name is important because the kind of music the group plays is meant to bridge the different cultures of Spain and North Africa.Radio Tarifa was formed in the early 90s by the trio Fain S. Duenas, Vincent Molino and Benjamin Excoriza. The group has released two albums, including their latest release “Rumba Argelina,” which has received critical acclaim world wide. Radio Tarifa’s music has roots in many different kinds of sounds and cultures, including Arabic music, flamenco, rock, jazz and traditional Spanish music. The trio is accompanied by a band, which plays instruments like the nay, oboes, harmoniums, saxophones and electric bass. The group has toured all over the world, but are here in the United States for the first time. The lyrics in the songs from Radio Tarifa are mostly done in Spanish, but the melodies in the songs sound like they are from all over the world. In some songs, the group might make you feel like you are in a small, Spanish town with the traditional sounds of Spain. While other songs have sounds that are generally associated with music from the Middle East. The group does a good job of painting different pictures for the songs they play, especially with the use of the nay, a steam flute that was used by the Pharaonic Egyptians.Whatever the song, Radio Tarifa does an outstanding job of setting the mood and creating an atmosphere any music lover will appreciate.