Hespèrion XXI en La Capella Reial De Catalunya Les Routes Lesclavage 1444 1888 (2 CD)

Les Routes de l’esclavage 1444-1888 is a double album in the classical early music genre that brings together Hespèrion XXI and La Capella Reial de Catalunya under the direction of Jordi Savall, with the participation of Tembembe Ensamble Continuo. Conceived as a musical journey through the history and geography of the slave trade, it weaves sacred and secular repertoires from Africa, Portugal, Spain and Latin America with traditional and oral music from communities descended from enslaved peoples. Issued as a 2 CD set on the Alia Vox label, it offers a large-scale, multicultural soundscape in which historical documentation and artistic reflection are closely intertwined. Released in 2016, the album is structured as a dramatic, almost liturgical narrative that alternates choral forces, solo voices and instrumental ensembles. Savall’s conception uses the expressive possibilities of early music performance practice to illuminate centuries of human suffering while also highlighting resilience, memory and reconciliation. The performers – Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Tembembe Ensamble Continuo – collaborate across stylistic and cultural boundaries, and the composer credited for the overall project and musical direction is Jordi Savall, who shapes and integrates works by various historical authors into a unified, historically informed musical testimony.

Merk: ALIA VOX De wegen van slavernij - De wegen van de slaven (+DVD)