‘Hesperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya’

Mali
Kassé Mady Diabaté, vocals 
Ballake Sissoko, kora

Madagascar
Rajery, valiha

Morocco
Driss el Maloumi, oud

Mexico
Tembebe Ensamble Continuo

Brazil
Maria Juliana Figueredo Linhares, soprano

Argentina
Adriana Fernández, soprano

Venezuela
Iván García, bass

Bakary Sangaré, narrator

La Capella Reial de Catalunya

Hespèrion XXI

Jordi Savall, director
 

With The Routes of Slavery (1444-1888), Jordi Savall and his Hespèrion XXI Ensemble concentrate on one of the most harrowing episodes of Humanity. The exploitation of humans, their treatment as commodities, the humiliation and suffering generated by a segregationist policy which lasted several centuries are highlighted by an exceptional historical reconstitution. The work brings together the musical traditions of Mali, and oral traditions of the descendants of the slaves of Madagascar, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. Beyond recognising this human tragedy, Jordi Savall’s initiative also looks into celebrating a musical reconciliation promoted by UNESCO by demonstrating the wealth of the music and dance produced by this memory and by highlighting its inexhaustible source of inspiration for everyone and the foundations of equality and reciprocity.