This concert evokes the history of the slave routes and the slave trade from the memory of the oral traditions of the descendants of its victims in Brazil, Mali, Madagascar, Colombia, Mexico and Bolivia. It pays tribute to the victims of this terrible triangular trade (Europe, Africa and the New World) and highlights the cultural interactions born from this tragedy.
“Let us listen to this music and these songs of memory of a story of absolute suffering, in which music has become a source of survival, remaining fortunately for all, the only refuge of peace, consolation and hope. » Jordi Savall
A concert recorded at the 10th Festival of Music and History for Intercultural Dialogue at Fontfroide Abbey, Narbonne.
Performers : La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespérion XXI, Bakary Sangare, Maria Juliana Linhares, Tembembe Ensamble Continuo, Kassé Mady Diabate, ensemble 3M (Ballaké Sissoko, Driss el Maloumi et Rajery), Mamani Keita, Nana Kouyaté, Tanti Kouyaté
