DVD Video, Hesperion XXI (early music ensemble)
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The Routes of Slavery 1444-1888
RecommendedAfrica, Portugal, Spain & Latin America
Kassé Mady Diabaté & Violet Diallo (Mali) & Jordi Savall (viola da gamba and Artistic director)
Hespèrion XXI - La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Tembembe Ensamble Continuo
Savall’s brew is so rich that singling out individual performances is almost invidious, but tracks I love include songs from Brazil and Mexico sung by Maria Juliana Linhares and Ada Coronel,... — More…
Awards:
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Classical Compendium
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Llibre Vermell de Montserrat
Red Book of Montserrat
Jordi Savall (rabec, rebab, viella & direcció)
Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial de Catalunya
The 10 numbers are punctuated by bells and interspersed with instrumental improvisations, so that as so often with Savall, it’s all undeniably atmospheric, but hard to separate what might be... — More…
