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Sounds of Mali, Brazil, Spain, Mexico and Madagascar blended to perfection with Colombia to create a masterpiece. 

A Latin-American take on Baroque music by Ensemble Villancico at the Valletta International Baroque Festival. 

I was in two minds whether to opt for this concert, as I’d have another one to review the following day, but from the first note it was clearly the right decision.

When we look back to the disease and mistreatment that arrived with the European colonisation of South America, the role of music in the whole affair is not often the first issue that comes to mind.

Ce concert de musiques religieuses d'Amérique latine permet de faire dialoguer deux types de chants dévotionnels, ceux hérités de la tradition baroque espagnole et ceux provenant des confréries d'origine africaine.