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Las Rutas de los Esclavos: a spell-binding journey through history and culture at Cartagena Music Festival

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“the perfect encapsulation of the griot”
Reviewed at Teatro Adolfo Mejía, Cartagena on 10 January 2016
Flecha, 'el Viejo', La Negrina - Gugurumbé
Works by Sinval, Lazir
Gutiérrez de Padilla, Tambalagumbá (Negrilla a 6 v. y bc.)
Traditional, Velo que bonito (San Antonio) - Canto sacro
Anonymous, Manden Mandinkadenou - Canto de griot
Traditional, Canto de Guerreiro - Caboclinho Paraibano
Anonymous, Kouroukanfouga
Traditional, Son de la Tirana
da Madre de Deus, Negro a 5
Traditional, Sinanon Saran - Canto de griot
de Chavarria, Los Indios
Traditional, Saí da casa - Ciranda
Anonymous, Véro
Traditional, El Torbellino
de Araujo, Gulumbé
Anonymous, Simbo - Canto de griot
Traditional, La Iguana - Son jarocho
Anonymous, Tonada El Congo
Traditional, Bom de Briga - Maracatu y Samba
Anonymous, Touramagan - Canto de griot
Kassé Mady Diabaté, Vocals
Ballake Sissoko, Kora
Keita, Mamani, Vocals
Kouyaté, Nana, Vocals
Kouyaté, Tanti, Vocals
Rajery
Driss El Maloumi, Oud
Tembembe Ensamble Continuo
Maria Juliana Linhares, Soprano
Zé Luis Nascimento, Percussion
Adriana Fernández, Soprano
Ivan Garcia, Bass
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Hespèrion XXI
Manuel Forcano
Jordi Savall, Conductor
Andrew Lawrence-King, Harp
Savall and Hespèrion XXI celebrate 50 years with effortless style
*****
The Doctor Who of music: Jordi Savall at SJSS
*****
From the old world to the New World with Jordi Savall
****1
Old Spain meets the New World
****1
Lost Paradises in Cartagena
***11
An eclectic band of medieval minstrels
****1
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