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Trade Roots: African & Brazilian music meet in a Portuguese monastery
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Žak Ozmo director with four guest singers from Portugal: Sandra Medeiros and Joana Seara sopranos; Alberto Sousa tenor; Ricardo Panela baritone
The monastery of Santa Cruz at Coimbra was one of the major centres of Portuguese music during the 16th and 17th centuries. Ravishingly beautiful villancicos and romances are found in the monastery’s archives, many brought over by African slaves and freemen. Fusion at its best.
Žak Ozmo director with four guest singers from Portugal: Sandra Medeiros and Joana Seara sopranos; Alberto Sousa tenor; Ricardo Panela baritone
The monastery of Santa Cruz at Coimbra was one of the major centres of Portuguese music during the 16th and 17th centuries. Ravishingly beautiful villancicos and romances are found in the monastery’s archives, many brought over by African slaves and freemen. Fusion at its best.
£20 (£18 conc) / £12 (£10 conc) from www.bremf.org.uk (no fee for e-tickets) or from the Dome Box Office 01273 709709 (£2.50 fee); £5 (restricted view) on door only
St George’s Church, St George’s Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 1ED
Sat 1 Nov 2014
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