MÚSICA TEMPRANA * BAILES, TONADAS & CACHUAS

18th-century music from the Peruvian Codex Trujillo

When Martínez Compañón packed his bags for Peru in 1768, he could never have imagined that his travel journal would one day become a musical treasure map. Música Temprana delves into his 18th-century notes and conjures up a whirlwind mix of tonadas, bailes, and cachuas. From spicy love songs and tales of the last Inca ruler to echoes from Africa and devout Catholic hymns: this music dances across all layers of society and gets even the most stubborn hips moving.  Sitting still is not an option with this Peruvian rollercoaster.

Música Temprana
Lina López – soprano
Luciana Cueto – mezzo
Álvaro Pinto Lyon – tenor, baroque guitar, kena & percussion
Gabriel Aguilera Valdebenito – tenor, charango, baroque guitar, kena & percussion
Mónica Waisman & Florian Deuter – violin
Claudia Vélez – violone
Manuel Vilas – harp
Andrés Locatelli – recorder
Adrián Rodríguez Van der Spoel – tenor, baroque guitar & musical direction

_{(Picture Unsplash / Persnickety Prints)}

A concert by De Bijloke, co-presented with De Centrale.