Across oceans and generations, rhythm and voice have travelled with people, carried in song, memory and the body. As music moves, it transforms: patterns evolve, melodies adapt, and new forms emerge through encounter. This performance traces those journeys, from African rhythmic foundations through the transatlantic slave trade and into the diverse musical cultures that grew from it, including the music that students at Codarts carry in their own hands, ears and traditions.

The three ensembles — working across Caribbean, South American and related musical traditions will give distinct yet connected performances, reflecting how sound develops through migration and exchange. What you will hear is not a reconstruction of the past, but a living, contemporary expression: shaped by history and rooted in the present.

This performance takes place alongside members of the local Putselaan community, as part of Codarts Global Musics' ongoing commitment to building genuine connections between the conservatoire and the city of Rotterdam. Join us for an evening of powerful live music that brings together movement, community and shared memory.

About CaSA — Caribbean and South American Music
CaSA is part of Codarts Global Musics, a department dedicated to living musical traditions from Western Asia, Northern Africa, Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean and South America. Students learn primarily through aural transmission, the way much of this music has always been passed on, working alongside musicians and engaging with the communities in which these traditions live.