Songs of Freedom - 4 Episodes

Renowned soprano Measha Brueggergosman performs a unique program of Freedom Songs that have emerged from Africa via the slave trade to America, then to Canada via the United Empire Loyalist migration and the Underground Railroad. The songs constitute a moving musical portrait of people on a journey from the cruelty of slavery to freedom. The history chronicled so intimately in these songs is closely intertwined with Measha’s present day odyssey to uncover the journey of her ancestors from Cameroon to slavery in America and ultimately to freedom in Maritime Canada, where she lives today. This journey through time and space is musical and sociological, personal and historical, intimate and epic - as Measha explores the role of music throughout these turbulent chapters in North American history. Also available: 4*22 Version (Progr.: 6114)