Fernando Sor | Appel des nègres aux français (Chant Héroïque) “ The tempo is that of a march, which perhaps Sor chose because the words of the song are an appeal to French soldiers to help to liberate the Africans from slavery. The title describes it as a “chant héroïque”. So the song has a military character, as well as describing sorrow at the lot of the slave and optimism for the future. “ Brian Jeffery

To read a longer article about this song written by Brian Jeffery please see the following link from tecla.com https://tecla.com/fernando-sor/sor-ap...