Music of the Week
L'Hymne à la Charité de Saint Paul
Hymn to Charity
By the Monks of Keur Moussa
Abbaye de Keur Moussa or simply Keur Mousa, near Dakar, the capital city of the Western African nation of Senegal, is a Benedictine monastery of the Solesmes Congregation. Founded in 1961 by French monks, the monastery became an abbey in 1984.
Sixty years ago, this monastery gave up the organ for the kora, a traditional calabash harp with an extraordinary sonority. The monks’ innovations brought the instrument to the world stage—and transformed sacred music. Their fusion of Gregorian chant with local languages and instruments has earned the community worldwide acclaim.
Click on the image to hear the monks singing St Paul's famous words about love from 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7.
Sixty years ago, this monastery gave up the organ for the kora, a traditional calabash harp with an extraordinary sonority. The monks’ innovations brought the instrument to the world stage—and transformed sacred music. Their fusion of Gregorian chant with local languages and instruments has earned the community worldwide acclaim.
Click on the image to hear the monks singing St Paul's famous words about love from 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7.