I have no idea of the racial composition of the Choir of Salisbury Cathedral. Looking at the names of the choristers it is not obvious if any of them are "people of colour" - but I don't buy my records on the basis of the race, colour, gender, or sexual orientation of the performers.


As to the 'Missa Luba', this is part of the Mass (Kyrie, Gloria and Credo) performed in the style of a kasala, a song framework of the Ngandanajika (Kasai) of Congo. The Sanctus and Gloria are fashioned after 'The Song of Farewell' of the Kiluba, and the Agnus Dei is based on a song of the Bena Luba (Luluabourg).

The whole is performed by Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin, a choir with a percussion section, consisting of about 45 boys from 9 to 14 years old, and 15 teachers from the Kamina School in the Congo.

Perhaps I should destroy this too for the lack of inclusivity: no female performers, no white performers? Or as an exploitative expropriation of African culture?