It’s 1986. Iannis Xenakis writes a harpsichord concerto for an ensemble. He names his composition À l’île de Gorée. Despite its abstract, purely instrumental character, the piece delivers a powerful social and political criticism. Through its title, and explicit antiracist commentary, the piece is an homage to the African slaves, dedicated to the black heroes from the African continent. The titular Gorée island is an important place for slave history and memory in Senegal and West Africa. In the words of Xenakis, Goreé was a flourishing slave market.