Corsican polyphony hits you raw and unfiltered. It’s the sound of the earth itself singing. The vocal tradition of this French island is powerful, mysterious, and deeply moving all at once — and it has long since found a devoted audience in Belgium, thanks to groups like I Muvrini and A Filetta. Few ensembles capture the delicate tension between tradition and renewal quite like Tempvs Fvgit. This vocal quartet breathes new life into Corsican polyphony, forging a sound that feels both ancient and perpetually alive. Tempvs Fvgit gives voice to the passage of time in their homeland, a place where life flows gently, cradled by murmuring rivers and the turning of the seasons, where age-old rituals carry an archaic essence that illuminates every sung note. The quartet weaves together two distinct repertoires: the sacred and the traditional on one side, the secular and the contemporary on the other. As guardians of a centuries-old polyphonic tradition, the group has adopted the circle as the symbol of their work, reflecting the cyclical nature of time itself. Known for their warm harmonies, intense emotion, and spellbinding performances across the globe, Tempvs Fvgit have earned international recognition with their recent album Da Caminu, celebrated throughout the world music scene. Armed with nothing but human breath, these singers build cathedrals of sound, structures that rise and fall, hold and release and stir something deep within the listener. Breath sets the rhythm. Breath creates tension. Breath lets it go
