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Mala Punica is an early music ensemble led by Pedro Memelsdorff. [1]

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  1. Lute Society of America Quarterly - Volumes 33-34 - Page 61 1998 In addition he performs with other groups specializing in many other eras, such as Pedro Memmelsdorf s Mala Punica. I happened to be on hand teaching in Basel on the day some years ago when he played in the graduation recital of the ...