What little we know of Vicente Lusitano (ca. 1520-ca. 1561) makes him one of the most interesting musical personalities of the Renaissance. Born to a Portuguese father and an African mother, he was one of the first black composers whose works were printed. He became known as a respected composer and music theorist whose motets were printed in Rome in 1551. in 1561, his trail was lost in Germany after he converted to Protestantism. The exploratory Marian Consort presents here some of his artful motets.