Title from disc label. Additional texts by Harriet Tubman (We all found Heaven) and Frederick Douglass (Grant them rest). Program notes by Alisha Lola Jones and text (14 pages) in booklet inserted in container. Compact disc. Carlos Simon, piano ; Marco Pav�e, narrator ; Leah Claiborne, Jared "MK Zulu" Bailey, Carlos Simon, Andrew Beck, spoken word artists (invocation) ; MK Zulu, trumpet ; Hub New Music. Recorded 2022 January 7 Omega Recording Studios, Washington, D.C. 2022 January 7 Omega Recording Studios, Washington, D.C.
Contents:
We all found heaven (instrumental version) (3:20). Light everlasting (solo piano version) (3:01) -- In paradisium (instrumental version) (4:36) -- We all found heaven (instrumental version) (3:20).
Summary:
American composer Carlos Simon presents a multi-genre work, Requiem for the Enslaved. This work is a musical tribute to commemorate the stories of 272 enslaved men, women and children sold in 1838 by Georgetown University. Described as a "rap opera," Carlos infuses his original compositions with African American spirituals and familiar Catholic liturgical melodies.
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