CD Music recording

Requiem for the enslaved / music by Carlos Simon ; text by Marco Pavé.

Simon, Carlos, Jr., 1984- (composer,, instrumentalist.). Pavé, Marco, (author,, narrator.). Claiborne, Leah, (narrator.). Beck, Andy (Musician), (narrator.). Zulu, MK, (instrumentalist,, narrator.). Simon, Carlos, Jr., 1984- Container of (work): Requiem for the enslaved. (Added Author). Simon, Carlos, Jr., 1984- Container of (expression): Requiem for the enslaved. Light everlasting; arranged. (Added Author). Simon, Carlos, Jr., 1984- Container of (expression): Requiem for the enslaved. In paradisium; arranged. (Added Author). Simon, Carlos, Jr., 1984- Container of (expression): Requiem for the enslaved. We all found heaven; arranged. (Added Author). Hub New Music, (performer.).

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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 audio disc (55:51) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: New York, NY : Decca, [2022]
Copyright: ℗2022

Content descriptions

General Note:	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.
Formatted Contents Note:	Requiem for the enslaved (43:53) -- Light everlasting (solo piano version) (3:01) -- In paradisium (instrumental version) (4:36) -- We all found heaven (instrumental version) (3:20).
Participant or Performer Note:	Carlos Simon, piano ; Marco Pavé, narrator ; Leah Claiborne, Jared "MK Zulu" Bailey, Carlos Simon, Andrew Beck, spoken word artists (invocation) ; MK Zulu, trumpet ; Hub New Music.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2021 May 11-13 Futura Productions, Roslindale, MA ; 2022 January 7 Omega Recording Studios, Washington, D.C.