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day pulls down the sky: binding song

March 23, 2020

A painted portrait of Okwui Okpokwasili with a crown of colorful flowers. The image is tilted on it's side.
Portrait of Okwui Okpokwasili by Ralph Lemon.

 

http://danspaceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/05-05-binding-song.mp3

day pulls down the sky full album is now streaming on Google Play, Spotify, Amazon, Apple, and Tidal.

 

 

binding song
words and song by Okwui Okpokwasili
music by Peter Born

 

I can go for days

Don’t tell me to stop

Don’t tell me not to go

The thread runs through my navel

Then round and round your waist too

Let me hear you say

I can go for days

Don’t tell me to stop

Don’t tell me not to go

The thread runs through my navel

Then round and round your waist too

Let me hear you say

Come on, Come on, Come on

Come on, Come on, Come on

I’m irradiated

I’m illuminated

I’m intoxicated

I’m emblazoned

I won’t loosen this thread, no

I will wind it tighter

I will bind us closer

I will knot us up

I will wind it tighter

I will bind us closer

I will knot us up

Don’t leave a wound tonight…

day pulls down the sky was initiated by Danspace Project’s Executive Director and Chief Curator, Judy Hussie-Taylor, who brought the idea of a recording to Okwui Okpokwasili during one of their meetings about Danspace’s upcoming Platform 2020: Utterances From The Chorus and new research institute. The 7 songs featured on the album were written by Okwui between 2012-2018 with some specifically for her performance pieces. They were recorded on January 8, 2019 at the studio of recording engineer, John Kilgore.

This album was produced by Okwui’s longtime artistic collaborator, Peter Born, and four of the songs were first performed by Okwui at Danspace Project.

Cover art by Ralph Lemon.

This (purple) vinyl album is on sale now! Click here for more information

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