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day pulls down the sky: day pulls down the sky

April 24, 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/2020/04/01-Day-Pulls-Down-the-Sky.m4a

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

 

day pulls down the sky
words by Samuel R. Delany and David Wojnarowicz
song by Okwui Okpokwasili
piano by Peter Born

It is not that I have no past

Rather it continually fragments on the

Terrible and vivid ephemera of now

I am

I am the face beneath the sand

Still breathing

While day pulls down the sky,

While the day pulls down the sky.

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

Available on all major streaming platforms!

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