SMYA - Untitled

Music by Arvind Subramaniam and Jakob Bower. Poem "DEATH" By Ashok Vajpeyi.
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DEATH
By Ashok Vajpeyi

Like a bird
effortlessly, almost unseen
will come one day
the messenger of Death.

We will never know this
our ancestors will be
hovering around our homes
like unseen birds.

Then one day it will come
like sunshine –
warmth spreading over our body,
like a child
led by the hand
for an early morning walk
it will take us along.
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Keys - Bao Vuong
Keys - Thany Seyok
Bass - TJ Richardson
Drums - Andres Rosales
Tenor sax - Nick Sengstaken
Trombone - Jakob Bower
Trumpet - Jacob Boss
Alto sax - Arvind Subramaniam
Flute - Liz Hensley
Mridangam/percussion - Anirudh Rajagopalan
Mallets - Jhana Parikh

Recording from SMYA's June 22 2024 show titled "being human," performed live at The Fruit in downtown Durham, NC.