Esperanza Spalding - Formwela 7 (Official Music Video)

Watch the official music video for esperanza spalding’s “Formwela 7” AVAILABLE AT SONGWRIGHTSAPOTHECARYLAB.COM
Formwela 7: For asserting the sanctity of receptivity, and/or a reminder to honor the dynamic labor of truly listening to, and/or conversing with, another speaking person.

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Film Director: Megan Eleanor Clark
Art Director: Rob Lewis

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Lyrics
(first, hum the words to yourself)

hearing is a labor like reading
hearing is a labor like keeping still
hearing is a labor like seeing
like seeing
seeing for real

hearing is a labor like reading
hearing is a labor like keeping still
hearing is a labor like seeing
like seeing
seeing for real

you’re gonna
melt or burst
you’re gonna
melt or burst
you’re gonna
melt or burst
you’re gonna
melt or burst
you’re gonna
melt or burst
you’re gonna
melt or burst
you’re gonna
melt or burst

I survived a fire and it
and it wasn’t mine to head
but I
egged it in the science of

silence

hearing is a labor like reading
hearing is a labor like keeping still
hearing is a labor like seeing
like seeing
seeing for real

Song Credits:
Music and Lyrics by esperanza spalding
Arrangement by Leo Genovese and Matthew Stevens

Produced by esperanza spalding
Mixed by Fernando Lodeiro
Mastered by Oscar Zambrano
Recorded by Fernando Lodeiro

esperanza spalding - vocals, bass
Matthew Stevens - guitar
Leo Genovese - piano
Aaron Burnett - saxophone
Francisco Mela - drums

Film credits:
Assistant Engineer: Mathew Scheiner
Art installation: Lily Consuelo Saporta Tagiuri
Researchers: Nivi Ravi and Grant Jones under the guidance of Ganavya Doraiswamy
Council members: Dr. Marisol Norris and Britton Williams
Chef: Robin Pringle
Production: Héloïse Darcq

Thank You to Kelson Productions, Lucia Cozzi, Shannon Lai, Shana Crawford, Elisabeth Skjaervold, Smallhold.
Special thanks to Lili Chopra and Nanette Nelms
Presented in partnership with Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) and the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center as part of the 2021 River To River Festival.


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