SEEDS is a quartet formed in October 2024. It brings together poet, musician, and cellist Tamara Walcott with the trio Rasha Ragab, Christoph Nicolaus, and Lucio Capece (I lost myself in finding you, Rahma Quartet). Capece, who plays bass clarinet, composes the compositions. The current project is inspired by Tamara Walcott's poem "Poem for Oryza," which tells the story of an African rice variety brought to the Americas by enslaved women in their braids. In conjunction with a poem by Rumi, selected by Rasha Ragab, SEEDS reflects on themes of self-sacrifice, connection, survival, and hope in the face of colonial experiences and contemporary displacement. The texts will be read, sung, and interpreted by Tamara and Rasha.
Poetry-Sound-Space
Tamara Walcott - Lucio Capece(Texts, recitation/Drum machine, ocean shells, equalizers in feedback)
Irasema Fernandez - Mariana Carvalho
(Texts, recitation, installation/ Electronics)
Rashad Becker - The Anté Dote
(Electronics/Spoken word, performance)
Seeds
Tamara Walcott: Texts, voice
Rasha Ragab: Text selection, voice
Christoph Nicolaus: Stone Harp
Lucio Capece: bass clarinet, composition
