photo by Alex Lear
I Look But What Is There To See?
look
ing for
you is like
standing
on the track
staring at the space
left
by a slow train
what done long
gone
around the bend
only
the whistle sound
faintly
in the air
and the ground’s
vibration
felt down
to your toes
nothing
more.
—kalamu ya salaam
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Kalamu ya Salaam – vocals
Stephan Richter – clarinet
Wolfi Schlick – reeds
Frank Bruckner – guitar
Mathis Mayer - cello
Georg Janker - bass
Michael Heilrath - bass
Roland HH Biswurm - drums
Recorded: June 14, 1998 – "ETA Theatre" Munich, Germany