Iyer, Vijay & Wadada Leo Smith - Defiant Life

New Vinyl Record - Iyer, Vijay & Wadada Leo Smith - Defiant Life

Pre-Order, Scheduled Release Date: 5/30/25

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Anchored in the idea that, despite all obstacles, the human experience casts a net of possibilities, Defiant Life — Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith's second duo recording for ECM — proves a profound meditation on the human condition and both the suffering and resilience it entails. Recorded within two days at Lugano's Auditorio Stelio Molo, Defiant Life was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Side A:

1. Prelude: Survival
2. Sumud
3. Elegy: The Pilgrimage

Side B:

1. Floating River Requiem (for Patrice Lumumba)
2. Kite (for Refaat Alareer)
3. Procession: Defiant Life