Esperanza Spalding - Formwela 8

[@netiramatlama5467]

I had this song on repeat throughout the day on 25th August 2022 when I was in labour for my daughter who is now 7 weeks old and on my chest as I'm typing this listening to this song. It was my mantra, kept me calm and serene as my daughter was transitioning into this world. "If you are reading this, You Are Life force"....

[@tuturu80]

Luv this. It was part of my labour playlist too. It all went to fast to play it, but it was the first song my son heard once we were home in June 2022.

[@netiramatlama5467]

@@tuturu80 ah I love this for you mama🤎🌱

[@RetrogradeBeats]

Safe to say she now carries the torch of past Jazz greats

[@zeljkobedenikovic9253]

She carries it with style 👑👑❤❤

[@Danielruido]

This formwela found me in the right time for thinking about my self-induced sensation of a need for rushing for everything, and at the same feeling late for every single thing, including my owns. About never feeling good enough, about excluding myself out of everything in order to fullfill duties no one but I charged upon me. I know it is uncalled for, but at the same time necessary for me to write this. Just wanted to say thank you a million times for your music, your life and your beatiful work. Your music truly heals.

[@juscruzenit]

Well Said! ✌🏽💖&🙏🏽'S

[@netiramatlama5467]

You've articulated my current state so well😭🤎

[@OtsileM]

this song builds up and resonates to a rhythm that, if heard by everyone, I seriously think could bring about world peace.

[@noahjames]

It's tunes like these that feel kind of like a road trip with no destination. If you keep hoping "we're gonna get somewhere", then you'll be disappointed. If you just take it for what it is, take in the luxurious scenery, it's so much more rewarding. I could feel such a strong connection in this music, and I'll take that over a destination any day. Thanks Espy!

[@lizlangauraceneenvellum8716]

Yes the trip itself is the destination ~

[@wonderfalls2]

This sounds inspired by Ethiopian Jazz. Love it!

[@terrichaphillips]

Esperanza is the most innovative creator I listen to.

[@caxsfSpeedster]

I love that you made music that came out of your human spirit and not out of corporative pressures...lovely, beautiful, healing..I needed this album..The world needs your energy...May the world be blessed with many more people to follow your steps, not only in music, but in teaching, in health, in science, in politics, in justice...we need the heart to join our world again, we need to break the chains that close or spirit in a box of rational egoistic survival mode...Let the healing restart mankind...let us breath again, let us listen again..may we wake up..

[@raymondmorgan7589]

My SGI Buddhist sister chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo took her creativity to another level. Always Philly Love

[@insidejazzguitar8112]

Esperanza’s music is more than just brilliant - it’s interesting and satisfying.

[@zzphantom]

Keeping the bass groove going throughout is alone a great achievement, but the way Esperanza can sing a line in a contrary rhythm on top of that is incredible and an inspiration.

[@blackmatterlives9865]

This may sound banal, but your music truly changed my life.

[@HackedAnotherAcct]

What if I told you that your life isn't yours, and it belongs to the music.

[@vasconcelossentimento]

oh god the pauses and spaces too graceful ill never get over this song

[@monicawilliams3110]

It gives me modern pharaoh Saunders and Alice Coltrane vibez.✨✨🌅🌅

[@jonathancorreia6657]

I said this too! Reminds me a lot of Greeting to Saud

[@prince_minikid]

@@jonathancorreia6657 Thank you for commenting this. I just listened to that song as well and I love it!

[@juscruzenit]

PhaaaayNomEEEEENaaaaL!!!!! ✌🏽💖&🙏🏽'S

[@channel0YT]

Healing

[@ruffian1958]

What beautiful interweaving lines!A musical tapestry.Transcendent of time and space and being.

[@giampaolosartini9301]

magic this sweet melody .. caresses of sun and breeze on my face .. like a sailboat in harmony with nature I let myself be lulled by the waves of a river in Chiang Mai ..

[@sfdaytripper]

The song seems like a musical elegy as a way of emotionally describing the complexity of life based around a recurring theme that remains the same throughout. A reflection of how we can change over the course of our lives but in some ways still always have an essence that remains constant.

[@chrisbabyDC]

I did not want it to end. So much room to tune into the different parts. Thank you for making lovely music!

[@blackcosmos]

This & Formwela 4 are my absolute favs!

[@lavatar3562]

I started feeling this in 11/8, then I let it wash over me and then I realised the spell was working on me too! Chill. 😌 🙏

[@tshepodlamini7189]

Am so charge up right now, i listen to music &sounds that moves my soul and this is one of those sounds... #SoulAmazing

[@matthieuchapeau]

Thank you❤️

[@tuturu80]

So incredibly beautiful. Thanks.

[@racquelp]

Lovely

[@abundanceofabundance3130]

blessed love! these drums are so unique and BEAUTIFUL

[@christianek.963]

🌻🍃🌼

[@thadiusplug7666]

ahhhh

[@brunononnentoter3081]

Compare the melody : PONTA DE AREIA by Milton Nascimento

[@c.johnaustin4713]

True 'Jig of life', thx Esperanza! 👏🖤👍

[@lilkujo]

The description for this song is perfect. First listen earlier today made me feel safe and spoke directly to my soul. Was tearing up the whole way through. Really live the William Onyeabor/ Sun Ra/ Pharaoh vibe too! Seems to take one to a humble village back in ones home being held in the bossom of ones mother. Thank you for blessing us with this music. P.s Also love that random spawn bag of Oysters In the studio!

[@bongamadala8121]

This song puts me in a trance

[@mendelevium2768]

really feeling this one

[@monbru1]

Awesome!!

[@veranicecruz8535]

Awesome!

[@lucianomenderete3320]

Gracias!!

[@louisjinhui1420]

Privet! I see you have new fun stuff. I see U getting good at your theme. It's elegant! You can produce well. Keep going.

[@nora1172]

🔥❤️🙏 How amazing wonderful 🔥I love it!

[@mahaldani27]

Cuánta magia..sencillamente bello !

[@vithalska5639]

Thank you..

[@lionelkennedy1394]

Beautiful.

[@notrningwheels]

Issa Vibe

[@maconbauer1626]

wow just wow. Espy you did it again.

[@CP-ku4yx]

Reading the credits shows that Leo did it :)

[@BlueRondoTurk]

Precioso ❤️

[@dexterWES]

Bellissimo ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@RickHenryChristopher]

Wonderful...

[@Pirrelli8]

Deep,

[@happybabymyr]

Awesome

[@marceloandrade9088]

👏👏👏👏👏🎶🎶🌻🌻🌻

[@originalmicangastyle]

Perfeito!

[@kuushix]

Love you 💚💜 LIFE FORCE HOTEP

[@variousspaces4663]

Hope your music feels as good to you as it does to me...

[@ManelRuivo]

not my thing, but I respect true artists that are aways on the search for new things

[@somenothing7914]

sick

[@classicalgarden7064]

❤️❤️✨🦋

[@lucasbicalhocardoso7125]

🌿🌿🌿

[@baltafacundo]

🖤

[@AliothSenator]

Modern mantra.

[@ayehilikepie7325]

What genre is this kind of music?

[@KLASSCULTURE]

♾

[@soulpriest1866]

Sanguine Oasis

[@williamlove3087]

What type of music is this?

[@user-ps1zx5ge8w]

🧡💛💚💙💜

[@VriendaGanguly]

🦄💕🌈

[@hustler3of4culture3]

7 + 4? Or 5+6?

[@tacokeith3344]

I think it's a syncopated and stretchy 12/8 the whole time

[@maksimkorol9515]

крутышка

[@barrbass0]

Monumental kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXe6fXmEjNKNjM0 Espiritual epico

[@martinsprenz2872]

This is a good one! The first good song I found of her. After I cannot believe that all of her songs can be bad - because of the good press and Grammy - I began to search and search. Now I found one... Nice modern Spiritual Jazz. Moods and atmosphere are nice to listen to. It`s not to technically - always when she begins to get fast and technically, she looses her feeling - in my ears. Perhaps she should write more songs like this one: Not too fast, not too many instrument, no dissonances, some melodies, etc. etc. and no SINGING. I am sorry, but she sounds more Britney than Alice, you know what I mean.

[@ignacio303]

she didn't write this one tho

[@javiergutierrez0419]

!!! BE REAL...HONEST HUMAN,,!!!!

[@anynguyen9767]

It sounds kinda Vietnamese.

[@afrodaddysjazzclub4135]

My favorite song 🎶 Helps me sleep. 🙏🏽 🚀🙈🙉🙊