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November Eleven

by TEKO SÃSO

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This is my crime For which I am called to die This is my crime... And I stand here Upon the scaffold This is my crime... I am one of those who holds that it is wrong- wage slave that I am- To make my escape by becoming a master I refuse to do. This is my crime... I refuse equally to be a slave or the owner of a slave... And I have been untrue to these infamies This and this alone, this is my crime
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George Engel 03:39
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Louis Lingg 07:42
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The time will come when our silence ill be more powerful Than the voices you strangle... And this is the happiest moment of my life.... Let the voice of the people be heard...
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Our comrades sleep the sleep Which knows no awakening But the grand cause for which they died Is not asleep nor dead Rest comrades, rest All the tomorrows are yours
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This record is inspired by the events known as the “Haymarket affair” of the late 1880’s, and dedicated to the people who gave so much for freedom in that struggle. All the lyrics are adapted from words spoken or written by the “martyrs”: Albert Parsons, Louis Lingg, George Engel, August Spies, and Adolph Fischer, as well as by their comrade Lucy Parsons. 11/11 signifies November Eleven, 1887, the date of the hanging of the four in Chicago (Louis Lingg had taken his own life the night before, presumably to deny the state the satisfaction). The five martyrs were subsequently interned together in Waldheim cemetery, Chicago. All five men (together with three co-defendants sentenced to long prison terms) were posthumously exonerated by Illinois Governor Altgeld. Their sacrifice and courage in life and in death continues to inspire people around the world who dream of a world free of chains.

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released November 11, 2015

bettina escauriza-drums, voice, synth
ray volin-baritone guitar, voice, synth

recorded by daniel escauriza at soundjitsu, chicago

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TEKO SÃSO Chicago, Illinois

Teko Sãso is a Guarani phrase which roughly translates into “the state of breaking chains”. This is the essence of what we hope to be about as a band: to inspire dreams of freedom and beauty...

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