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Joel Thompson: To Awaken the Sleeper · Yo-Yo Ma

Joel Thompson: To Awaken the Sleeper is an album by Yo-Yo Ma, released in 2026. Rate it, read reviews, and see its era-adjusted streaming on Contour.

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Tracklist

  1. breathe/burn: an elegy
  2. Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: III. Amadou Diallo, 23 "Mom, I'm Going to College."
  3. Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: II. Trayvon Martin, 17 "What Are You Following Me For?"
  4. Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: I. Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., 68 "Why Do You Have Your Guns Out?"
  5. Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: IV. Michael Brown Jr., 18 "I Don't Have a Gun! Stop Shooting!"
  6. Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: VII. Eric Garner, 43 "I Can't Breathe."
  7. Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: VI. John Crawford III, 22 "It's Not Real."
  8. Seven Last Words of the Unarmed: V. Oscar Grant III, 22 "You Shot Me! You Shot Me!"
  9. The Caged Bird Sings for Freedom
  10. The Places We Leave
  11. To Awaken the Sleeper