The Slave's Lament
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"The Slave's Lament" is a song first published in 1792 in volume four of the Scots Musical Museum .[1]
It is often claimed that the lyrics were written by Robert Burns.[2] [3]
The song is the subject of Graham Fagen’s installation originally created in 2015[4] with the help of the composer Sally Beamish, reggae artist Ghetto Priest and producer Adrian Sherwood, for that year's La Biennale di Venezia , and in 2017 in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery,[5] part of the 2017 Edinburgh Art Festival.[6]
Notes
[edit ]- ^ "The Slave's Lament". James Johnson . Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "The Slave's Lament". Robert Burns Country. robertburns.org. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ McGinn, Clark. "Robert Burns and Slavery". Scotland: The official gateway to Scotland. Scottish Government (Crown Copyright). Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Graham Fagen presents reggae version of Robert Burns poem at Venice Biennale". Scottish Ensemble. Scottish Ensemble. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Graham Fagen: The Slave's Lament". National Galleries Scotland. National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ Cumming, Laura (30 July 2017). "Edinburgh art festival review – the dark side of Robert Burns". The Guardian Online. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
