BAE is excited to celebrate Women’s History Month with an online concert presentation featuring Bronx-Based composer Kamala Sankaram’s composition “60 Words” and her unique band that blends the sounds of surf rock, cumbia, spaghetti western, and Bollywood: “Bombay Rickey.”
“60 Words” is a composition for strings and spoken word, it utilizes the text known as the “Authorization for the Use of Military Force.” This text is the legal justification for every covert military operation engaged in by the United States military since 9/11. Kamala was inspired to write this piece after listening to Radiolab’s podcast “60 Words” where they examined how just 60 words of legal language have blurred the line between war and peace.
“60 Words” is a composition for strings and spoken word, it utilizes the text known as the “Authorization for the Use of Military Force.” This text is the legal justification for every covert military operation engaged in by the United States military since 9/11. Kamala was inspired to write this piece after listening to Radiolab’s podcast “60 Words” where they examined how just 60 words of legal language have blurred the line between war and peace.
