I Am the Beggar of the World

Book Playlist

I Am the Beggar of the World Playlist

by Eliza Griswold, Seamus Murphy

20 tracks

balanced

Oct 13, 2026

2 mixes for this book

This sequence follows the tension and resilience implicit in clandestine landays: spacious instrumental passages evoke Afghanistan’s rugged landscape and the quiet risks of speaking, while the vocal half turns toward women’s wit, grief, longing, and defiance. It draws on Afghan and broader regional sounds alongside folk, protest, and roots music, without assigning the poems invented characters or a plot.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Raga Jog

Ravi Shankar · 100 Years Ravi Shankar

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2

Raga Puriya Dhanashri

Ravi Shankar · Indian's Master Musician - Original Lp Remastered

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3

Silk Road

Kitaro · Super Best

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4

Matsuri

Kitaro · Kojiki

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5

One Man's Dream

Yanni · The Essential Yanni

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6

The Rain Must Fall

Yanni · The Very Best Of Yanni

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7

Chariots Of Fire

Vangelis · Chariots Of Fire - The Play

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8

Conquest of Paradise

Vangelis · 1492: Conquest of Paradise

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9

Longing / Love

George Winston · Autumn (Piano Solos)

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10

The Gravel Road (from "The Village")

James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4

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11

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.8 "Moonlight", 14 "Appassionata" & 23 "Pathétique"

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12

Adagio for Strings

Tiësto · Just Be

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13

Salaam Afghanistan

Farhad Darya · Salaam Afghanistan

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14

Bread and Roses

Judy Collins · Bread And Roses

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15

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy · I Am Woman

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16

People Have the Power

Patti Smith · Dream Of Life

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17

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Bob Dylan · The Times They Are A-Changin'

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18

Respect

Aretha Franklin · I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

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19

A Woman's Worth

Alicia Keys · Songs In A Minor

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20

Praying

Kesha · Rainbow

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