• 1.1. nan fon bwa
  • 1.2. fort dimanche
  • 1.3. bon appetit messieurs
  • 1.4. le bal est fini
  • 1.5. dan reken
  • 1.6. dodinin
  • 1.7. ekzile
  • 1.8. pouki
  • 1.9. you don't know me
  • 1.10. jean and michele
  • 1.11. vini we
  • 1.12. artibonite
  • 1.13. still looking
  • 1.14. memory song
  • 1.15. boukman's prayer

mccalla, leyla

breaking the thermometer

BREAKING THE THERMOMETER

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BREAKING THE THERMOMETER

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Leyla McCalla finds inspiration from her past and present. Whether it is her Haitian heritage or her adopted home of New Orleans, she - a bilingual multi-instrumentalist and alumna of Grammy award-winning African-American string band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops - has risen to produce a distinctive sound that reflects the union of her roots and experience.McCalla has produced a multi-disciplinary music, dance and theatre work, Breaking the Thermometer to Hide the Fever, which follows her personal journey as she uncovers the history of Radio Haiti, the first radio station in Haiti to report news in Haitian Kreyol - the voice of the people. Through this juxtaposition of voices - the personal and political, the anecdotal and the journalistic - McCalla ... read more