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Title: Breaking the Thermometer
Condition: New
Format: CD
EAN: 8714092791228
Edition: Album Digipak
Genre: Folk
Style: Folk
Release Date: 06/05/2022
Description: Leyla McCalla finds inspiration from her past and present, whether it is her Haitian heritage or her adopted home of New Orleans. She is a bilingual multi-instrumentalist and alumna of Grammy Award-winning African-American string band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops who 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. his album is a soundtrack of sorts to the theatre piece, featuring the songs that Leyla McCalla wrote and performs in this work.
No Of Discs: 1
Artist: Leyla McCalla
Record Label: ANTI
MPN: 279122
Release Year: 2022
Tracks:
1: Nan Fon Bwa
2: Fort Dimanche
3: Bon Appetit Messieurs
4: Le Bal Est Fini
5: Dan Reken
6: Dodinin
7: Ekzile
8: Pouki
9: You Don't Know Me
10: Jean and Michele
11: Vini Wé
12: Artibonite
13: Still Looking
14: Memory Song
15: Boukman's Prayer

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