Steeped in traditional Creole, Cajun and Haitian music, and influenced by American jazz and folk, Leyla McCalla's music is earthy, elegant, soulful and witty--it vibrates with three centuries of history, yet also feels strikingly fresh, distinctive and contemporary.
"It's an exhilarating thing, hearing a musical virtuoso explore her voice's unanticipated potential in all of the ways that Leyla McCalla does." - NPR's "Songs We Love"
Steeped in traditional Creole, Cajun and Haitian music, and influenced by American jazz and folk, Leyla McCalla's music is earthy, elegant, soulful and witty--it vibrates with three centuries of history, yet also feels strikingly fresh, distinctive and contemporary.
"It's an exhilarating thing, hearing a musical virtuoso explore her voice's unanticipated potential in all of the ways that Leyla McCalla does." - NPR's "Songs We Love"
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