Tag: Leyla McCalla
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Tracks of the Week 07.05.22

Tracks of the Week
Hailing from a world of sea ice and endangered species at the easternmost tip of Hokkaido, now honing her craft between studios in Berlin and her home base of London, and drawing from a diversity of forms stretching from Gregorian and Bulgarian Orthodox chants to avant-garde pop and Japanese imperial court music, this week Hatis Noit relies on ululations...

Tracks of the Week 12.02.22

Tracks of the Week
Drawing from her Haitian heritage and adopted home of New Orleans, on her upcoming album Breaking The Thermometer the multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla adapts a theatrical performance based on the legacy of Radio Haiti-Inter, which was noted for its pioneering use of Haitian Creole and the indomitable activism of its owner Jean Dominique. Between the Rocky Mountains and Upstate New York,...