Programme

Leyla
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Salle de Musique de Chambre
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Leyla McCalla sitting in a garden, holding a guitar
©: Chris Scheurich

What you’ll hear and see

The artists

  • Leyla McCalla vocals, cello, banjo, guitar
  • Nahum Zdybel guitar
  • Pete Olynciw electric bass
  • Caíto Sánchez percussion, drums

album

An American musician of Haitian descent,

Leyla McCalla has activism in her blood. Trained as a classical cellist, she also plays the banjo and guitar, sings, and composes. In her songs, she explores her roots and her quest for a fully embraced Creole identity with feminist overtones. A frenzied plunge into the turmoil of history, her music resonates powerfully in today’s world.