Leyla McCalla – ‘Dodinin’
Born out of a multi-disciplinary theater project commissioned by Duke University, which acquired the complete Radio Haiti archives in 2016, Leyla McCalla’s new album, Breaking The Thermometer, combines original compositions and traditional Haitian tunes with historical broadcasts and contemporary interviews to forge an immersive sonic journey through a half century of racial, social, and political unrest. The music is captivating, fueled by rich, sophisticated melodic work and intoxicating Afro-Caribbean rhythms, and the juxtaposition of voices — English and Kreyòl, personal and political, anecdotal and journalistic — is similarly entrancing, raising the dead as it shines a light on the enduring spirit of the Haitian people.
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