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2017 Leyla McCalla
001-2017-015
42:43 Master Camera files on Hard Drive, Mp4 on Server and Cloud
Fri May 05 2017
Interviewer, Alison Fensterstock. Experimental, Traditional and Original Folk
01:39 Leyla McCalla explains the origins of her first solo album, Vari-Colored Songs 04:06 McCalla illuminates how her Haitian heritage influenced her exploration of New Orleans and its music, and affected her album 07:26 Demonstration “Heart of Gold” 10:34 McCalla discusses her cello technique and how she came to it 12:55 McCalla explains the inspiration for her second album, A Day For The Hunter, A Day For The Prey 15:09 McCalla reveals her insights into the Haitian proverb her album title – and that of the book that inspired it – comes from 15:57 McCalla discusses how she chooses which languages to sing in 17:25 Demonstration “Peze Café” 21:29 McCalla explains the meaning of “Peze Café” 23:06 McCalla describes the process behind her latest album, Capitalism Blues 26:55 McCalla names some of her collaborators on her latest album 28:30 McCalla muses over the role of art in tumultuous political times 30:34 McCalla discusses her developing project for Duke Commissions 33:46 Demonstration “Capitalist Blues” 36:56 McCalla recounts her residency through the National Parks Service and Festival International 38:10 McCalla describes her collaboration with the Lakou Mizik Collective from Haiti 38:54 McCalla discusses her recent reading 40:19 Demonstration “Blue Runner”
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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Archive