Leyla McCalla finds inspiration from her past and present, whether it is her Haitian heritage or her adopted home of New Orleans. She is a bilingual multi-instrumentalist and alumna of Grammy Award-winning African-American string band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops who has risen to produce a distinctive sound that reflects the union of her roots and experience. McCalla has produced a multi-disciplinary music, dance and theatre work, 'Breaking the Thermometer to Hide the Fever', which follows her personal journey as she uncovers the history of Radio Haiti, the first radio station in Haiti to report news in Haitian Kreyol - the voice of the people. his album is a soundtrack of sorts to the theatre piece, featuring the songs that Leyla McCalla wrote and performs in this work.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Nan Fon Bwa

Leyla McCalla

2.Fort Dimanche

Leyla McCalla

3.Bon Appetit Messieurs

Leyla McCalla

4.Le Bal Est Fini

Leyla McCalla

5.Dan Reken

Leyla McCalla

6.Dodinin

Leyla McCalla

7.Ekzile

Leyla McCalla

8.Pouki

Leyla McCalla

9.You Don't Know Me

Leyla McCalla

10.Jean and Michele

Leyla McCalla

11.Vini We

Leyla McCalla

12.Artibonite

Leyla McCalla

13.Still Looking

Leyla McCalla

14.Memory Song

Leyla McCalla

15.Boukman's Prayer

Leyla McCalla

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