Rhiannon Giddens Instagram – Feb 18
Black Banjo Renaissance #7
Leyla McCalla // @leylacello
Leyla, a classically trained cellist who is also a beautiful 4-string banjo player and guitarist, has been part of both the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Our Native Daughters. Her solo work since has been at once grounded in her Haitian heritage and also far reaching in sound world and artistic creativity. Her first record was a combination of Haitian songs and a spare, beautiful setting of a cycle of Langston Hughes poetry, and her subsequent records have continued to excavate the cultural connections between Haiti, her home of Louisiana, and the larger questions of the role of art within the body politic. | Posted on 18/Feb/2024 19:18:29
