Every month, in partnership with our friends at KRVS in Lafayette, La., World Cafe presents the Acadiana Music Showcase, which puts a spotlight on the best of Southern Louisiana's rich and diverse ...

Leyla McCalla’s third solo release The Capitalist Blues is remarkable in terms of ambition, scale, and realization. Whereas her first efforts focused on her solo work and small cello ensembles, The ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. It's evident how cathartic “Sun Without the Heat” is for Leyla McCalla. The world music recording artist ...

A classically trained cellist with songs rooted in Haitian folk, McCalla embraces the intersections of art and history in her work. Her new album... Music, Power And Politics Collide On Leyla ...

However, there’s a risk that the core identity of a musician could get subsumed by trying on too many different styles on one record. Not in McCalla’s case. The whole thing binds surprisingly well, ...

The Louisiana musicians team up for a set that includes a Haitian folk classic. Acadiana Music Showcase: Leyla McCalla & Louis Michot Every month, in partnership with our friends at KRVS in Lafayette, ...

It's evident how cathartic "Sun Without the Heat" is for Leyla McCalla. The world music recording artist lets it fly throughout her fifth album, which focuses on turbulent times, motherhood and ...