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Breaking The Thermometer

Leyla McCalla

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Format: CD

Cat No: 279122

Release Date:  06 May 2022

Label:  Anti

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8714092791228

Genres:  Folk  Folk  

Release Date:  24 June 2022

Label:  Anti

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8714092791211

Genres:  Folk  Folk  

  • Description

    Leyla McCalla finds inspiration from her past & present, whether it is her Haitian heritage or her adopted home of New Orleans, she - a bilingual multi-instrumentalist and alumna of Grammy award-winning African-American string band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops - 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. Through this juxtaposition of voices - the personal and political, the anecdotal and the journalistic - McCalla gives expression to the enduring spirit of Haiti's marginalized poor in the face of several centuries of political oppression. Performances of the theatre work are currently scheduled in New Orleans and Philadelphia with more to be announced in soon.

    The process of creating Breaking the Thermometer to Hide the Fever included listening to countless archival recordings of interviews by Radio Haiti's journalists, and McCalla specifically wrote "Fort Dimanche" after listening to a testimonial interview that Michele Montas - the prominent former journalist and station director at Radio Haiti - had conducted with a survivor of Duvalier's political prison. In the interview, the man outlined his living conditions, the daily terror and torture that these political prisoners were subjected to and the events that led to his arrest. This album is a soundtrack of sorts to the theatre piece, featuring the songs that Leyla McCalla wrote and performs in this work.

    Description

    Black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.



    Leyla McCalla finds inspiration from her past and present, whether it is her Haitian heritage or her adopted home of New Orleans, she — a bilingual multi-instrumentalist and alumna of Grammy award-winning African-American string band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops — 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. Through this juxtaposition of voices - the personal and political, the anecdotal and the journalistic - McCalla gives expression to the enduring spirit of Haiti's marginalized poor in the face of several centuries of political oppression. Performances of the theatre work are currently scheduled in New Orleans and Philadelphia with more to be announced in soon. The process of creating Breaking the Thermometer to Hide the Fever included listening to countless archival recordings of interviews by Radio Haiti's journalists, and McCalla specifically wrote "Fort Dimanche" after listening to a testimonial interview that Michele Montas - the prominent former journalist and station director at Radio Haiti - had conducted with a survivor of Duvalier's political prison. In the interview, the man outlined his living conditions, the daily terror and torture that these political prisoners were subjected to and the events that led to his arrest. This album is a soundtrack of sorts to the theatre piece, featuring the songs that Leyla McCalla wrote and performs in this work.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Nan Fon Bwa
      • 2. Fort Dimanche
      • 3. Bon Appétit Messieurs
      • 4. Le Bal Est FIni
      • 5. Dan Reken
      • 6. Dodinin
      • 7. Ekzile
      • 8. You Don't Know Me
      • 9. You Don't Know Me
      • 10. Jean And Michèle
      • 11. Vini Wé
      • 12. Artibonite
      • 13. Still Looking
      • 14. Memory Song
      • 15. Boukman's Prayer

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Nan Fon Bwa
      • 2. Fort Dimanche
      • 3. Bon Appetit Messieurs
      • 4. Le Bal Est Fini
      • 5. Dan Reken
      • 6. Dodinin
      • 7. Ekzile

      Side 2

      • 1. Pouki
      • 2. You Don't Know Me
      • 3. Jean And Michele
      • 4. Vini Wé
      • 5. Artibonite
      • 6. Still Looking
      • 7. Memory Song
      • 8. Boukman's Prayer