Leyla McCalla -Sun Without The Heat -ANTI CD Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

01. "Open the Road"
02. "Scaled to Survive"
03. "Take Me Away"
04. "So I'll Go"
05. "Tree"
06. "Sun Without the Heat"
07. "Tower"
08. "Love We Had"
09. "Give Yourself a Break"

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On her new album Sun Without the Heat, McCalla brings more playfulness and joy than she has on previous records when she speaks to the concerns that have shaped her career, mainly including an ethos in which you must look back at lost and erased histories before you can embrace a forward vision of Afrofuturism and the importance of music making to heal and forge relationships across differences. Across Sun Without the Heatâ??s ten tracks, she achieves this with music that com- bines jazz, Haitian Twoubadou, American blues, folk and Brazilian Tropicalismo. Born in New York City to Haitian emigrants and activists, McCalla possesses a stunning mastery of the cello, tenor banjo and guitar. A founding member of Our Native Daughters alongside Rhiannon Giddens, Amysthyst Kiah and Allison Russell and an alumna of Grammy award-winning band The Carolina Chocolate Drops, McCalla has also received considerable praise and attention for her solo works, in- cluding 2014â??s Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes, which prompted the New York Times to rave that â??her voice is disarmingly natural, and her settings are elegantly succinctâ? and 2022â??s Breaking The Thermometer (4/5 review from The Guardian). Lyrically on Sun Without the Heat, McCalla draws from the writings of Black feminist Afrofuturist thinkers Octavia Butler, Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Adrienne Maree Brown, among others, with frequent themes being grief, connection and mother- hood. Like these authors, McCalla is thinking hard about collaboration as a means of creative expression, community thinking, personal salvation, and rectifying social injustice. â??The stories weâ??ve been told about ourselves and the stories that we have to learn to undo the stories weâ??ve been told,â? she explains.â??Sometimes these are painful stories to tell. This is especially vivid in the title song, â??Sun Without the Heat.â? -

"Sun Without The Heat" is the captivating new album by Leyla McCalla, available in CD format and released under the renowned label Anti / Indigo. This record showcases McCalla?s signature blend of folk, jazz, and Creole influences, weaving together powerful storytelling with intricate instrumentation. Each track invites listeners on a journey through themes of resilience and hope, reflecting her Haitian-American heritage and commitment to social justice. Leyla McCalla first gained international recognition as a member of the Grammy-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops before launching her acclaimed solo career. Her previous albums have been celebrated for their lyrical depth and musical innovation, earning praise from critics worldwide. Anti / Indigo is known for its dedication to artistic integrity and genre-defying releases. As part of the respected Anti- Records family (in partnership with German distributor Indigo), they support visionary artists who push creative boundaries across genres such as alternative rock, folk, jazz, and world music.

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05257562

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