Leyla McCalla – The Capitalist Blues (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 42:27 minutes | 483 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jazz Village
In this third album, the enchanting and beautiful Leyla manages to capture moments of pure joy. She is the kind of musician that tells a story. A New-Yorker with Haitian roots, Leyla settled in the bayou of Louisiana to explore her Creole roots and to dig out and spread the message of social and environmental injustice. She really came into her own during those eight years spent in the New Orleans sunshine and has even abandoned her cello to embrace the clarinet, violin, piano and electric guitar. Now, the multi-instrumentalist is mixing it up more than ever, supported by a group for the very first time, King James & The Special Men. The retro folk of The Capitalist Bluesdabbles in calypso (Mize Pa Dous), R&B (Me and My Baby) and Creole blues (Lavi Vye Neg) and Leyla’s vocals alternate seamlessly between Creole and English. A very well-arranged album that captures the leisurely lifestyle of the tropics. – Charlotte Saintoin
Tracklist:
01. The Capitalist Blues
02. Money Is King
03. Lavi Vye Neg
04. Penha
05. Heavy As Lead
06. Me and My Baby
07. Aleppo
08. Mize Pa Dous
09. Oh My Love
10. Ain’t No Use
11. Settle Down
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