Leyla McCalla on artistic lives as societal change, inspiration from academia, and parenthood.

Leyla McCalla is a Haitian-American artist who releases records on Anti- Records, is a member of Our Native Daughters, and has been commissioned to create music in conjunction with research at  Duke University. We talk about how living an artistic life, and demonstrating that to a younger generation, is a strong form of societal change, how she juggles immense projects as a mother of three, and how she weaves history and academia into her writing and creative process.

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Links:

• Leyla McCalla
• Our Native Daughters
• Iris Dement - Workin' On a World
• Radio Haiti
• Langston Hughes
• Carolina Chocolate Drops
• Western State Center

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• Michaela Anne Instagram
• Aaron Shafer-Haiss Instagram

All music written, performed, and produced by Aaron Shafer-Haiss.

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