Concert
Leyla McCalla - Hills of Belgium
- Museum
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19:30 doors open (Museum)20:00 Hills of Belgium
21:00 Leyla McCalla
Drawing on her diverse roots, the American multi-instrumentalist blends genres in her committed music
When
Tue. 5 Nov, 2024Where
- Museum
Doors
19:30Organiser
Botanique
"a freewheeling and joyous listen"
Born in New York City to Haitian emigrants and activists, Leyla McCalla finds inspiration from her past and present – her music vibrates with three centuries of history and influences from around the globe. McCalla possesses a stunning mastery of the cello, tenor banjo and guitar and, as a multilingual singer and songwriter, has risen to produce a distinctive sound that reflects the union of her roots and experience. In addition to her solo work, McCalla is a founding member of Our Native Daughters (with Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah and Allison Russell) and alumna of Grammy award-winning Black string band The Carolina Chocolate Drops.
McCalla’s new album and fifth studio recording, Sun Without the Heat, is playful and full of joy while holding the pain and tension of transformation. Throughout Sun Without the Heat’s tentracks, McCalla achieves a balance of heaviness and light with melodies and rhythms derived from various forms of Afro-diasporic music including Afrobeat, Ethiopian modalities, Brazilian Tropicalismo, and American folk and blues.

Hills of Belgium
Hills Of Belgium est un duo de musique roots américaine, principalement old-time. Un duo violon/banjo qui revisite les chansons et mélodies aux sources de la musique américaine. Avant leurs réutilisations par la country et le bluegrass, les musiques des petites communautés de fermiers ou de mineurs de l'Est des USA faisaient déjà danser et rêver depuis plusieurs siècles. Elles envahissent les ondes au début du XXème siècle sous le nom de Hillbilly Music puis de musique "old-time ".
Lorcan Fahy et Jérémie Fraboni, biberonnés à la musique américaine, se penchent sur leurs racines d'outre-Atlantique. Bienvenue en 1905, dans les Appalaches belges !
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19:30 doors open (Museum)20:00 Hills of Belgium
21:00 Leyla McCalla