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Leyla McCalla opens her album "Breaking the Thermometer" literally searching for answers. In a recorded conversation with her mother, the cellist questions her memories of Haiti when she was a child over a cello-plucked refrain based on the Haitian folk song, "Nan Fon Bwa" (also the title of the opener). At the end of her conversation, her mother tells her that after a one trip, McCalla began to identify more as Haitian. At this point, she repeats the rhythm with her bow, blending not just the sounds but memory and identity.
Live Arts Miami (LAM) is proud to present singer/songwriter Leyla McCalla in the Florida premiere of Breaking the Thermometer to Hide the Fever, a new multidisciplinary work co-commissioned by Live Arts Miami, debuting on Friday, May 6, at the Miami Theater Center.