Mccalla, Leyla / A Day For The Hunter, A Day For The Prey
| Album: | A Day For The Hunter, A Day For The Prey | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Mccalla, Leyla | Added: | Dec 2016 | |
| Label: | Jazz Village | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2016-12-21 | Pull Date: | 2017-02-22 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 19 | Feb 5 | Jan 29 | Jan 22 | Jan 15 | Jan 8 | Dec 25 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 24, 2023: | Traditions
Let It Fall |
4. | Mar 09, 2017: | Melange
Maman |
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| 2. | Jan 13, 2022: | Old Fart at Play (rebroadcast from Feb 18, 2017)
Far From Your Web |
5. | Feb 18, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
Far From Your Web |
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| 3. | Jun 28, 2018: | Melange
A Day For The Hunter, A Day For The Prey |
6. | Feb 02, 2017: | Melange
Fey-O |
Album Review
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2016-12-15
Reviewed 2016-12-15
Leyla McCalla, award-winning singer/cellist with highly educated Haitian parents; former member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops; now lives in New Orleans; one of a kind singer-songwriter; well worth listening to for the music as well as the French and English lyrics; warm, evocative voice
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*1- A Day for the Hunter, A Day for the Prey – 3:18 – based on a Haitian proverb; McCalla's voice and lyrics are strong; as is cello backing
2-Les Plats Sont Tous Mis Sur La Table-3:13- Cajun-influenced fiddle and voice along with triangle-type accents;
*3- Far From Your Web –2:26 – has a klezmer vibe; lyrics in English
*4 –Little Sparrow – 3:16 – folk genre with guitar and violin
*5- Maman – 4:24 – nice harmony in French
*6—Peze Cafe –3:51-- banjo accompanies Haitian lyrics; nice outro!
7- Bluerunner – 2:09 – Cajun fiddle tune (no lyrics)
8—Vietnam – 3:18 – English lyrics –tender song to a left-behind in-country lover
*9- Salangadou –2:55 – exquisitely sung, bowed, and plucked Haitian roots song
**10 – Let It Fall –2:50 – banjo arpeggios and then lyrical cello back this rueful song with English lyrics
*11- Fey-O –3:14 – traditional Haitian; beautiful singing and accompaniment
12 – Minis Azaka – 4:09 – traditional Haitian waltz with banjo
NO FCC's detected; Favorites: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11; if you like Yael Naim you might like this
*1- A Day for the Hunter, A Day for the Prey – 3:18 – based on a Haitian proverb; McCalla's voice and lyrics are strong; as is cello backing
2-Les Plats Sont Tous Mis Sur La Table-3:13- Cajun-influenced fiddle and voice along with triangle-type accents;
*3- Far From Your Web –2:26 – has a klezmer vibe; lyrics in English
*4 –Little Sparrow – 3:16 – folk genre with guitar and violin
*5- Maman – 4:24 – nice harmony in French
*6—Peze Cafe –3:51-- banjo accompanies Haitian lyrics; nice outro!
7- Bluerunner – 2:09 – Cajun fiddle tune (no lyrics)
8—Vietnam – 3:18 – English lyrics –tender song to a left-behind in-country lover
*9- Salangadou –2:55 – exquisitely sung, bowed, and plucked Haitian roots song
**10 – Let It Fall –2:50 – banjo arpeggios and then lyrical cello back this rueful song with English lyrics
*11- Fey-O –3:14 – traditional Haitian; beautiful singing and accompaniment
12 – Minis Azaka – 4:09 – traditional Haitian waltz with banjo
Track Listing
| 1. | A Day For The Hunter, A Day For The Prey | 7. | Bluerunner | |||
| 2. | Les Plats Sont Tous Mis Sur La Table | 8. | Vietnam | |||
| 3. | Far From Your Web | 9. | Salangadou | |||
| 4. | Little Sparrow | 10. | Let It Fall | |||
| 5. | Maman | 11. | Fey-O | |||
| 6. | Peze Cafe | 12. | Minis Azaka |