Biography:
A Haitian-American who sings in French, Haitian Creole and English, Leyla McCalla plays cello, tenor banjo and guitar. Deeply influenced by traditional Creole, Cajun and Haitian music, as well as by American jazz and folk, her music is at once earthy, elegant, soulful and witty — it vibrates with three centuries of history, yet also feels strikingly fresh, distinctive and contemporary.
Born in New York City to Haitian immigrant parents, and raised in suburban New Jersey (with a couple of teenage years spent in Accra
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
Em Em Em Em
[Chorus]
Em
Wake up, wake up, Little sparrow.
Am Em
Don't make your home Out in the snow.
Am Em
Don't make your home Out in the snow.
[Verse 1]
Em
Little bird,Oh don't you know,
Am
Your friends flew south,
Em
Many months ago.
Am
Your friends flew south,
C Em
Many months ago.
[Instrumental]
C G C Em C
Em C G C
Am C Em G Em
[Verse]
Em C Em
You're just a baby, You can not fly,
Am
Your wings won't spread
Em
Against the sky.
Am
Your wings won't spread
Em Em
Against the sky.
[Chorus]
Em
Wake up, wake up, Little sparrow,
Am Em
Don't make your home, Out in the snow.
C
Don't make your home,
Em
Out in the snow.
[Outro]
Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em Em Em Em
Em Em Em Em
[Chorus]
Em
Wake up, wake up, Little sparrow.
Am Em
Don't make your home Out in the snow.
Am Em
Don't make your home Out in the snow.
[Verse 1]
Em
Little bird,Oh don't you know,
Am
Your friends flew south,
Em
Many months ago.
Am
Your friends flew south,
C Em
Many months ago.
[Instrumental]
C G C Em C
Em C G C
Am C Em G Em
[Verse]
Em C Em
You're just a baby, You can not fly,
Am
Your wings won't spread
Em
Against the sky.
Am
Your wings won't spread
Em Em
Against the sky.
[Chorus]
Em
Wake up, wake up, Little sparrow,
Am Em
Don't make your home, Out in the snow.
C
Don't make your home,
Em
Out in the snow.
[Outro]
Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em Em Em Em
Li Zong Sheng
Lia Ices
Lia Perry
Liah
Liam