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 B7 A Em B7 Em
A Em
Way Down South in Dixie
B7 Em
(Break the heart of me)
A Em
They hung my black young lover
B7 Em
To a cross roads tree.
A Em
Way Down South in Dixie
B7 Em
(Bruised body high in air)
A Em
I asked the white Lord Jesus
B7 Em
What was the use of prayer.
A Em
Way Down South in Dixie
B7 Em
(Break the heart of me)
A Em
Love is a naked shadow
B7 Em
On a gnarled and naked tree.
Em B7 A Em B7 Em
A Em
Way Down South in Dixie
B7 Em
(Break the heart of me)
A Em
They hung my black young lover
B7 Em
To a cross roads tree.
A Em
Way Down South in Dixie
B7 Em
(Bruised body high in air)
A Em
I asked the white Lord Jesus
B7 Em
What was the use of prayer.
A Em
Way Down South in Dixie
B7 Em
(Break the heart of me)
A Em
Love is a naked shadow
B7 Em
On a gnarled and naked tree.
Li Zong Sheng
Lia Ices
Lia Perry
Liah
Liam