New Orleans, Haiti and Langston Hughes Ensemble - Leyla McCalla

Leyla McCalla tweet music If you take Langston Hughes, add a dash of Haitian and New Orleans influence, and mix in some classical cello music, you'll get Leyla McCalla. The musician took a break from her tour to play some tunes from her latest album, Vari-Colored Songs. She takes lyrics from Hughes' poems and performs them to her own music, as well as performing traditional Haitian songs in their original Creole language.