Leyla McCalla

cello, banjo, guitar, vocals · 1985 · New York (Queens)

Born in 1985 in Queens to Haitian parents, she moved to New Orleans in 2010 and played cello with the Carolina Chocolate Drops from 2011 to 2013. A member of Our Native Daughters, she releases her albums on Music Maker, Jazz Village and then Anti-.

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Styles

• Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide)

Landmark tracks

• Song for a Dark Girl (2014)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Jan 8, 2025: LEYLA MCCALLA X MALIK LEWIS (Made in China, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Feb 19, 2026: Leyla McCalla & Sélène Saint-Aimé au coeur de la créolité (Deli Express, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

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