Leyla McCalla

Silver Studio Sessions By Ben Harrison

As a reflection on Black History Month, we’re thrilled that songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Leyla McCalla, took a moment at home to record wonderfully intimate versions of two songs from her album, Vari-Colored Songs. Re-released recently by Smithsonian Folkways, the record is a tribute to the legacy of poet and thinker Langston Hughes.

Leyla McCalla performs “Heart of Gold” and “Mèsi Bondye” in this special “at home” Silver Studio Session.

Credits

Ben Harrison, Curator of Performing Arts and Special Projects
Production by Foothold Studios

About Silver Studio Sessions

Silver Studio Sessions is a video series that offers stripped-down sets from our Sound Series artists in spaces inspired by Andy Warhol. To watch more Silver Studio Sessions, visit our YouTube channel.

About Sound Series

Sound Series is an ongoing concert series featuring internationally touring contemporary artists and bands from around the world. To learn more about the Sound Series, visit warhol.org.

Warhol Without Walls

A global digital initiative created by The Andy Warhol Museum to expand public discourse around art and its role in a changing world, Warhol Without Walls signals a more boundless embrace of experimentation in the original content that the institution produces.

Story Details

More Stories