video premiere: multi-instrumentalist folk musician leyla mccalla captivates with folkloric ‘little sparrow’ visual

To start the week off, folk-soul musician Leyla McCalla is premiering her newest music video, ‘Little Sparrow’ with us. A folksy song with country roots that employs the use of a melodic banjo and cello, ‘Little Sparrow’ is a patient, soothing exploration of cultural identity and feelings of displacement—McCalla herself a Haitian-American living in New Orleans. . “The song ‘Little Sparrow’ by Ella Jenkins always reminded me of the stories I’ve heard of displaced people globally, especially the inevitable adjustments that have to be made in a new home,“ McCalla tells AFROPUNK. ”I wanted to make a video that displayed the loneliness of this process and showed the making of a “nest” in an unfamiliar and unnatural place. I partnered with Director Laurent Benhamou to bring this vision to light, resulting in this video that is completely different than anything that I’ve done in the past. Enjoy!”

Director : Laurent Benhamou – Crunk
Cinematographer : Georges Méran
Set Designer : Jeanne Massart
Stylist : Aurélie Bu
Make Up & hair : Samuel Blanes
Post-production : Wimm Productions
Studio: Le Soft à Ivry sur Seine

http://leylamccalla.com/
https://www.facebook.com/leylamccallamusic/

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