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Capitalist Greed Is Child's Play For Leyla McCalla In 'Money Is King' Video

The Carolina Chocolate Drops cellist finds modern social and political issues in a 1930s calypso song. Watch the video premiere.
Leyla McCalla

"It feels like everyone's in a pressure cooker in this country," says in her biography, about the themes she addresses on her new album, . The upcoming album, out on Jan. 25, was produced by Jimmy Horn of the New Orleans band , and is the third release by the former cellist.

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