JamBase — Aaron "Neddy" Stein details four folk-leaning albums in this week's edition of RecommNeds. more info

Guardian Music — (Jazz Village)Very few singers have the qualities that 30-year-old Leyla McCalla brings to this, her second solo album. The former Carolina Chocolate Drop has an unmannered style and a melodic voice that can seem like an extension of her cello playin... more info

Guardian Music — (Jazz Village)Leyla McCalla is a Haitian American based in New Orleans who is both a fine, soulful singer and a classically trained cellist who also plays banjo and guitar. She has worked with the celebrated Carolina Chocolate Drops, and her second s... more info