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Leyla McCalla opens her album "Breaking the Thermometer" literally searching for answers. In a recorded conversation with her mother, the cellist questions her memories of Haiti when she was a child over a cello-plucked refrain based on the Haitian folk song, "Nan Fon Bwa" (also the title of the opener). At the end of her conversation, her mother tells her that after a one trip, McCalla began to identify more as Haitian. At this point, she repeats the rhythm with her bow, blending not just the sounds but memory and identity.

Let's give you a little bit of background now on him. the 59-year-old is the son of another haitian leader, franz with a "papa doc" duvalier. "baby doc" rose to power in 1971 after his father's death. just 19 years old at the time, duvalier became one of the world's youngest heads of state. he was known for brutal suppression of opposition and even declared himself president for life. one man who barely survived the brutality of "baby doc's" rule is bobby duvall, the former football star, human rights activist and cnn hero, was imprisoned, tortured and starved for speaking out against the duva...