The ever adventurous Cecile McLorin Salvant describes what she does as revealing secrets rather than telling stories. With her new album, Melusine, she explores the story of the half woman/half snake and relates it to her own ‘feeling of being a hybrid, raised in a mixed race home, speaking several different languages’. With songs from the 12th century right up to the present, this is a compelling and intelligent album from this extraordinary and fearless singer.
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 16th September, 10pm-1am
