| Ibeyi / Ibeyi |
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| Album: | Ibeyi | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Ibeyi | Added: | Oct 2015 | |
| Label: | Xl Recordings | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2015-10-17 | Pull Date: | 2015-12-19 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Dec 13 | Nov 15 | Nov 8 | Nov 1 | Oct 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 02, 2022: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Jan 22, 2022) River | 4. | Dec 20, 2018: | Pumping Iron Yanira | |
| 2. | Jan 22, 2022: | Music Casserole River | 5. | Jun 21, 2018: | Melange Oya | |
| 3. | Sep 04, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Oct 24, 2015) Weatherman | 6. | Mar 22, 2018: | Melange Oya |
| Album Review |
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| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2015-10-08 | ||
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Ibeyi 20 year old twin sisters with incredible harmonies and rhythms; born and raised in Paris w/2 years in Cuba; ibeyi means “twins” in Yoruba; daughters of Buena Vista percussionist, Anga Diaz; Cuban, Nigerian, and French influences are rampant; very unusual recording with language and style switching threaded through many songs Accompanying PR sheet claims FCC on Track 8 1- Eleggua (1:16) - intro where the two sisters sing a capella and in harmony in Yoruba **2-Oya (3:53) – instrumental intro w/synths – English – compelling, slow; addresses Santeria deity 3-Ghosts (3:31) – rhythmic beginning; singing in English --”We ain't nuthin' without love” *4- River (4:12) – starts with clap-beat, synths; vocal backup; “I will come to river, wash my soul again” 5-Think of You (3:41) –starts with drumbeats, Spanish and then Yoruba – choppy, mysterious, English lyrics too; percussion and chords *6-Behind the Curtain (4:14) – starts quietly with piano; solo lament in English; then twins trade lines; slow, a little mysterious – then picks up tempo and changes language 7-Stranger/Lover (4:11) – starts with conventional rock beat, solo English lyrics; heavy keyboard; synth comes in 8-Mama Says (4:09) – piano chords, slow, solo, English; a daughter mourning her mother's dependence on a man; switches to Spanish; brochure says FCC **9- Weatherman (4:03) – starts off with synth plus English lyrics, music beats like heavy wings interspersed with the lightness of twins' harmonies *10-Faithful (3:28) – starts with English lyrics underpinned by bass, the piano; pretty synth sounds and harmonies **11-Yanira (3:37) – starts with solo; echoing high keyboard notes; drum arpeggios; glorious harmonies; sounds like supplication to a deity – Santeria? ** 12- Yanira (3:59) – “Being alone is what I dread” – English; more wonderful harmony, catchy 13-Ibeyi (1:48) – Yoruba?-- sounds African linguistically and musically | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Eleggua | 7. | Stranger/Lover | |||
| 2. | Oya | 8. | Mama Says | |||
| 3. | Ghosts | 9. | Weatherman | |||
| 4. | River | 10. | Faithful | |||
| 5. | Think Of You | 11. | Yanira | |||
| 6. | Behind The Curtain | 12. | Singles | |||
| 13. | Ibeyi | |||||