Published on
January 28, 2015
Category
Features
Ibeyi
Ibeyi
(XL Recordings)
Due: 16th Feb / Pre-order
The hype that has accompanied this debut from young French-Cuban twins hasn’t totally obscured the music actually on the record, which has been teased with a number of spell-binding videos. Drawing on uplifting spirituals, Yoruba chants and French hip hop culture, there’s a refreshing clarity to the sound, which strips back the production in favour of the duo’s maturing voices.