TWIN CUBAN-FRENCH ARTISTS “IBEYI” RETURN WITH NEW DISCOGRAPHIC PRODUCTION “RECURRING DREAM”
Ibeyi is an Afro-French Cuban musical duo formed by twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz. The duo sing in English, French, Spanish, and Yoruba, a language spoken by their ancestors before being brought to Cuba as slaves in the 1700s. In Yoruba, Ibeyi (Ìbejì) means “twins.”
His music has elements of Yoruba, French, and Afro-Cuban, and fuses jazz with rhythms, samples with traditional instruments. Lisa, the lead singer, plays the piano; Naomi plays the traditional Peruvian / Cuban percussion instruments, the Cajon, and the Batá drum.
Naomi Diaz and Lisa-Kaindé Diaz, the twins were born on December 13, 1994, in Paris, lived in Havana for the first two years of their lives, and then moved to Paris, where they were educated. They visit Cuba annually during the holidays, but they grew up mainly in Paris, where they currently reside.
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“IBEYI” SING “RECURRING DREAM” (VIDEOS)
RELEASE OF HIS POWERFUL DISC “RECURRING DREAM”
Today, the unique Cuban experimental music duo, Ibeyi, released their single ‘Recurring Dream’, a song that Franco-Cuban artists wrote and composed for Ed Morris’s feature film ‘How to Stop a Recurring Dream’.
Like Cleo’sWho Takes Care Of You’, Ibeyi’s new song ‘Recurring Dream’ is attached to a movie. Morris’s film is about a teenage girl who kidnaps her younger sister and runs away from her to avoid family separation. The production is his debut as a feature film director.
Nor is it the first collaboration between the artists and the filmmaker. In 2014 Morris directed the videos for the songs River, Ghosts and Deathless for Ibeyi.
“Working with Morris has always been special to us. Our favorite Ibeyi music videos were created by her beautiful brain. We were baptizing ourselves in a water tank in ‘River’ or giving us light in immortality. We felt from the first moment that he understood our music and she knew how to translate it into powerful imagery. So when she told us about her movie, we knew we wanted to write a song for her that would hopefully serve her vision, “the sisters wrote on Instagram.
The duo of twin sisters Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Díaz, daughters of the legendary Cuban percussionist Miguel “Angá” Díaz, has not released any single since Cleo ‘Who Takes Care Of You’, in 2019, as part of a compilation album of songs inspired by the film ‘Roma’, by the Mexican Alfonso Cuarón.
Recurring Dream is an interesting composition that includes pop and contemplative electronics, very similar to Björk’s work. XL Recordings director Richard Russell produced the track. Russell previously collaborated with the Ibeyi as part of their Everything Is Recorded project.
The duo’s last studio album, ‘Ash’, was released in 2017 and ranked 28th among the best albums of the year, according to the renowned music critic portal Pitchfork Media.
DISCOGRAPHY
singles
“River” 2014 Ibeyi
“Stranger / Lover” 2015
“Exhibit Diaz” Non-album single
“Lost in My Mind” 2017
“Away Away” Ash
“Deathless”
(featuring Kamasi Washington)
“Me Voy” (featuring Mala Rodriguez)
“Who takes Care of You” 2019
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ARTISTAS GEMELAS CUBANO-FRANCESAS “IBEYI” REGRESAN CON NUEVA PRODUCCION DISCOGRAFICA “RECURRING DREAM”
Ibeyi es un dúo musical afro-francés cubano formado por las hermanas gemelas Lisa-Kaindé Diaz y Naomi Diaz. El dúo canta en inglés, francés, español y yoruba, un idioma hablado por sus antepasados antes de ser llevados a Cuba como esclavos en el 1700. En yoruba, Ibeyi (Ìbejì) significa “gemelos”.
Su música tiene elementos de yoruba, francés y afrocubano, y fusiona jazz con ritmos, samples con instrumentos tradicionales. Lisa, la cantante principal, toca el piano; Naomi toca los instrumentos de percusión tradicionales peruanos / cubanos, el cajón y el tambor Batá.
Naomi Diaz y Lisa-Kaindé Diaz, las mellizas nacieron un 13 de Diciembre de 1994 en París, vivieron en La Habana durante los dos primeros años de su vida y luego se trasladaron a París, donde fueron educadas. Visitan Cuba anualmente durante las vacaciones, pero se criaron principalmente en París, donde residen actualmente.
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“IBEYI” CANTAN “RIVER” (VIDEOS)
LANZAMIENTO DE SU POTENTE DISCO “RECURRING DREAM”
Hoy, el singular dúo cubano de música experimental, Ibeyi, lanzó su sencillo ‘Recurring Dream’, canción que escribieron y compusieron las artistas franco-cubanas para el largometraje de Ed Morris, ‘How to Stop a Recurring Dream’.
Al igual que Cleo ‘Who Takes Care Of You’, la nueva canción de Ibeyi, ‘Recurring Dream’, viene adjunta a una película. El filme de Morris trata sobre una adolescente que secuestra a su hermana menor y huye para evitar una separación familiar. La producción es su debut como director de largometrajes.
Tampoco se trata de la primera colaboración entre las artistas y el cineasta. En 2014 Morris dirigió para Ibeyi los videos de las canciones River, Ghosts y Deathless.
“Trabajar con Morris siempre ha sido especial para nosotras. Nuestros videos musicales favoritos de Ibeyi fueron creados por su hermoso cerebro. Nosotros bautizándonos en un tanque de agua en ‘River’ o dándonos luz en la inmortalidad. Sentimos desde el primer momento que entendía nuestra música y sabía cómo traducirla en imágenes poderosas. Entonces, cuando nos contó sobre su película, supimos que queríamos escribir una canción para ella que, con suerte, sirviera a su visión”, expresaron las hermanas en Instagram.
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“IBEYI” CANTAN “DEATHLESS” (VIDEOS)
El dúo de hermanas gemelas Naomi y Lisa-Kaindé Díaz, hijas del legendario percusionista cubano Miguel “Angá” Díaz, no estrenaban ningún sencillo desde Cleo Who Takes Care Of You, en 2019, como parte de un álbum recopilatorio de canciones inspiradas en el filme ‘Roma’, del mexicano Alfonso Cuarón.
Recurring Dream resulta una interesante composición que incluye pop y electrónica contemplativa, muy semejante a la obra de Björk. El director de XL Recordings, Richard Russell, produjo la pista. Russell colaboró anteriormente con las Ibeyi como parte de su proyecto Everything Is Recorded.
El último disco de estudio del dúo, ‘Ash’, salió al mercado en 2017 y se posicionó en el puesto 28 de los mejores álbumes del año, según el reconocido portal de crítica musical Pitchfork Media.
DISCOGRAFIA
singles
“River” 2014 Ibeyi
“Stranger / Lover” 2015
“Exhibit Diaz” Non-album single
“Lost in My Mind” 2017
“Away Away” Ash
“Deathless”
(featuring Kamasi Washington)
“Me Voy” (featuring Mala Rodriguez)
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