Ibeyi

Country
France
Music genre(s)
Alternative
Language(s)
Spanish
English
French
Yoruba
Year of the first work (EP, album, single, ...)
2014

Ibeyi are French Cuban twins, Naomi and Lisa-Kainde Diaz. They are daughters of the late Cuban percussionist Anga Diaz.

Naomi plays percussive instruments, the Cajon and Batas, whilst Lisa plays Piano. Together the twins have learned the songs of their father's culture Yoruba.
Yoruba traveled form West Africa to Cuba with slavery in the 1700s. The Yoruba people have the highest twinning rate in the world, and twins occupy an important position within Yoruba culture. Ibeyi is pronounced "ee-bey-ee" and translated as "Twins" in Yoruba.

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Ibeyi (FR) & Coely (BE) talk influences, supporting one another, motherly figures & more

05 Dec 2022
Last month, we had the honour to sit down for a chat with the Cuban-born French-raised duo Ibeyi and Belgian singer Coely at Ancienne Belgique.
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Ancienne Belgique
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Sala Apolo
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Melkweg
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Melkweg

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Sala Apolo

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Rockhal

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Ancienne Belgique

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