Ibeyi

Country
France
Genre
alternative
Languages
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