Thursday 5 February 2015

Oyibo Wey Dey Sing For Yoruba

I just found these twins on Spotify (P.S I find everyone on Spotify). They are called Ibeyi which means twins in Yoruba. They are of Cuban and French heritage and they sing in both English and Yoruba. (How cool is that).Their music is classified as pop according to Spotify (P.S I don't like pop music because of the usually reason it's generic and vapid) but I love their music because it is extremely eclectic. It has some dubstep in it and it could also be qualified as Afro-Soul. Because they sound soulful, sing in Yoruba and use African percussion instruments (Is it just me or am I totally fanning out ?). 











In a weird way they sound PR&B or Hipster R&B but with the inclusion of the Yoruba dialect and instruments.




Below is the first song of theirs that got me buzzing, it's called Oya. The latter is a Yoruba river Orisha spirit and the patron deity of Cuba in the Afro-Caribbean Yoruba tradition. The second one is River, to be honest River seems more visually pleasing