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Ibeyi

French-Cuban Duo 7 albums picked

Ibeyi is a French musical duo consisting of twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz. The duo sings in English, French, Spanish and Yoruba, In Yoruba, Ibeyi (Ìbejì) means "twins".

The episode

Their episode.

Ep #428 ·
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What Ibeyi said · 4 records

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Bitter
Meshell Ndegeocello ·1999
"All my favorite songs are in this album and I think it's because it's the most downtempo quiet one and that's really... Yeah, and that's the album that inspired me so much."
Watch this moment 0:41
James Blake
James Blake ·2011
"Yeah, James Blake. Loved the first album, loved the second album which is really something difficult, I think. The progression is amazing between those two albums."
Watch this moment 1:55
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane ·1965
"I went online and I listened to 'A Love Supreme' and I just cried. When you realize that you've grown up and that you've changed and that you actually love it and that you feel it. It was really emotional."
Watch this moment 5:35
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