First Listen: Ibeyi, 'Ibeyi' — npr.org

Ibeyi's self-titled debut album comes out Feb. 17. Courtesy of the artist hide caption Ibeyi's self-titled debut album comes out Feb. 17. I fell hard for the 20-year-old twin sisters of Ibeyi last summer, when they released the entrancing, unsettling video for their single "River." The way that Lisa-Kainde and Naomi Diaz mixed deep soul with Afro-Cuban tradition and electronic textures resulted in one of the best new cuts I'd heard in ages. Ever since, I've eagerly awaited their self-titled full-length debut — and that impatience has been rewarded. The Diaz twins create a world of intoxicating beauty, in songs that are smart, sweet and emotionally cracked wide open.

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