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Ibeyi
Studio album by Ibeyi
Released	17 February 2015 (2015-02-17)
Recorded	March–August 2014
Studio	Studio RLR (London)
Genre	Downtempo, neo soul, ethnic fusion, avant garde, art pop, experimental
Length	45:57
Label	XL
Producer	Richard Russell
Ibeyi chronology
Ibeyi (2015) Ash (2017)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY
Exclaim!	9/10
The Guardian
musicOMH
NME	8/10
Now	NN
The Observer
The Skinny

Ibeyi is the debut album of Ibeyi, released in February 2015. The album is a series of reflections on love, death and family that spans countries as well as genres. The album pays tribute to the duo's deceased father, Anga Díaz, and the track Yanira immortalizes the duo’s older sister, who died several years ago.

The first single released was "Oya".

The video for their album’s second single, "River", received attention for its stark minimalism. The twin sisters, Lisa-Kainde and Naomi Diaz, appear in a closeup shot throughout, taking turns having their heads forced underwater while the other sings.

Track listing

All music is composed by Lisa Kaindé Diaz

'Note

• "Think of You" contains a sample of "Winter Is Coming" written by Gabriel Jourde and performed by Kid Atlaas; and a sample of "'Round Midnight" composed by Thelonious Monk, Bernard Hanighen, and Cootie Williams and performed by Angá Díaz.

Personnel

Ibeyi

• Lisa Kaindé Diaz – vocals, bass guitar, piano, synthesizer, vocal arrangement (all tracks); arrangement (tracks 1, 13)
• Naomi Diaz – vocals, drums, percussion, vocal arrangement (all tracks); arrangement (1, 13), programming (2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11)

Other contributors

• Richard Russell – production, engineering, mixing, additional instrumentation, additional programming
• John Foyle – mixing, engineering, additional programming
• Vlado Meller – mastering
• Miguel Ballumbrosio – percussion pre-producer
• Benjamin Constant – pre-producer
• Phil Lee – art direction, design
• Maya Dagnino – cover photography
• Sadika Moussous – cover photography
• Gabriel Jourde – programming (5)

Charts

References

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• 2015 debut albums
• Ibeyi albums
• XL Recordings albums