ibeyi sisters

Ibeyi

I-Arena

Latitude 2015

moving portrait: Ibeyi (ibeyisisters)

NPR Music: Who do you think of the recent interest in Afro-Cuban music? Do you see the interest continuing to grow? Are there other artists we should pay attention to? Ibeyi: The sharing of cultures always enriches our lives and thus the music we make or we listen to. Blues or jazz would not exist without its African roots, rock wouldn’t either, nor hip-hop. You don’t need to speak the language to feel and love music – music has no frontiers, that’s the beauty of it. 

There are incredible talented musicians in Cuba. Music schools are of very high level, but you can also find amazing percussionists, singers and dancers that learned everything in the streets. 

When we were little girls, around 8 or 9 years old, we sang in the first record of a young Cuban singer, composer, arranger we love very much. Her name is Haydee Milanes. She is one of the great talents of Cuba among many others.“

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