Sensual, soulful, gentle, intricate fourth release by the French twin sister duo of Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Diaz, singing in English, French, Spanish and Yoruba, and in this new, self-penned collection, mixing soulful R&B with influences of their Cuban percussionist father, Parisian childhood, and some musically interweaving parallels with Rosalía. Richly layered harmonies, with a twist of distortion, mark out the opener Olokun, but highlights include the exotic Aset, the agile Focus, the stylish, more urban Moshpit, the vulnerability of Offerings (“I’m scared of change”), the dark, grimy bassline along with Baba’s incantations (“One thing is for sure, I’m who I was looking for”), the heartfelf love song Hurry Hurry, and the beautiful, uplifting, piano-accompanied Good Life and acoustic guitar, rousing closer Lucky. Assured, sensitive, sensual work that doesn’t fit one category, their newly independent released creativity makes for open-hearted, candid, honest listening, declaring “we are who we are”. Out IBEYI Recordings / AWAL.
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