Ibeyi (album)

Ibeyi
Studio album by Ibeyi
Released 17 February 2015 (2015-02-17)
Genre Downtempo, soul, R&B, experimental
Length 45:57
Label XL
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[2]
Exclaim!9/10[3]
The Guardian[4]
musicOMH[5]
NME8/10[6]
NowNN[7]
The Observer[8]
The Skinny[9]

Ibeyi is the self-titled 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.[10] 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.[11]

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.[11]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Eleggua"   1:16
2. "Oya"   3:52
3. "Ghosts"   3:31
4. "River"   4:12
5. "Think of You"   3:40
6. "Behind the Curtain"   4:13
7. "Stranger/ Lover"   4:11
8. "Mama Says"   4:09
9. "Weatherman"   4:02
10. "Faithful"   3:27
11. "Yanira"   3:37
12. "Singles"   3:59
13. "Ibeyi"   1:48
14. "Fly (Bonus)"   3:32
15. "Chains (Bonus)"   3:01

Charts

Weekly

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 73
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 44
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14] 52
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 36
US (Billboard 200) 166

Year-end

Chart (2015) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 144

References

  1. ↑ "Ibeyi – Ibeyi". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Mcneilly, Liam (14 February 2015). "Ibeyi – Ibeyi". DIY. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Carlick, Stephen (13 February 2015). "Ibeyi Ibeyi". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Bakare, Lanre (13 February 2015). "Ibeyi: Ibeyi review – impressive but limited experimental soul". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Steven (13 February 2015). "Ibeyi – Ibeyi". musicOMH. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "7 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week". NME. Inspire. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Ritchie, Kevin (11 February 2015). "Ibeyi". Now. Now Communications. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Empire, Kitty (15 February 2015). "Ibeyi: Ibeyi review – an audacious series of culture clashes". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Hawthrone, Katie (28 January 2015). "Ibeyi – Ibeyi". The Skinny. Radge Media. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "A Sister Act Taps A Ghostly, Afro-Cuban Groove". 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  11. 1 2 Jay Balfour (2015-02-20). "Half Yoruba spiritual and half electronic R&B, Ibeyi's debut is drenched in rhythm and quirky originality.". hiphopdx. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ibeyi – Ibeyi" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Eric Saade – Ibeyi" (in French). Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ibeyi – Ibeyi" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Ibeyi – Ibeyi". Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Ibeyi – Ibeyi". Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Ibeyi | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
  19. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2015" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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