Ibeyi Announce New Album and Share the Video for 'Deathless'
Ibeyi announce their upcoming album "Ash," and share their new music video for their single "Deathless," featuring Kamasi Washington.
French-Cuban duo, Ibeyi, return in a major way with the announcement of their upcoming sophomore album, Ash, and a new music video for their Kamasi Washington-assisted single, "Deathless."
<p>In "Deathless," <strong>Lisa-Kaindé</strong> and <strong>Naomi Díaz </strong>explore feelings of helplessness and hope, in response to Lisa-Kaindé being wrongfully arrested in France at the age of sixteen. Following the incident, the singer went home and penned the anthem.</p><p>"I was writing 'Deathless' as an anthem for everybody!"said the singer in a press release. "For every minority. For everybody that feels that they are nothing, that feels small, that feels not cared about and I want them to listen to our song and for three minutes feel large, powerful, deathless. I have a <em>huge</em> amount of respect for people who fought for, what I think, are my rights today and if we all sing together “we are deathless,” they will be living through us into a better world."</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>The song features jazz artist Kamasi Washington on the saxophone, and is the second single from their forthcoming album. The twins released its first single "Away Away" earlier this year.</p><p></p><p class="image-media media-photo-credit"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xMDk5ODk5OS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY3NjkzNjM3MX0.r85EG8IWLYQzmvPAcqR57TDzVhDQdkZo_GEbqxv8Law/img.jpg?width=980" id="cb744" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a30a93062754db53b2747799ea9588f0" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"> Ash album artwork.</p><p><em>Ash </em>will see Ibeyi sharing forward-looking songs that reflect on who they've grown to become as artists. "<em>Ash</em> is a more visceral and potent political statement, and while firmly rooted in Afro-Cuban culture and history, finds itself entirely concerned with Ibeyi’s present: Who Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi are, what’s important to them, and how they live today."</p><p>The album is due out on September 29, Ibeyi will embark on a tour following the album's release. Check out the dates below, as well as the full tracklist for <em>Ash, </em>and watch the <strong>Ed Morris</strong>-directed music video for "Deathless" below.</p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="00bef8879d2380a0d2e060b87e5370b3"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yN8TUgkPnbU?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p><strong><em>Ash</em> tracklist:</strong></p><p></p><ol class="ee-ol"><p> </p><li>I Carried This For Years</li><p> </p><li>Away Away</li><p> </p><li>Deathless feat. Kamasi Washington</li><p> </p><li>I Wanna Be Like You</li><p> </p><li>No Man Is Big Enough For My Arms</li><p> </p><li>Valé</li><p> </p><li>Waves</li><p> </p><li>Transmission/Michaelion feat. Meshell Ndegeocello</li><p> </p><li>Me Voy feat. Mala Rodriguez</li><p> </p><li>When Will I Learn feat. Chilly Gonzales</li><p> </p><li>Numb</li><p></p></ol><p><strong>Ibeyi 2017 tour dates:</strong></p><p>9/30 Sannois, FR EMB</p><p>10/4 Feyzin, FR L’Épicerie Moderne</p><p>10/5 Strasbourg, FR La Laiterie</p><p>10/6 Lille, FR L’aéronef</p><p>10/11 Rennes, FR L’Étage</p><p>10/12 Nantes, FR Stéréolux</p><p>10/18 Bristol, UK Thekla</p><p>10/19 London, UK Shoreditch Town Hall</p><p>10/20 Manchester, UK Band On The Wall</p><p>10/28 Miami, FL North Beach Bandshell *</p><p>10/30 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse *</p><p>11/1 Washington D.C. 9:30 Club *</p><p>11/4 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer *</p><p>11/5 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel *</p><p>11/6 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre *</p><p>11/7 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Hall *</p><p>11/9 Detroit, MI Magic Stick *</p><p>11/11 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café *</p><p>11/14 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre *</p><p>11/15 Vancouver, BC The Commodore Ballroom *</p><p>11/16 Portland, OR Revolution Hall *</p><p>11/18 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore *</p><p>11/19 Los Angeles, CA Theatre at the Ace Hotel *</p><p>11/24 Paris, FR Casino de Paris (Festival Inrocks)</p><p>12/2 Cologne, DE Club Bahnhof Ehernfeld</p><p>12/3 Berlin, DE Lido</p><p>12/4 Hamburg, DE Knust</p><p>12/5 Amsterdam, NL Paradiso Noord</p><p>12/7 Leuven, BE Het Depot</p><p>*theMIND will open as support on all North American dates</p><p></p><p></p><h2><em>Want more great music? Follow OkayAfrica <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/okayafricaofficial" rel="noopener" target="_blank">on Spotify</a> and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/curator/okayafrica/id1173591451" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Apple Music</a>.</em></h2>
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