{"id":2354,"date":"2017-09-05T09:10:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T16:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=2354"},"modified":"2024-08-04T14:48:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T21:48:26","slug":"ibeyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/ibeyi","title":{"rendered":"Episode 116: Ibeyi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">&#8220;Deathless&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SongExploder116-Ibeyi-600x420.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SongExploder116-Ibeyi.png 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SongExploder116-Ibeyi-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=https%3A%2F%2Ff.prxu.org%2Fsong-exploder%2Ffeed-rss.xml&#038;ge=a4b0055d39a0d6f289152d506c5d02c1\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.com\/songexploder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTUNES<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/dovetail.prxu.org\/song-exploder\/61898c8f-2ff7-41ab-80ba-a43e5a8a0a45\/SongExploder116_Ibeyi_DT.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MP3<\/a><\/div>\n<p>The band <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ibeyi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ibeyi<\/a> is made up of twin sisters Naomi Diaz and Lisa-Kaind\u00e9 Diaz. When they were only teenagers, they were signed to a record deal by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Russell_(XL_Recordings)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Russell<\/a>, who had previously signed artists like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adele\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adele<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vampire_Weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vampire Weekend<\/a> to his label, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xlrecordings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XL<\/a>. He also co-produces their records. In this episode, Naomi and Lisa-Kaind\u00e9 take apart their 2017 song &#8220;Deathless,&#8221; featuring <a href=\"http:\/\/kamasiwashington.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamasi Washington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can get <a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/deathless-feat-kamasi-washington\/id1271201703?i=1271201741&amp;mt=1&amp;app=music&amp;uo=4&amp;at=10lMg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Deathless&#8221; on iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yN8TUgkPnbU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Step inside the stems of &#8220;Deathless&#8221; with this new project from Song Exploder and Google called <a href=\"http:\/\/g.co\/insidemusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside Music<\/a>. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/g.co\/insidemusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">g.co\/insidemusic<\/a> on your computer, mobile device, or with your VR headset, and you can experience the song in a whole new, interactive way.<\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlos Lerma<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/songexploder.net\/transcripts\/ibeyi-transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"header\">footnotes<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miguel_%22Ang%C3%A1%22_D%C3%ADaz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miguel &#8220;Ang\u00e1&#8221; D\u00edaz<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lost_and_Found_(Buena_Vista_Social_Club_album)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buena Vista Social Club<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kamasiwashington.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamasi Washington<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nina_Simone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nina Simone<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Take the Song Exploder listener survey at <a href=\"http:\/\/surveynerds.com\/songexploder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surveynerds.com\/songexploder<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Deathless&#8221; DOWNLOAD: iTUNES \u00b7 MP3 The band Ibeyi is made up of twin sisters Naomi Diaz and Lisa-Kaind\u00e9 Diaz. 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