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Ibeyi have released their BERWYN-featuring rework of Black Flag‘s punk anthem ‘Rise Above’, taken from their upcoming album ‘Spell 31’.Ibeyi – the twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz – released their latest single from ‘Spell 31’ on Tuesday (April 26). It’s a complete reimagining of ‘Rise Above’ that retains only the lyrics of the original Black Flag song and features a rap verse from the Trinidad-born, Romford-raised BERWYN.Listen to Ibeyi and BERWYN’s take on ‘Rise Above’ below.Speaking to NME last month about ‘Spell 31’, Ibeyi revealed that they had never heard the original version of ‘Rise Above’ prior to putting their own spin on the track, only going off the lyrics that producer Richard Russell had shown them.“The reason why we don’t want to listen to [the original]… I feel like we’re super-protective of the lyrics, and we didn’t want to be influenced by [Black Flag’s] melodies,” Lisa-Kaindé explained.“When it gets into your brain, then suddenly you can’t create something new because it has become the norm… the seed in your head.” Ibeyi are set to release their third studio album ‘Spell 31’ on May 6 via XL Recordings.

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Ibeyi have announced a global headline tour supporting their upcoming album ‘Spell 31’ with stops in North America, the UK and Europe.Fresh off the release of their single ‘Lavender & Red Roses’ featuring Jorja Smith, twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz have announced a world tour that kicks off September 15 in Los Angeles, California. The duo will be touring all the way till February 2023, when they close the tour in their hometown of Paris.Find the full list of dates and cities for Ibeyi’s tour below.

Ibeyi have revealed another single from their upcoming album Spell 31. "Lavender & Red Roses" features Jorja Smith and comes with a video in which the Ibeyi twins, Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz, are joined by Smith playing three sisters on a journey through the desert. Check it out below.

Ibeyi have shared a new single – listen to ‘Sister 2 Sister’ below.It comes as the Afro-French Cuban musical duo – comprising twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz – also unveiled details of a new album ‘Spell 31’, which arrives on May 6 via XL. You can pre-order the album here.The album has been made with longtime producer Richard Russell and features guests including Jorja Smith, Pa Salieu and Berwyn.Listen to ‘Sister 2 Sister’ and see the full album track listing below.Tracklist1. ‘Sangoma’2. ‘O Inle’3. ‘Made Of Gold’ (Feat. Pa Salieu)4. ‘Sister 2 Sister’5. ‘Creature (Perfect)’6. ‘Tears Are Our Medicine’7. ‘Foreign Country’8. ‘Lavender & Red Roses’ (Feat. Jorja Smith)9. ‘Rise Above’ (Feat. Berwyn)10. ‘Los Muertos’ Back in November, Ibeyi released ‘Made Of Gold’ featuring Pa Salieu.Speaking about that track the pair said: “The first song we produced in the studio was ‘Made of Gold’.