Ibeyi – Mama says – liveIbeyi are French-Cuban twins Lisa- Kaindé und Naomi Diaz. They create beautiful music based on their Cuban and Yoruban roots that sounds both really contemporary and timeless. I am enthralled. My first big discovery of the 2015. (found via All Songs Considered)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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Cool has come a long way, literally. In a 1973 essay called “An Aesthetic of the Cool,” art historian Robert Farris Thompson traced the concept to the West African Yoruba idea of itutu—a quality of character denoting composure in the face of danger, as well as playfulness, humor, generosity, and conciliation. It was carried to …
CLARITY AND CHAOS 