Ibibio Sound Machine: Uyai - VINYL LP

Ibibio Sound Machine: Uyai - VINYL LPTitle: Uyai Artist: Ibibio Sound Machine Label: Merge Records Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 673855058511 Genre: Rock Release Date: 2017 03 03 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: DIGITAL DOWNLOAD CARD Fronted by London born Nigerian singer Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine is a clash of African and electronic elements inspired in equal measure by the golden era of West African funk, disco, modern post punk, and electro. The intervening time since

Title: Uyai
Artist: Ibibio Sound Machine
Label: Merge Records
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 673855058511
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2017-03-03
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: DIGITAL DOWNLOAD CARD

Fronted by London-born Nigerian singer Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine is a clash of African and electronic elements inspired in equal measure by the golden era of West African funk, disco, modern post-punk, and electro. The intervening time since their self-titled debut album in 2014 had been spent forging a reputation as a high-energy live act appearing on stages such as Later... with Jools Holland, Glastonbury, Roskilde, and the BBC 6 Music Festival, as well as at iconic venues such as Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London as part of Lauren Laverne's "Wonder Women" series. The album title Uyai means "beauty" in Ibibio language and refers to the strength and free spirit of women in general and, in particular, the courage of the women in Eno's family, to whom she often refers in her writing. "It is a continuation of Ibibio Sound Machine's story in which the worlds of West African highlife and electronic London collide via the storytelling lyrical thread of frontwoman Eno Williams' vocals in the Ibibio language of Nigeria," the band explains. "There is a darker, edgier quality to the sound that maybe reflects the difficult journey the band took from making the first album to completing the second one. The songs are based more around themes of empowerment, freedom, and the liberation of dance for women, and people in general."

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