The theme of spirituality has been at the heart of the work of twins Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz since their first album Ibeyi (2015). As militant as on Ash (2017), the sisters make Spell 31 an ode to healing (in the pure Tears Are Our Medicine, for example) by calling on the listener to find the courage to overcome the challenges that have been imposed on us in the past trying years. Through their haunting and intuitive vocal harmonies, the hardcore anthem Rise Above of the Black Flag group, an invitation to break the chains that society makes us carry, thus regains all its vitality, the young revelation of British rap Berwyn recalling the sacrifice of George Floyd. On Los Muertos, in conclusion, they offer a prayer to those who have left us, including Prince, Roy Hargrove and their father Miguel “Angá” Díaz, renowned Cuban percussionist. Between pop, R & B, hip-hop and Afro-Cuban rhythms, the Díaz, who compose and produce, offer an ambitious, albeit brief, and above all relevant album.
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