English electronic Afro-funk band Ibibio Sound Machine are releasing a new Hot Chip-produced album, Electricity, on March 25 via Merge. Now they have shared its fourth single, “17 18 19,” which a ...
English electronic Afro-funk band Ibibio Sound Machine are releasing a new Hot Chip-produced album, Electricity, on March 25 via Merge. Now they have shared its third single, the fierce and funky ...
Last year, London-based band Ibibio Sound Machine released new single “Electricity” that was produced by Hot Chip. Turns out that song is the title track to their new album, which will be out March 22 ...
These days, the influence of West African pop music is everywhere. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ESSENCE") TEMS: (Singing) You don't need no other body. You don't need no other body. SHAPIRO: That's "Essence" ...
SONIC EXPANSION Ibibio Sound Machine blends various styles from Nigeria and West Africa with jazz, rock, EDM, funk and R&B. (Photo by Matilda Hill-Jenkins) The new album from London’s Ibibio Sound ...
Musically speaking, the London-based Afropop highlife band Ibibio Sound Machine is a fascinating anomaly on an indie rock-centered label like Durham’s Merge Records. But when you consider the label’s ...
Formed in 2013, Ibibio Sound Machine is an English electronic afro-funk band from London. Though comprising only one Nigerian - the lead vocalist, Eno Young - the band got its name from Eno’s family, ...
West African funk, disco, post-punk and electro-pop collide in the music of Ibibio Sound Machine. London-born Nigerian singer Eno Williams talks... Ibibio Sound Machine Blends Nigerian Pop And British ...
Ibibio Sound Machine is an Anglo-African band from London, and they've teamed up with Hot Chip to create the album Electricity. Together, they balance African funk with British electronica. SHAPIRO: ...