The French-Cuban twins Lisa Kainde And Naomi DiazMembers of the duo IbeyiThey traveled to Cuba to reconnect with their roots and documented their experiences on social media.
The unique Cuban experimental music duo, consisting of the daughters of the legendary Cuban percussionist Miguel “Anga” Diaz They took the opportunity to attend a music school, cross the bay on the Regla boat, stroll along the Malecón in an almendrón, visit Varadero and dive into the sea guarded by Yemayá.
A post on their Instagram account brought together all these adventures on the island, without the sisters commenting a word about their trip, just two hearts in the publication.
At the Latin Grammy 2022 Twin sisters were nominated in the categories “Best Fusion/Urban Performance” and “Best Short Version Music Video” for his collaboration with the Puerto Rican rapper residents in This Is Not America.
In April of the same year, Naomi Díaz and Lisa-Kaindé met appeared in the magazine Fashion She wears designs from an eveningwear collection that aims to go beyond the idea of “formal.”
In May 2017 the sisters They bought a house very close to the sea in Havana. “Cuba represents our father. And acquiring this house means something: we are committed to the land,” they said in an interview published in The Fader.
“Everyone knows everyone here. Havana is like a city,” Naomi said. “You can say what you want about Cuba, but the people here are incredible.”
In the interview, the sisters described the new house as an “investment” and made clear their financial interest in a Havana that was slowly modernizing at the time. “My best friends here are very poor. We know what it’s like and are with the people,” Naomi clarified.
Both young women, almost thirty, were born and raised in Paris but regularly traveled to the island to visit relatives. Ibeyi, which means twins in Yoruba, has triumphed on stages in Europe and the United States.